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Today's class seemed to go well. I started with the PowerPoint presentation of Font. The pupils’ were engaged and responded well to it. The different between fonts and logos was made clear and the affect of a font can affect how the word is depicted. From there the pupils were split into groups and were given a word and answer these questions, What would it feel like? What would it taste like? What would it smell like? How heavy would it be?

Some pupils had difficulty with the concept of a word having a smell or taste. Some also seemed to be a tad stubborn. They responded somewhat negatively, saying that words don’t have a smell, however by reminding them that they are in fact artists, that by using their creativity the can create another sense into something visual.


From there the pupils would answer the questions individually and then discuss their answers with one another. I went from table to table to see how the discussion was progressing. The discussion was successful and the pupils had some good insights. However by going to groups individually the other groups ended up chatting. In one way the discussion flowed nicely and I could hear their insights and everyone can be involved with the discussion. On the other hand, I could not ensure that all groups were participating in ta conversation about font. I will need to revisit this method of teaching, as it was not entirely effective. I will reconsider it, possibly inviting the class in all class discussion but gathering them together in a close group so as to have a better idea how the group discussions and ensuring that they aren’t straying from the task at hand.

Dafont.com is an excellent site for pupils to research font, and to gain inspiration for creating their own font. Pupils can use this website to research a range of themes that can match a particular theme to their design project. 

https://www.dafont.com/theme.php?cat=403

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