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Aims:

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1- Knowing what an alebrije is: origins, implementation process, materials, as well as cultural, economic and ecological impact on the area. 2- Assessing popular creation in the same way we assess the art in Art Galleries. 3- Developing creativity through the development of fantastic animals without making preliminary sketches. Working on the spot with the dictates of the material and the artist's imagination. 4-Understanding the creative process in three dimensions. 5- Understanding how visual textures complement the three-dimensional design. 6- Promoting the use of ICTs to search for visual information and facilitate the development of the exercise. 7-Motivating and encouraging students to create their own alebrije.

Subject: Arts and Crafts Preparation: 1- Ask students about what they know about alebrijes. Make questions like:
Have you ever seen an alebrije? Do you know where alebrijes are from? What do you know about alebrijes?

Do you think it was hard for someone to make the first alebrije? What visual elements would you find in an alebrije? Is Pedro Linares a familiar name to you? What do you know about him? When did Pedro Linares create his first alebrije? alebrije? Do you remember what had happened to Pedro when he created his first

Further research:

What is .?

Can you explain the terms below in your own words?

What do you know about ? / Can you tell me something about?

. Have you thought about ?

2. See examples of alebrijes below or click: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUs0Y5yKpno&feature=related

3. Ask your students to read the following text:

Alebrijes are brightly coloured Mexican folk art sculptures of fantastical creatures. The first alebrijes, originated with Pedro Linares. In 1936, when he was 30 years old, Linares was ill, he had fever and hallucinated. In his nightmares, he was in a forest with rocks and clouds. Many of them became wild, unnaturally coloured creatures with wings, horns, tails, fierce teeth and bulgy eyes. When he saw the creatures, he heard many voices which shouted the strange word alebrije. After he recovered, he began to create the creatures with papier-mch and cardboard. A gallery owner in Cuernavaca saw his work. Later, the artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo were impressed too. Linares was born June 29th, 1906 in Mxico City and he lived there all his life until he died January 25th, 1992. The Oaxaca valley area already had a tradition of carving animals and other types of figures out of wood. Linares adapted his designs to the local tradition and the local material: a type of wood called copal. The craft was so successful that the native copal almost disappeared. They have tried to solve the problem but it is not as easy as it looks.

4. To be sure they have understood the text, ask them to answer true or false into the violet rectangle. A) Is it true or false? Write the answer in the violet rectangle following the example below.
Pedro created an alebrije when he was ill, had fever and hallucinated.

Pedro Linares heard many voices that shouted the strange word alebrije. True

Linares designs were adapted to the carving of a local wood called hazel. The Oaxacas tradition of carving animal started after Linares dream.

Linares was originally from Mxico City (DF) but when he became famous he was travelling all over the world.

After he recovered, he began to create the creatures he saw using steel and cardboard.

His work caught the attention of a gallery owner in Cuernavaca and later, the artists Siqueiros y and Rufino Tamayo.

The brightly coloured Mexican folk art are sculptures of fantastical creatures and often have wings, horns, tails, fierce teeth and bulgy eyes.

 ask them to answer the terms below in their own words(Key words). B) Can you explain the terms below in your own words?
Sculptures of fantastic creatures

Craft

Cardboard and papier mach

Carving process

Copal wood

Oaxaca (which in nahuatl language means at the top of the gourd)

5. To make sure they have been shown several models of alebrijes, ask them to copy and paste five images by different artists: Copy and paste five images of alebrijes by five different artists. Do not forget to write the title of the sculpture and the name of the author.

6. Draw a colour line between the image and the word that corresponds.

Bulgy eyes

Wings

Fierce teeth

Horns

7. Match with a colour line the name of the artist with the paint that corresponds.

Siqueiros

Diego Rivera

Rufino Tamayo

Frida Kahlo

7. To ensure they are aware of the visual elements (Dots, lines, planes, textures, colours, etc.) on alebrijes . By using dots, lines, colours and planes, try to make different visual textures into the rectangles below and chose the one you like the most to create your own alebrije.

8. And now, why dont you try your own alebrije?

For further information: Watch these videos! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikfHONm9Nwk

Nahualt:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF4Yf9XyVkM&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDYc8pXzyDI&NR=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzenSGD8co0&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6r3HoQW8zY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1ckhkEBmpc&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBpCpsiNFY4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYCBaR8ZZl4&NR=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5ttJU_kTgI&feature=related

Today's extra question/exercise: Discuss with your classmate sitting next to you the three main reasons why you like or dislike the artworks shown below. Write down your three main arguments at the end of the sheet.

1. First argument:

2. Second argument:

3. Third argument: