Making Marks and Telling Stories · Visual Arts

The Language of Lines

Discovering how different types of lines can communicate energy, movement, and emotion in a drawing.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does a wiggly line feel different from a straight line?
  2. 2What kind of line would you draw to show a fast animal?
  3. 3Where do we see lines in the world around us?

ACARA Content Descriptions

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Year: Foundation
Subject: The Arts
Unit: Making Marks and Telling Stories
Period: Visual Arts

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