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Welcome to Made in Hull Made in Hull was the opening season during Hull UK City of Culture 2017, and now as Absolutely Cultured we’re revisiting the themes we explored during that time for these activities. These Creative Resources are an opportunity to explore Hull’s Great People, Places, Products, Dialect and Art. Each theme is around four to five hours’ worth of challenges that can be used in sequence as a whole day’s programme or as one off activities. So welcome to Made in Hull - discover what Hull is made of and what Hull has made for the world. From theatre, music and poetry to wind turbines and caravans. Made in Hull Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Great Great Great Great Great People Places Products Dialect Art Challenge A. Challenge A. Challenge A. Challenge A. Challenge A. My Great My Kind of It’s just the Let’s Speak Artful Hull Hullensian Town, ‘Ull is! Business ‘Ull Challenge B. Challenge B. Challenge B. Challenge B. Challenge B. A Great North meets What’s made Ahr ‘Ull perm Sculptures Hullensian East meets in Hull? (poem) for Hull invited West Challenge C. Challenge C. Challenge C. Challenge C. Challenge C. Our Great Hull Made in Hull - ‘Ull Speak Hull through Hullensians Happenings it’s the Name meks Great a sculptor’s Forever of the Game! Pertreh eyes Challenge D. Challenge D. Challenge D. Challenge D. Challenge D. Made J Arthur Hull’s Great Ahr ‘Made in Sculpted in Hull Rank’s Game Expo Hull’ Festival in Hull Challenge Great People Day one of Made in Hull is all about Great People. There are four challenges (about five hours’ worth of work), that can be used in sequence as a whole day’s programme or as one off activities. The term Hullensian is used throughout to describe people from Hull. The Challenges Challenge A: My Great Hullensian Challenge B: A Great Hullensian Invited Challenge C: Our Great Hullensians Forever Challenge D: Made in Hull Learning and Creative outcomes After completing the four challenges the child will have: Investigated the qualities of Hull people Invited a Great Hullensian to a video chat Created an A5 portrait of a Great Hullensian and celebrated their qualities Curated a Made in Hull Exhibition Extra challenges My Hullensian Blue Plaque Trail: Investigate what a Blue Plaque Trail is. Who would you include in the Blue Plaque Trail and why? Where would you put it? Devise your own Blue Plaque Trail for your great Hullensian A Day in the Life: Imagine a day in the life of your Great Hullensian. Write a diary entry, create a short drama or a role play Do You Know? Fascinating Facts about Hull: Design posters with interesting, quirky facts focused on the ‘Great People’ theme Curriculum links Literacy, History, Geography, Computing, SMSC, Art & Design Challenge A: 1–2 My Great Hullensian Hours Investigate the qualities of great Hull people Prep (you will need) Props (we have provided) Access to the internet Great Hullensian Flashcards My Great Hullensian Pen Portrait Qualities of Great People Word Bank GO FOR IT! 1 Who’s your favourite person from Hull and why? Introduce the challenge Show pictures on the Great Hullensian Flashcards, ask if child recognises people and why they might be important Child sort the Great Hullensian Flashcards into an order of who is their favourite person Child plays ‘Who am I?’ to find out who other children have chosen as their favourite Hull person e.g. Are you a man/woman? Are you a sports person? etc. Ask child why they picked that person as their favourite What qualities make a person great? What special qualities 2 do Hull people have? Ask child to mind-map the qualities of great people. The Qualities of Great People Word Bank is available as a prompt or could be made into a card sort Create a List of the top three qualities of a great person Give child one of the Great Hullensian Flashcards and ask them to decide what great qualities that person has Child researches their Great Hullensian Flashcards on the internet and complete My Great Hullensian Pen Portrait FOLLOW UP The Great Hullensian Gallery: The Trinity Indoor Market has a Wall of Fame of Hull’s famous sons and daughters. Challenge B: A Great Hullensian 1 Hour Invited Select a great Hullensian and create an invite to video chat Prep (you will need) Props (we have provided) Video camera Qualities of Great People Word Bank GO FOR IT! Introduce the challenge and recap the qualities that make people great Ask child to come up with a list of people living in Hull today they consider to be great and the qualities that make them great. The Qualities of Great People Word Bank is available as a prompt Create a film invite to video chat explaining to your Great Hullensian why you think they are the Greatest Hullensian What questions would the child ask their Great Hullensian if they ever met (use Who, What, Why, Where, When, How? as prompts) FOLLOW UP I’m the Great Hullensian: You