Lesson plan for a key stage3 class.
Creating a speech or banner with key words conveying a particular theme or issue.
Inspired by the piece ‘Public notice 2’ by Jitish Kallat.
Learning objectives:
LO1 – To explore the piece ‘Public notice 2’ looking at the history behind the speech and what the message is conveying.
LO2 – Discuss the famous speeches made by Martin Luther King and Nehru.
LO3 – To think about the issues and problems occurring currently in the world and to explore these.
LO4 – In groups pupils need to pick an issue which they feel strongly about and present this in word format using either
sentences or key words.
Resources:
Paper, pencils, scissors, glue, polystyrene board or cardboard, tape, paint (different colours), string, coloured paper, fabric
A detailed description of public notice 2:
http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/artists/artpages/jitish_kallat_public1.htm
Curriculum links:
Key concepts – 1.1a,b 1.2a,b 1.4a,b,c,d
Key processes – 2.1a,b,c,d 2.2c,e
Range and content of art and design ks3 – c
Curriculum opportunities – a,b,d,g
Lesson plan for a key stage3 class.
Key points on ‘Public notice 2’:
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India gained independence in 1947
The speech was made by Mahatma Gandhi on the eve of the salt march which took place at Dandi in 1930
The salt march was a non violent civil protest initiated against the British salt tax and led by Gandhi
Gandhi and his followers marched for over 24 days, passing through 48 villages
When Gandhi arrived at the sea he made his own salt and encouraged others to do the same
It was over a decade later that India finally gained independence
The letters of the speech look like human bones. As such they suggest that the speech was made in the past and
is historical. They appear as relics from a troubled history in the lead up to and after Independence. At the same
time the bones reference on-going civil violence in India today. Gandhi’s plea for peaceful protest and a unified
India has continued relevance today because of this on-going violence.
Lesson
sections and
learning
objectives
Pupils learning and
interaction
Introduction
Discuss the piece
‘Public notice 2’
LO1
The role of the teacher
Assessment for learning
Show the class an image of
‘Public notice 2’ Explain the
piece to the class.
How do the pupils respond to the
piece?
Do they have a good understanding of
Q: Why has the artist made the the piece and the messages Jitish
letters look like human bones? Kallat it is trying to put across?
Q: The letters are not attached
to the wall but instead placed
carefully on shelves. Why do
you think the artist has done
this?
Lesson plan for a key stage3 class.
Looking at
speeches
LO2
Read and discuss
speeches by Martin
Luther King and Nehru,
or any others of your
choice that are historic
speeches
Give the pupils a copy of
What key points/issues have the pupils
Martin Luther King and Nehru’s selected from the speeches?
speech (1 between 2/3). Ask
the children in small groups to Have they understood the key points?
read through the speeches and
write down the key points
being made. If the pupils are
young read key bits from the
speeches and then discuss
with the class.
MLK Speech:
Everyone should be
equal/deserves to be treated
the same regardless of race
and skin colour.
Nehru’s speech:
India deserves to be an
independent country, war and
fighting is wrong and India will
only fight in order to remain an
independent country, war is
not a quick solution to the
world’s problems, the military
gives countries false security,
peace is still absent from the
world.
Lesson plan for a key stage3 class.
Ideas
LO3
Think about issues and
problems affecting you
in today’s world/society.
Perhaps stories that
have occurred recently
in the news or huge
issues such as the
environment, economic
crisis, violence and
poverty.
In groups of 2/3 pupils need to
make a list of 5 issues that
affect them or that they have
heard about. If the pupils are
young or will struggle with this
task stories can be printed off
from the internet or copied
from newspapers.
Can pupils think of 5 issues?
Pupils need to pick one
of their issues and
create sentences or key
words in order to create
a banner making people
aware of this issue.
In small groups pupils need to
pick one issue and convey this
either through a speech or by
using key words. Encourage
pupils to consider the shape
and look of the letters also.
Do pupils work well together, sharing
ideas and improving work as they go
along?
Are pupils able to discuss these issues
in detail?
Making
LO4
Is the chosen theme conveyed well
through the use of language
Have pupils considered the look of the
words carefully?
Tidying up and
evaluating
In turn, pupils need to
hold up their finished
banners and talk about
these as a group
Pupils then show the class
their work and see if the other
pupils can guess the issue
being displayed. The group
should explain their final piece
in detail. The class can then
provide critical feedback.
Are the banners clear, do they convey
the intended messages/themes?
Can pupils justify their choices of
materials/words?
Can the class share their opinions and
offer critical feedback showing they
have understood the pieces?