Year 7
Curriculum Allocation
Art is taught for one 100 minute lesson per fortnight.
Curriculum Period 1
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Lesson 1 |
Title Page – composition, text, simple line drawing. |
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Lesson 2 |
Grid Method – creating an accurate outline and detail. |
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Lesson 3 |
Shading and Tone – using pencil to create tone in a drawing. |
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Lesson 4 |
Sugar Skull design – creating work inspired by Day of the dead. |
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Lesson 5 |
Sugar Skull colour – colour theory and application of colour. |
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 then have tone and shade applied to it taking reference from the image provided.
Curriculum Period 2
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Lesson 1 |
Printmaking – intro to relief print making. |
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Lesson 2 |
Printmaking – layering colours and developing a design. |
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Lesson 3 |
Printmaking – adding detail to a print. |
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Lesson 4 |
Title Page – composition and colour. |
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Lesson 5 |
Observational drawing – sweets and chocolate wrappers. |
Assessment
Students will complete a 100 minute assessment where they will be required to create a guide on ‘how to print’ which will recall all knowledge taught considering presentation and illustration skills.
Curriculum Period 3
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Lesson 1 |
Observational drawing – sweets and chocolate wrappers. |
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Lesson 2 |
Pop Art |
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Lesson 3 |
Composition planning – preparing an accurate composition. |
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Lesson 4 |
Painting – using acrylic paint to apply colour. |
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Lesson 5 |
Painting – using acrylic paint to apply colour. |
Assessment
Students will compete a 100 minute practical assessment where they will apply their knowledge of observational drawing and colour, they will produce a drawing of their name using well known typefaces from sweets and chocolate.
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