pretend to be the Great Hullensian visitor and you’re interviewed by participant Our Special Qualities: Children come up with a list of their own great qualities Challenge C: 1–2 Our Great Hullensians Hours Forever Create portraits to celebrate the qualities of your Great Hullensian Prep (you will need) Props (we have provided) Find examples of past and Qualities of Great People Word Bank contemporary portraits Art materials GO FOR IT! Explain what a portrait is using past and contemporary examples Introduce the challenge and discuss the qualities that make people great. The Qualities of Great People Word Bank is available as a prompt Introduce the idea of symbolism in portraits. Ask participant to think of ways to represent the Qualities of Great People Word Bank in pictures e.g. generous = money, positive = smiling Participant to create an A5 portrait of one of the Great Hullensians they have looked at using whatever medium they wish to use e.g. painting, pencil drawing, colours. Participant to include creative ways of representing their Great Hullensian’s qualities FOLLOW UP Inspired Hullensians: Use Art UK to discover paintings by artists in- spired by Hull. Watch the film of Local artists talking about how Hull inspires them Great Curators: Find art galleries in Hull online and see if you can go on virtual tour of some of their exhibitions and collections Challenge D: Made in Hull 1 Hour Curate a Made in Hull Exhibition of your portraits and share Prep (you will need) Props (we have provided) A clear wall area Label Template Exhibition Poster Template Sticky tack Display boards Portraits from Challenge C Great Hullensian Flashcards GO FOR IT! Introduce the challenge Participant to fill in the Label Template for their portrait of a Great Hullensian from Challenge C Participant to use portraits from flashcards and their own portrait from Challenge C to create an exhibition. Participants need to decide how to organise and present their portraits by discussing what is similar/different e.g. sports people/musicians, from present or past, reasons why they are great Curate portraits using sticky tack to move portraits around until participant is happy with the layout Complete the exhibition poster template to advertise your Great Hullensian Exhibition FOLLOW UP Portraits at an Exhibition: Take photos/video of your exhibition, explaining how you organised it Who am I? About Me I am male I was born in Hull and I Lived in the past from 22nd December 1888 until 29th March 1972 My Background I was a Flour Miller/Industrialist and a Film Producer I am well known for forming the British National Films Company to produce good films for families I became part-owner of Pinewood Studios and later bought the Odeon cinemas chain My company produced many great British films My trademark at the start of all my films is a man striking a great gong! GREAT PEOPLE - CHALLENGE A Great Hullensian Flashcards Who am I? I’m J. Arthur Rank Who am I? About Me I am female I was born in Hull in 1934 and am alive now My Background I studied art at Hull College of Art, then studied textiles at the Royal College of Art from 1955 to 1958 I am a Textile Designer and create designs for fabrics which are used for clothes and furnishings I am well known for my original, bold patterns and bright colours and helped create the ‘Swinging 60s’ style I worked at Hull Traders, a textile firm in London I was influenced by music, painting and sculpture I have won Design Centre Awards GREAT PEOPLE - CHALLENGE A Great Hullensian Flashcards Who am I? I’m Shirley Craven Who am I? About Me I am male I was born in Hull on 25th February 1937 and am alive now My Background I am an actor, I studied at RADA and made my stage debut in 1960 I am well known for plays such as Billy Liar and The Dresser, films such as The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner and Dr Zhivago and BBC TV’s Little Dorrit I played Corporal Jones in the Dad’s Army film I was awarded a knighthood in 2001 for services to cinema and theatre I am the president of Hull City AFC’s Official Supporters Club GREAT PEOPLE - CHALLENGE A Great Hullensian Flashcards Who am I? I’m Sir Tom Courtenay Who am I? About Me I am male I was born on the West side of Hull on 11th February 1974 and am alive now Photo © Mattythewhite - own work via Wikipedia work - own © Mattythewhite Photo My Background I am a former professional footballer and former manager of Hull City I am well known for playing for Tottenham Hotspur, Middlesbrough, Everton, Liverpool, Leeds United and Hull City As a boy I played for local teams Springhead and National Tigers I earned 23 caps for England between 1995 and 2001 I am one of only nine players to have scored Premier League goals for six different teams GREAT PEOPLE - CHALLENGE A Great Hullensian Flashcards Who am I? I’m Nick Barmby Who am I? About Me I am female I was born in Hull on 10th May 1946 and went to Newland School for Girls.