HALF TERM 1
Literacy Focus: Revision/Spelling strategies for Key Art words
Key areas to explore :
- KS3 Yearly Assessment Task on your previous knowledge p3-5
- Key words and spelling test p6,7
- Use the interactive board to learn about colour terms: Primary, Secondary, harmonious, complementary, tertiary
- Colours, words and emotions worksheet p8
- Demonstrate knowledge of colour theory using pencil crayon p9
- Colour matching: Harmonious/ Complementary pairs p10
- Colour pairs: complementary/harmonious colours p10
- Colour blending extension task: Flowers/Insects
Homework Focus: Key words, colour theory knowledge
HALF TERM 2
Literacy Focus: Spelling strategies for Key Art words.
Key areas to explore:
- Painted colour wheel: Learn how to mix paint - Primary, Secondary, Complementary, Tertiary colours p11
- Colour swatch collage: Create a collage using coloured paper, tissue paper and wrapping paper p12
- Colour chart: Blending techniques in pencil crayon p13
- Watch videos on other artists (Vincent Scarpace) and discuss techniques
- Present Vincent Scarpace research website: Ipaintfish.com
- Peer Assessment Review the work of others and act on feedback
Homework Focus: Materials and techniques, Artist research
HALF TERM 3
Literacy Focus: annotation and extended sentences
Key areas to explore:
- Fish studies: copy linear shapes using secondary resources.
- Learn how to use mark making techniques from the work of others using line and pattern p15
- Discuss secondary sources and make connections to your own work. (Blue Planet 2)
- Written response to Blue Planet
- Create an initial fish design p16, 17
Homework Focus: Literacy and design skills
HALF TERM 4
Literacy Focus: is on variety of sentence structures & construction in evaluation.
- Complete final ideas for Fish design p17
- Final Fish design A3 using mixed media ink, paint and wax.
- Book cover design
- Revision: Primary, Secondary, Complementary, Harmonious Tertiary colours
- Self-evaluation p18
- Student voice p19
Homework Focus: Design, Revision resources
HALF TERM 5
Literacy Focus: Annotation and spelling
Key areas to explore:
- Insect study: learn how to record from objects using shape, line and pattern
- Use fine line pens to create studies from secondary resources’
- Create a research collage – use annotation
- Discuss primary and secondary resources and make connections to your own work
Artist Research: Lucy Arnold, Antoni Gaudi
Homework Focus: Artists research, collecting resources
HALF TERM 6
Literacy Focus: sentence structure and key words
Key areas to explore:
- Watch PP/videos on other Artists and discuss
- Practice mixed media trials
- Design ideas using mixed media relief (Group work)
- Final Piece: Create a bug using mixed media relief (Group work)
- Peer Assessment: Review the work of others and act on feedback
- End of year 7 assessment: Written and practical P21, 22
Homework Focus: Drawing, design ideas, revision
HALF TERM 1
Literacy Focus: Sentence structure and presentation of research
Key areas to explore :
- KS3 Drawing Assessment: Faces grid W/Sheet
- Design ideas for Faces and Hair W/Sheet
- Symmetry of the Skull p3. Use the interactive board to learn how measure accurately.
- Spelling Test: Key words p4,5
- Colour Theory Skulls p6
- Day of the Dead Traditions: Laptop research on Mexican traditions including your own opinion p8
- Symmetry and Pattern: Match and extend patterns on sugar skulls p9
Homework Focus: Cultural/Artist research
HALF TERM 2
Literacy Focus: TRT / annotation
Key areas to explore:
- TRT Read w/sheet (Day of the Dead Traditions) and make connections to your own work.
- Response: List items you would wish for as a returning soul p7
- Collect and explore patterns p10, 13
- Mexican Life: Watch videos on DOTD/Book of Life and discuss.
- Design your own Day of the Dead Skull: Use repeating lines to produce a personal response in pencil p15
Homework Focus: Techniques and materials
HALF TERM 3
Literacy Focus: Key words
Key areas to explore:
- Complete your Day of the Dead Skull design: Use pencil crayon to create colour blends and pens to outline pattern p15
- Extension tasks: Irregular patterns and symmetrical patterns
- Ceramic Skills -Clay work – create a textured skull relief inspired by on your 2d design.
