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?