Activity

I love grafiti

Characters:

Ommolbahni Hassani (Shamsia)

Theme: Buscar informació en un text.

Competencies

Competence in Linguistic Communication

Personal, social and learning to learn competence

Subjects and year by Educational System

Spain > English > 1st ESO > Communication

Spain > English > 1st ESO > Interculturalism

Enunciation

<img title="Women's Legacy logo" src="//inclusion.womenslegacyproject.eu/images/LogoWL.svg" /><hr />You are going to know about the grafiti artist Shamssia Hassani. Let&rsquo;s do some activities about her:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Activity 1.&nbsp;With the help of a partner, remember all the vocabulary related to painting that you can.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Activity 2.&nbsp;Read the text and try to infer the meaning of the words you don&rsquo;t understand. If it is not possible, look them up:&nbsp; &nbsp; Shamsia Hassani is the first female grafiti artist of Afghanistan. Through her artworks, Shamsia portrays Afghan women in a male dominant society.&nbsp; &nbsp; Her art gives Afghan women a different face, a face with power, ambitions, and willingness to achieve goals. The woman character used in her artworks portrays a human being who is proud, loud, and can bring positive changes to people&rsquo;s lives. During the last decade of post-war era in Afghanistan, Shamsia&rsquo;s works have brought in a huge wave of colour and appreciation to all the women in the country.&nbsp; &nbsp; Her artworks have inspired thousands of women around the world and has given a new hope to female Afghan artists in the country. She has motivated hundreds of Afghans to bring in their creativity through her grafiti festival, art classes, and exhibitions in different countries around the world.&nbsp; &nbsp; (Adapted from <a title="Shamsia Hassani. Text" href="https://www.aleph-tech.it/arte/shamsia-hassani-the-1st-afghan-female-graffiti-street-artist/">https://www.aleph-tech.it/arte/shamsia-hassani-the-1st-afghan-female-graffiti-street-artist/ </a>&nbsp; &uacute;ltima consulta: 16-04-2022)&nbsp;
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Activity 3. Find synonyms for the underlined words.

Observations and context

Aquest text pot ser la primera de diverses activitats plantejades per a treballar sobre Shamsia Hassani: veure un vídeo (Art is stronger than war), descriure els seus grafitis (Drawing grafiti) i entrevistar l'artista (Interviewing Shamsia)

- Unes altres artistes pintores i il·lustradores contemporànies són: Marjane Satrapi (l'Iran.1969- ), Carmen García Huerta (Madrid.1975- ), Sarah Arnett(Brighton. UK), Sarah Beetson (UK).
- Altres dones coetànies de Shamsia que busquen donar veu a les dones en entorns oprimits o on se silencia la veu femenina són Rachel Corrie (els EUA. 1979-2003), Susan C. Faludi (els EUA. 1959- ), Mary Fisher (els EUA. 1948- )

Description

En aquesta activitat introduirem i/o recordarem vocabulari relatiu a la pintura i llegirem un text per a introduir a l'artista Shamsia Hassani.

Distinció de tipus de comprensió (sentit general, etc)

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