- Let’s talk about skulls – discuss the work of others from the secondary resources provided p11,12
Face: colour blending techniques using knowledge of ‘hot or cold’ primary, secondary and tertiary colours using pencil crayon
Homework Focus: Artists research, annotation
HALF TERM 4
Literacy Focus: key words
Key areas to explore:
- Skull Final Piece: Paint application to ceramic skulls. Accuracy and detail. Photo presentation p14
- Monoprint of Skull design (2d studebts)
- Self – Evaluation: Review progress and student voice p16,17
- Face: colour blending techniques using knowledge of ‘hot or cold’ primary, secondary and tertiary colours using water colour paints
- Celebrity faces: draw using symmetry and tone
- Day of the dead Revision Poster
- End of Unit Test
Homework Focus: Drawing, Presentation
HALF TERM 5
Literacy Focus: sentence structure & construction
Key areas to explore:
- Watch PP on History of Body Art and discuss.
- Body Art: research traditions: Mehndi, Tiki and Western cultures, including your own opinion.
- Collect own visual resources to inspire ideas
- Body Art study: create linear patterns from secondary resources.
- Personal response: Use resources to produce initial Hand design.
- Peer Assessment- Review the work of others and act on feedback.
Homework Focus: Cultural Research
HALF TERM 6
Literacy Focus: is on TRT Revision, Key Art words
Key areas to explore:
- Discuss secondary sources and make connections to your own work.
- Final Piece A2 design: Create a final colour study of using initial designs and secondary resources. (Paired work optional)
- Extension task: Design a tattoo sleeve
- End of year 8 assessment: Written and practical
Homework Focus: Resources and initial plans
HALF TERM 1
Literacy Focus: Spelling strategies for Key Art words
Decorative Fonts
Key areas to explore:
Title Page: GSCE ART - Use secondary resources to draw fonts, learn how to use measurement and line.
- Peer assessment: Give feedback and act on advice
- Explore font styles: Name design
- Watch Video on Illuminated manuscripts and discuss
- Illuminated Manuscripts: research history and techniques
- Presenting research (A3 sheets)
- Extension Task : Decorative initial (A5)
GCSE Assessment: AO1, AO3
Homework Focus: Artist Research
HALF TERM 2
Literacy Focus: Annotation
Lettering Styles
Key areas to explore:
- Design decorative letters: drawing skills using pattern
- Research family names and family crests - Heraldry
- Design: 3 Initial plans for heraldic crest for your family
- Final piece: Family shield
- Graffiti worksheet: Use mixed media techniques to produce colour trials (chalk, paint, pencil crayons)
- Drawing skills: Practice graffiti style name tag
- Initial design - A3 name tag designs in chalk and pen WWW EBI
- Set Task: Christmas card designs
GCSE Assessment: AO1, AO3, AO4
Homework Focus: Design ideas
HALF TERM 3
Literacy Focus: Spelling, sentence structures & punctuation
Graphic Fonts
Key areas to explore:
- Watch Graffiti documentaries Style wars and King Robbo vs Banksy and make connections to your own work.
- Develop blending skills using harmonious colours (A3 BHS TAG)
- Research the History of Graffiti Art: Laptops – include 2 artists and your own opinion – Is Graffiti Art or Vandalism?
- Present A3 research sheets
- Final tag design in pen (Lazer cut) for collage relief.
Self -Evaluation: Review progress.
GCSE Assessment: AO2, AO3
Homework Focus: Artist Research
HALF TERM 4
Literacy Focus: is on variety of sentence structures & construction
Graffiti Final Piece
Key areas to explore:
- Collage techniques for Graffiti background A2
- Final 2D name Tag: Learn how to use blending techniques in acrylic paint.
- Collect font styles from a range of packaging: sweet wrappers, bottles, cans and commercial packaging.
- Practice observational drawing using line shape and colour.
