DESSINER ET GRIFFONNER LES LIGNES ET LES FORMES

Useful Verbs Utiliser – to use Créer – to create Représenter – to represent Donner – to give Démontrer – to demonstrate Dessiner – to design Exprimer – to express Communiquer – to communicate Indiquer – to indicate Griffonner – to sketch

Describing Art To explain how or why you do things, use pour + a verb in the infinitif To explain you can do things, use on peut + a verb in the infinitif Ex: - Pour répresenter ton personnalité on peut dessiner des lignes. - To represent your personality you can draw lines.

More examples Pour communiquer un thème de confusion on peut utiliser ce mélange de formes. To communicate a theme of confusion you can use a mixture of shapes.

Another example!! Pour donner l’impression d’énergie on peut utiliser ces lignes diagonales, cette ligne en zigzag et ces lignes spirales. To give the impression of energy you can use diagonal lines, zig zag lines and spiral lines.

LES LIGNES Épaisse – thick Fine – Fine Foncée – Dark Pâle – Pale Horizontale – Horizontal Verticale – Vertical Diagonale – Diagonal

LES LIGNES Droite – Straight Ondulée – Wavy Courbe – Curved Spirale – Spiral Zigzag – Zigzag Organique – Organic Géométrique – Geometric

LES FORMES Le carré – square Le cercle – circle Le triangle – triangle L’ovale – oval Le losange – diamond L’hexagone – hexagon

LES FORMES Un mélange de formes – A mixture of shapes Une forme plusieures fois – One shape several times Les formes irrégulières – Irregular shapes

Read and discuss, using this vocabulary, pages 8-11 in your text book!! Yes…you can do it!!! Use your dictionary in the back of your workbook to help!!

Practice Time! Do page 11 in your workbook! Part A: Draw each type of line and shape on the line. Part B Trace all the lines and shapes a different colour and indicate the type of line by writing the appropriate number from PART A next to it!

Also… Do page 13 in your workbook Indicate on the line if the sentence is true or false…use this handout and your book to figure out what each sentence means!

Once you’re finished that… Do page 14 as well!! Write sentences communicating the impressions and ideas. Use the structure pour + Infinitif Then draw your line or shape.

If that’s all done… Relax!!! Great Job!!