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2. Copycat Te Tuhi Pre-Visit / Lesson 4: Original and Copy
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3. Welcome to Copycat During this lesson we will be exploring…
Original and Copy
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4. So lets explore what an ‘original’ looks like and what it means to ‘copy’…
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5. The word copy means something trying to look exactly like another
The word original means something that is first, something not copied from
The word copy means something trying to look exactly like another
Which one of these paintings is the original? Which is the copy? Why?
Original
Copy
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6. We have seen how a painting can be copied…
But what other ways can we copy?

7. This person is using her body to move like the person in front of her…
We can move like someone else…
This person is using her body to move like the person in front of her…
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8. We can pretend to sound like something else…
This girl is using a wooden call to attract small birds from the rainforest
She is copying the sound of the birds chirp
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9. We can dress like someone else…
Louis is dressed like the King of rock and roll Elvis Presley…
He has copied the appearance of Elvis Presley…
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10. We can make copies of objects…
Big companies make exact copies of their products…
This is because many people around the world want exactly the same thing…
How many of us know someone who has the same thing you have?
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11. But what happens if we change or personalise
something?

12. These 3 cars look exactly the same so they are copies…
But if we personalise or change one car and make it different from the others is this still a copy?
Or has it become an original?

13. By personalising something we can make it different or original…

14. Personalising something can reflect who you are…
Because we are individual we tend to personalise things differently…
This can show through some of the things we do…

15. If we all tried to paint the same thing…
We would see differences between our paintings
This is because our individuality can show through the art we make
What differences between these paintings can you see?
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16. If we were asked to make exactly the same colour…
Our individuality may shine through…
and we may end up with different shades of colour
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17. If we were asked to all draw the same thing…
Would our drawings be different or exactly the same?
Do these drawings look exactly the same?
Or are they slightly different? Why?

18. So copying something by hand is very difficult because our individuality sometimes shines through…

19. Let’s reflect on what we So ‘Original’ and ‘Copy’ can be
have learnt so far…
So ‘Original’ and ‘Copy’ can be
any of these things

20. So what have we learnt so far?
Original…
Means something that is first and not copied from
A copy can become an original if we personalise it
Copy…
Means making something look exactly the same as another
Can happen through body movement, sound and appearance
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21. Now that we have learnt about ‘orignal’ and ‘copy’, here is an exercise you can try…
Using your ‘symbols’ made in the previous exercise, create drawing of one symbol
Copy your drawing by doing another drawing
Then swap one drawing with a classmate and copy their drawing, then swap back
By the end of this exercise everyone should have 3 drawings of the same symbol
Compare each drawing with one another and discuss the differences between them

22. We look forward to having you all here
Heather Straka The Asian at Te Tuhi Centre for the Arts
We look forward to having you all here
Here is a glimps of the show you will see during your visit
End of lesson