- Practice blending skills in pencil crayon and paint.
- Self- Evaluation
GCSE Assessment: AO2, AO3
Homework Focus: Recording, collecting primary/secondary resources
HALF TERM 5
Literacy Focus: is on variety of annotation
Pop Art Packaging
Key areas to explore:
- Watch videos on Pop Artists (Warhol, Lichtenstein, Robert Indiana, Oldenburg) discuss methods.
- Research the work of others: Pop art research and annotation
- A3 study of sweet wrapper in pencil
- A3 Sweet wrapper collage using a range of techniques
- Draw from secondary packaging resources using mixed media relief using a range of mark making techniques.
- Peer Assessment: Review the work of others and act on feedback.
GCSE Assessment: AO1, AO3
Homework Focus: Artist research
HALF TERM 6
Literacy Focus: is on TRT Revision/Spelling strategies for Key Art words
Pop Art Relief
Key areas to explore:
- Sketches to plan 3d development in clay
- Enrichment trip: ceramic studio
- Practice clay techniques
- Final clay piece using texture and form
- Learning about firing and glazing techniques
- Application of glaze
- Self -Evaluation
- End of year 9 assessment: Soup can: Written and practical.
BAS Assessment: AO1, AO3
Homework Focus: Materials and Techniques
HALF TERM 1
Literacy Focus: spelling, sentence structure and punctuation
Portfolio 1 – Inspired by nature
Key areas to explore:
- Watch videos/PPs on other artists inspired by nature and discuss.
- A3 Presentation Karl Blossfeldt - including carbon drawings and annotation.
- Drawing from real objects (shells/fossils/plants) using line, tone, shape and pattern.
- Digital photography and photoshop filters
- Develop prints from wood blocks -rubbed surface textures A3
- Refine prints from wood blocks – ink and mixed media collage
GCSE Assessment: AO1, AO2
Homework Focus: Artist Research/explore ideas
HALF TERM 2
Literacy Focus: Key Art words.
Natural Form
Key areas to explore:
- Natural form study: observations drawn from secondary resources – spirals, shells and fossils
- Relief drawings: Use mixed media techniques to produce colour studies in string, tissue paper, ink and pen A3.
- Research and present descriptive key words.
- A2 colour final piece-Spiral study using mixed media materials including word collage,
GCSE Assessment: AO2, A03
Homework Focus: Review progress, key words presentation
HALF TERM 3
Literacy Focus: Annotation
Portfolio Unit 2 – Fast Food Project
Key areas to explore:
- Watch Andy Warhol documentary: discuss /annotate
- Fast Food Project front cover: Observational drawing, title and secondary resources A3
- Collect font styles from a range of packaging: bottles, sweet wrappers, commercial packages, cans
- Practice observational drawing using line shape and colour.
- Collect and present Fast Food image board A3
- Drawing assessment: Soup Can: drawing focus and WWW/EBI
GCSE Assessment: AO1, AO2, AO3
Homework Focus: Record and collect
HALF TERM 4
Literacy Focus: Mind maps and annotation
Key areas to explore:
- Watch videos on Pop Artists and written response
- Drawing exercises
- 12cm X 12cm Observational drawing of enlarged section of a fast food item – (line or tonal)
- 12cm X 12cm Observational drawing of enlarged section of a fast food item (pencil crayon)
- 10cm X 10cm Observational drawing of enlarged section of a fast food item (oil pastel or watercolour paint)
GCSE Assessment: AO1, AO2,
Homework Focus: Artists Research
HALF TERM 5
Key areas to explore:
- Watch videos on Pop Artists (Warhol, Lichtenstein, Robert Indiana, Oldenburg, and Thiebald) discuss methods.
- Research the work of others: Pop Art research and annotation
- A3 study of Fast Food in pencil
- A3 Fast Food collage using a range of techniques
- Draw from secondary packaging resources using mixed media relief using a range of mark making techniques.
- Peer Assessment: Review the work of others and act on feedback.
