Curriculum Allocation

Art is taught for one 100 minute lesson per fortnight.

All students will record their observations and experiment with media in their own sketchbook, work will also be recorded on their iPads using showbie.

Curriculum Period 1

Lesson 1

Title Page – composition, text, simple line drawing.

Lesson 2

Grid Method – creating an accurate outline and detail.

Lesson 3

Shading and Tone – using pencil to create tone in a drawing.

Lesson 4

Sugar Skull design – creating work inspired by Day of the dead.

Lesson 5

Sugar Skull colour – colour theory and application of colour.

Lesson 6

Printmaking – intro to relief print making.

Lesson 7

Printmaking – layering colours and developing a design.

Lesson 8

Printmaking – adding detail to a print.

Art History/Context – Students will engage in work inspired by Mexican Day of the dead.

Assessment

Students will complete a 100 minute practical assessment where they will be required to use the grid method to produce an accurate observational drawing of an image, this will require them to evidence their understanding of proportions, accuracy and measuring alongside the use of tone and shade to create 3d form


    Curriculum Period 2

    Lesson 1

    Title Page – composition and colour.

    Lesson 2

    Observational drawing – sweets and chocolate wrappers.

    Lesson 3

    Observational drawing – sweets and chocolate wrappers.

    Lesson 4

    Artist Research – Pop Art

    Lesson 5

    Composition planning – preparing an accurate composition.

    Lesson 6

    Painting – Using water colours to apply colour.

    Lesson 7

    Painting – Using water colours to apply colour.

    Art History/Context – Students will engage in work focused around Pop Art.

    Assessment

    Students will compete a 100 minute practical assessment where they will apply their knowledge of observational drawing and colour alongside pop art, they will produce a drawing of their name using well known typefaces from sweets and chocolate which they will then add tone to using colour.




      Curriculum Period 3

      Lesson 1

      African Masks – explore ideas and research

      Lesson 2

      Low relief African Masks

      Lesson 3

      Low relief African Masks

      Art History/Context – African Masks

      Not Assessed

        Subject advice and guidance

        If you need any further guidance then please contact your child’s teacher via email:

        daniel.roberts-mcgurrin@endon.SET.org.uk

        mollie.dalton@endon.SET.org.uk