Response to text: Donatello

Donatello

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1. What materials was Donatello working with?

a) platinum                                   b) diamond

c) titanium                         d) wax

2. What city was Donatello born in? 

a) Florence                       b) Milan

c) Italy                     d) Vinci

3. While developing his craft, who did Donatello study with?

a) Donato di Niccolo Bardi     b) Lorenzo Ghiberti

c) Battistero di San Giovanni     d) Filippo Brunelleschi

4. List some of the materials that Dontatello used for his masterpieces?

→Bronze, Wood, Clay and Waxs

5. True or False: The statue ‘David’ is the first known free-standing nude statue made since antiquity.  

a) True b) False

6. Why was the ‘Baptistery of Florence’ groundbreaking?

 → It was groundbreaking for its realism and the unique vision of Mary Magdalene because instead of her looking healthy and beautiful it shows her wasted and dried up 

7. Why wasn’t Donatello liked?

1. Behaved like a diva b) because he was protected by the Medici family

c) He was ego-centric, thought he was great        d) He was rich and didn’t appreciate others.

Four Facts: Donatello

 

Four Facts: Leonardo da Vinci

 

Four Facts: Comics

 

Thursday Timestable Practice

 

Response to Text: Thurs - Comic Art

 Comic Art

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1. As a child Raina Telgemeier loved

a) dolls                                 b) comics

c) sports                               d) cooking

2. Raina said that there was a shortage of comics about

a) Superheroes                                      b) Villains

c) newspaper articles                            d) stories that she could relate to

3. In your own words, explain what Raina’s comic book ‘Smile’ was about:

→Slime is a book about a normal girl named Raina. It is all about her experience while she was in middle school with her dental drama, friends, family and more.

4. True or False: Raina’s comic book ‘Smile’ was not very popular with kids:

a) True b) False

5. True or False: Raina Telgemeier has had more than 18 million copies of her books printed:

a) True b) False

6. An important award in children’s literature is called the 

a) Academy Awards                 b) Duffy Award

c) Newbery Award                                  d) Pulitzer Prize

7. Explain why some children used to get into trouble if they were caught reading comic books at school: 

→In some curtains schools if you were caught reading a comic by the teacher you will get it taken off you because they thought that comic books root your brain

Four Facts: Stencil on paper