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Student Instructions
1. Look at Patricia Piccinini's imagined creatures artwork "The Stags/Skywhale".
2. Think about what animals might need in the future.
3. Select 2 or 3 animals and sketch possible combinations and adaptations of them.
4. Create the creature using collage, drawing or mixed media.
5. Give it an Italian name. Use the Italian dictionaries to help you.
6. Label its adaptations.
7. Write three Italian sentences describing your creature from the examples given in class.
8. Take un foto 
of your arte.
9. Record 
an explanation of what your creature is and what it will be able to do and your three Italian sentences describing your creature.
10. Complete the self-assessment rubric.
11. Complete the sentence under the rubric.
12. Clicca 
Teacher Notes (not visible to students)
Students are learning to combine real and imagined features to design a creature adapted to the future. The National Gallery of Australia uses Patricia Piccinini's work with primary students to explore imagination, evolution, sustainability and relationships between humans and other living things. Source: National Gallery of Australia — Skywhales Learning Resource https://nga.gov.au/learn/learning-resources/skywhales-patricia-piccinini/