GCSE Assessment: AO2, AO3
Homework Focus: Record, Artist Research
HALF TERM 6
Literacy Focus: is on TRT Revision/Spelling strategies for Key Art words
Key areas to explore:
- Sketches to plan 3d development in clay
- Enrichment trip: ceramic/3d studio
- Practice 3d mixed media techniques -Marquettes
- Development for Final piece using texture and form
- Learning about firing and glazing techniques
- Application of glaze
- Self –Evaluation
GCSE Assessment: AO1, A03
Homework Focus: Artists Research, Explore ideas
HALF TERM 1
Literacy Focus: TRT Revision/Spelling strategies for Key Art words
Portfolio Unit 2 – Inspired by Nature
Key areas to explore:
- Watch videos/PPs on other artists inspired by nature and discuss.
- A3 Presentation Karl Blossfeldt - including carbon drawings and annotation.
- KS4 drawing assessment: Natural form drawing from secondary observation. Line, shape and pattern.
- Drawing from real objects (shells/fossils/plants) using tone, shape and form.
- Digital photography and photoshop filters
- Develop prints from wood blocks –rubbings/ surface textures
- Refine prints from wood blocks – ink and mixed media collage
GCSE Assessment: AO1, AO2
Homework Focus: Artist Research/explore ideas
HALF TERM 2
Literacy Focus: TRT Revision/Spelling strategies for Key Art words.
Portfolio Unit 1 – Natural Form
Key areas to explore:
- Natural form study: observations drawn from secondary resources – Spirals, shells and fossils using form and pattern.
- Relief drawings: Use mixed media techniques to produce colour studies in string, tissue paper, ink and pen A3.
- Research and present descriptive key words.
- Research the work of local artist Nikki Parmenter
- A1 colour final piece-Spiral study using mixed media materials including word collage
- Gallery Visit: Williamson Art gallery – Nikki Parmenter exhibition
- Drawing and recording from first hand observations
GCSE Assessment: AO2, A03
Homework Focus: Artist Research, key words presentation
HALF TERM 3
Literacy Focus: is on variety of sentence structures & construction
Initial Research
Key areas to explore:
- Introduction to set task: choose from 10 starting points
- Mind mapping and visual resources
- A2 presentation- artist’s research. Making connections to the work of others.
- A2 presentation visual stimulus and annotation.
- Annotation.
- KS4 Mock Exam: drawing from secondary observation study of artist’s work Line, shape and colour.
GCSE Assessment: AO1, A02, AO3
Homework Focus: Artists research and recording from visual resources
HALF TERM 4
Literacy Focus: Annotation
Materials and Techniques
Key areas to explore:
- Personal Response – recording first hand images through drawing and photography.
- Enrichment Trip -Chester Zoo/Sea life centre
- Explore drawing and painting techniques using knowledge of line, shape, tone and texture.
- Peer assessment
- Explore a range of printing techniques based on theme.
- Exploring media using a range of chosen 2d or 3d materials and techniques such as collage, clay, plaster, print, paint and mixed media trials.
- Annotation WWW/EBI
GCSE Assessment: AO2, AO3
Homework Focus: Primary sources, personal research
HALF TERM 5
Literacy Focus: spelling, sentence structure and punctuation
Set Task – 10 hours exam.
Key areas to explore:
- Final Piece – personal response to chosen starting point using materials and process explored.
- Set Task Evaluation
- Portfolio completion and presentation:
- Annotation of ideas to final design using real objects, primary resources and annotation. Planning and composition.
- Developments of ideas to final design using secondary resources and annotation. Planning and composition.
- Discuss artist styles and methods and make connections to your own work.
GCSE Assessment: AO4, AO3
Homework Focus: Materials and Techniques
HALF TERM 6
Literacy Focus: annotation and evaluation
Portfolio and set task presentation
Key areas to explore:
- Final selection and presentation of Portfolio for moderation.
- Present annotation and self- evaluation of Portfolio work.
- Final selection and presentation of Set Task for moderation.
- Present annotation and self- evaluation of Set Task.
GCSE Assessment: AO4
Homework Focus: Presentation and display