Street Art

Predict the meaning for the following words and write it in the first box. It can help to break the word up, do you recognize bits of the word that can act as a clue? Have a guess!

Then google search the word and write the dictionary definition in the box on the right to clarify the vocabulary.

Word-	My prediction-	Dictionary definition-
Gallery	Gallery is a place that showcases art.	A room or building for the display or sale of works of art.
Mural	A long big piece of art.	A painting or other work of art executed directly on a wall.
Grafiti	Messy style of art. Spray cans.	Writing or drawings scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illicitly on a wall or other surface in a public place.
Theme	A theme is an idea, concept or aesthetic.	The subject of a talk, piece of writing, exhibition, etc.; a topic.
Commission	Commission is a price or fee you pay for something.	An instruction, command, or role given to a person or group.
Illegal	Illegal is against the law. Copyright.	Contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law.
Expression	Expression Is a certain way that you show something. E.g facial expression.	The action of making known one's thoughts or feelings.
Gesture	A realistic movement in artwork.	A movement of part of the body, especially a hand or the head, to express an idea or meaning.
Contrasting	Two opposite things combining. E.g blue and orange contrasting is brown.	Differing strikingly.
Mythology	Mythology is a type of art connected to myths, legends, greek gods.	A Collection of myths, especially one belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition.
Native	Something to do with where you live. Your culture is represented in your artwork.	A person born in a specified place or associated with a place by birth, whether subsequently resident there or not.
Location	The place where your art is located	A particular place or position.
Significant	The most prominent idea in the artwork.	Sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention; noteworthy.

Once completed- copy and paste your chart of definitions into a new blog post.

Next- google search for a piece of ‘Street Art in Christchurch’ and add it to your post, be sure to include the location and artist's name next to the image.

PUBLISH.

Extra for experts- Write sentences for 5 of the above words and add them to your blog post. 

Extra extra for speedy experts- Once you have finished your own blog post, jump onto the blogs of your classmates and look at their bird mascot posts. 

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