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General revision MODULE 1 E&C

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  • Explain the term GREENWARE. Then describe the picture saying what you see.
    This name is used for clay that has been shaped into an object BEFORE it is fired.
  • Say at least 3 steps of clay collecting
    Dig the ground with a shovel / Purify the clay: add water to a bucket and strain it with a screen / Put the clay into pillowcases to dry. / Add temper if necess
  • What's this? Tell me the stage of clay and its characteristics.
    This is GLAZEWARE.
  • When mixed with water in a bucket, clay begins to... (go to the bottom)
    settle (down)
  • Say the name: A method for cleaning or preparing wild clay using water.
    The wet process
  • This work is not standing anymore. What has happened?
    It FLOPPED / COLLAPSED.
  • Name the 7 stages of clay
    Slip, plastic, leather hard, bone dry, bisqueware, glazeware, dry clay
  • What do we call the clay we find in nature?
    wild clay / raw clay / native clay
  • This pot was in a mold. What's happened? Explain the stage and say the problem. Why has it happened?
    It is leather hard clay. It has CRACKED.
  • What's this? Tell me the stage of clay and its characteristics.
    This is BONE DRY clay.
  • What's this? Tell me the stage of clay and its characteristics.
    It's a PIECE / BLOCK / LUMP of clay
  • What's this? Tell me the stage of clay and its characteristics.
    This is DRY clay.
  • What has happened?
    It has broken.
  • To pass a liquid through something, like a filter or a screen, to remove solid pieces or impurities. What's the action called?
    strain
  • Meshes or grids with holes, used to separate large things from small things. What is it?
    screens
  • What qualities are cultivated by pottery?
    Patience, persistence, resilience, embracing / accepting imperfection
  • What's this? Tell me the stage of clay and its characteristics.
    This is LEATHER HARD clay.
  • What's this? Tell me the stage of clay and its characteristics.
    It's SLIP.
  • What does the term BISQUEWARE refer to? Say its characteristics.
    When you fire the clay once, you get bisqueware. It’s strong and durable. It’s porous.
  • When clay loses moisture, it starts to... (become smaller)
    shrink
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