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Chinese Traditional Art Forms: Sky Lanterns, Paper Cutting, Clay Art

Discover the beauty and symbolism of Chinese traditional art forms such as sky lanterns, paper cutting, and clay art. Learn about their materials, cultural significance, and how they are used in festivals and celebrations.

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Chinese Traditional Art Forms: Sky Lanterns, Paper Cutting, Clay Art

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  1. Unit 5 What are the shirts made of? Section B Period 2 ( 2a—2c )

  2. Free Talk • What folk or traditional art do you know? • Do you know any of them?

  3. sky lantern Beijing Opera shadow figures Face-Changing in Sichuan Opera Chinese martial arts cloisonne

  4. paper cutting Clay Figurines Zhang embroidery boxwood carving lion dance

  5. Predicting Beauty in Common Things

  6. Read the passage and answer the question. Scanning What is the main idea of the passage? It introduces some special forms of Chinese traditional art. MOVING FROM GENERAL TO SPECIFIC A general introduction of the topic is usually followed by specific details and examples. Which part gives a general introduction? Paragraph 1. Where can you find specific details? Paragraph 2-4.

  7. 2b Read the passage and complete the chart. Traditional art form Materials used Happiness and good wishes Sky lanterns Bamboo paper Wishes for good luck and a happy new year paper Paper cutting Love for life and beauty clay Clay art

  8. Task 1 Read Paragraph 1 and answer the questions. What do traditional Chinese art forms try to show? They try to show things that are important in life such as love, beauty and life.

  9. Task 2 Read Paragraph 2 and answer the questions. What is a sky lantern made of? What were sky lanterns used for before and what are they used for now? It is made of bamboo and covered with paper. Before, they were first used by Zhuge Kongming to ask for help when in trouble. Now, they are used at festivals and other celebrations as symbols of happiness and good wishes.

  10. Read Paragraph 3 and fill in the blanks. Task 3 • 1.What kinds of pictures are usually found on paper cuttings? The pictures usually found on paper cuttings are flowers, animals and things about Chinese history. 2.Paper cutting has been around for ___ ___ 1,500 years. It is ___________ to do paper cutting. We use _________ to cut paper. more than difficult scissors 3. How do people use paper cuttings during the Spring Festival? They put them on windows, doors and walls as symbols of wishes for good luck and happy new years.

  11. Read Paragraph 4 and answer the questions. Task 4 What are clay art pieces made of? What are the steps for making clay art pieces? They are made of a very special kind of clay. They are first shaped by hand (from a very special kind of clay) and then allowed to air-dry. After drying, they are fired at a very high heat. They are then polished and painted.

  12. 2c Read the passage again and answer the questions. What do traditional Chinese art forms try to show? What were sky lanterns used for before and what are they used for now? What kinds of pictures are usually found on paper cuttings? They try to show things that are important in life such as love, beauty and life. Before, they were first used by Zhuge Kongming to ask for help when in trouble. Now, they are used at festivals and other celebrations as symbols of happiness and good wishes. The pictures usually found on paper cuttings are flowers, animals and things about Chinese history.

  13. 4. How do people use paper cuttings during the Spring Festival? 5. What are the steps for making clay art pieces? 6. Which art form do you think is the most interesting? Why? They put them on windows, doors and walls as symbols of wishes for good luck and happy new years. They are first shaped by hand (from a very special kind of clay) and then allowed to air-dry. After drying, they are fired at a very high heat. They are then polished and painted.

  14. Complete the sentences using the correct forms of the phrases in the box. 2d such as turn…into send out cover with rise into put … on such as turn…into send out cover with rise into put …on People used to ____________ sky lanterns when they were in trouble. But today, people light the lanterns and watch them _____________ the sky with their wishes. The art of paper cutting ________ a simple thing like a piece of paper _______ a beautiful piece of art. People often ______ these art pieces ______ the doors, windows and walls of their homes to celebrate the Spring Festival. To make Chinese clay art, the clay is shaped by hand into things ______________ cute children or characters from Chinese fairy tales and stories. They are then _____________ paint. turns into put on covered with

  15. Free Talk Used for: asking for help in the past; at the festivals now First used by Zhuge Kongming Sky lanterns Made of bamboo; covered with paper; look like balloons Symbols: happiness; Good wishes

  16. Free Talk Which art form do you think is the easiest? Which is the most difficult? Why?

  17. Free Talk Which art form would you like to learn? Why?

  18. How to cut out a butterfly? Steps: Print out design. 2. On another sheet of paper, trace out the design. 3. Using scissors, cut out the traced design.

  19. Pair Work What are some special things that your hometown or city is famous for? Discuss with a partner and take notes.

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