Imagining and Creating the Middle Ages through the Óbidos Medieval Fair
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Target Group
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Learn about the Óbidos Medieval Fair and its connection to Portuguese history and culture.
- Explore visual elements such as colour, shape, texture, symmetry and pattern.
- Identify visual and symbolic elements of the Middle Ages (clothing, castles, coats of arms, banners).
- Explore techniques for graphic representation (drawing), painting or constructing three-dimensional objects.
- Develop originality and creativity in creating illustrations or objects inspired by the medieval imagination.
Student knowledge
- Valuing Portugal's cultural heritage.
- Demonstrate expressive and creative skills in two or three-dimensional constructions, using different types of graphic and plastic representations.
- Explore elements of visual language such as shape, colour, texture, symmetry and pattern.
- Increasing artistic production as a form of individual and collective expression.
Classroom Organisation
An organised space for group, dynamic and practical activities. It's also important for the space to have comfortable tables and chairs that can be adjusted to the age group of the students, including those with special educational needs. Finally, a variety of artistic materials, such as coloured pencils, pens, paints, paper/cardboard, magazines and more.
Software & Hardware
- Immersive reality glasses for viewing images and videos.
- Computer and video projector.
Description
Lesson 1 (50 min)
Exploration and introduction to the topic
- Brief presentation of the Óbidos Medieval Fair (What is it? Where does it take place? What do you see and do at this festival?)
- Observation, using immersive reality glasses, of videos or images about the initiatives that take place during the Óbidos Medieval Fair
Proposal of creative activities
Select one of the activities:
Option A: Designing a personalised medieval banner (students create their own coat of arms with symbols representing a knight or princess).
Option B: Creating a paper/cardboard castle (group or individual construction of a castle or elements of the medieval fair (fairground stall, shield, crown, etc.).
Option C: Illustration of colourful medieval costumes (students draw costumes typical of the period, such as those of kings, knights, merchants or musicians.
Lesson 2 (50 mins)
Artistic exploration:
- Performing one of the options presented for the creative activity.
Sharing and reflection:
- Individual presentation and explanation of their artistic creation.
Additional Information
- School exhibition entitled: ‘Our visit to the Óbidos Medieval Fair’
- Articulation with the subject areas of History and Geography of Portugal (The Middle Ages in Portugal), Portuguese (Writing short texts about the experience) and Citizenship and Development (Heritage and cultural identity)
Worksheets Description
- Individualised support for students with special educational needs;
- Valuing effort and creativity over technical perfection.
Student assessment is based on active participation and respect for the stages of the creative process; originality and creativity and, finally, the ability to link historical content with artistic production.
