Mask Mania

Mask Mania

Your Challenge Design a mask to wear at a festival of

your choice…* Chinese New Year* St Patrick’s Day * Australian New Year* Indian Diwali Festival

Let’s Investigate… What is the purpose of a celebration

mask?

Write down as many features as you can: What does a mask have? Why does it have that feature? How can the mask be worn? Why is the mask worn at the celebration?

Brainstorming time…

Masks

Brainstorming time…

Masks

celebrations

To tell storiesColours have

meanings

Shapes have meanings

Traditions

To wear them

Disguise

To play a character

Compare and ContrastVenn Diagram…

• String for tying around the head• Eyes on top of

the mask• Line patterns• Lots of different

colours• Not a ‘face’

shape

• Stick for holding mask

up to face• Eyes where eye

holes are• Spot/Dot

patterns• Chose 3

colours; yellow, blue and pink• Made like a

‘face’ shape

• Celebration masks

• Somewhere for eyes/eye holes

• Attaches to face• Decorated with

colours and collage

Celebration MasksFestival Importa

ntColours

Stories Characters

Patterns/Shapes

Tradition/Uses

Chinese New Year

St Patrick’s Day

Australian New YearIndian Diwali

Masks that other people have made…

What do you like… With a partner – write down a list of

things that you like about the masks Write ONE thing you don’t like Is there anything that might make them

better?

Ideate… On your own…

1. Choose your festival

2. Draw a rough draft design of your mask

3. Label the parts and features of your mask

4. Write out a materials list – items you will need to make the mask

5. Write about your mask…How does your mask celebrate your festival; story, colours, character, emotions, shape, purpose

Produce…

Mask Making and Creating!

Evaluate…Mask Mania Parade Students into festival groups Show your mask in a circle 3min pause to think and then tell us… Tell us one thing that worked when you

made your mask and one thing that didn’t work or was difficult

Could you make any changes to it to make it better?