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Art 5 Year Plans

 

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 Year 11

 Autumn 1

Introduction to Art( Baseline Test, Colour Theory &  Drawing skills 

Learn the basic formal elements of art and how they are used to achieve different effects 

 

Explore new forms of mark-making 

 

Experiment with formal techniques 

 

Develop understanding of Colour theory 

 

Create visual examples of the formal elements in their sketchbooks 

 

Keywords: line, shape, value, texture, space, shape, form, pattern, objects, colour theory 

Knowledge Organiser

Natural Forms  

Research a range of artists, Angie Lewin, David Hockney 

 

Learn how to create a collaborative piece of work  

 

Explore a range of mark making skills  

 

Produce primary and secondary drawings looking at natural forms leaves, conkers etc.. 

 

Create an oversized leaf showing a range of skills 

 

Keywords: natural form , layer, texture , team, pattern shape  

Knowledge Organiser

Russian Constructivism 

Research Alexander Rodenchko 

 

Develop an understanding  

 

Experiment with media to create responses in the style of the artist 

 

Experiment using markers and collage 

 

Produce responses to the work of the artist artwork; secondary responses to the artist work 

 

Create a typographic/ logo using your own initials 

 

Keywords: font , typography shape, form , limited colour, layer 

Knowledge Organiser

Experimenting through mixed media  

 

Mood Board 

 

Experimenting with appropriate media, materials and techniques 

Explore Ideas 

 

Observational drawing  

Take photographs  

Annotation  

 

Demonstrates understanding of visual language 

Aesthetics 

Knowledge Organiser

Personal Investigation Sketchbook and Written Essay 

 

Analysing critically, evaluating and reflecting on their own work and that of others 

Researching historic and contemporary artists 

Analysing paintings by their chosen artist using keywords 

Mood Board 

Take your own photographs 

A Theme Mind Map 

 

Refine work 

Experimenting with appropriate media, materials and techniques 

Explore Ideas 

 Autumn 2

Introduction to Art (Baseline Test & Drawing skills 

Understand how to use the elements of art to create an effect (principles of art) 

 

Develop their drawing skills, collect images of artist work to the work and how to respond  

 

 

Create a Still Life research page and still life drawing of their own using colour theory  

 

 

Keywords: composition, colour wheel, complimentary, harmonious, still life, zentangle, Morandi, Matisse  

Knowledge Organiser

Natural Forms 

Research Andy Goldsworthy and respond to the artist work ) 

 

Create and experiment in the style of artists 

 

Respond to natural forms- create an oversized leaf 

 

Keywords: tessellate, pattern, natural form, team work, layer, pattern , repeat, shape 

Knowledge Organiser

Font  

Analyse Neville Brody, and other typographic work 

 

Learn a technique of creating a secondary response  

 

Experiment with fine liner and collage 

 

Students will make both primary and secondary drawings  

 

Make a logo using your own initials 

 

Keywords: logo, initials, layer positive negative space  

Knowledge Organiser

 

Structure

Viewpoints 

Analysing critically, evaluating and reflecting on their own work and that of others 

Researching historic and contemporary artists 

 

Analysing paintings by their chosen artist using keywords 

Mood Board 

Take your own photographs 

A Theme Mind Map 

 

Refine work 

Experimenting with appropriate media, materials and techniques 

Explore Ideas 

Knowledge Organiser

 

 

 

 

 

Personal Investigation Sketchbook and Written Essay 

 

Observational drawing  

Take photographs  

Annotation  

Drawing appropriate imagery from primary and secondary sources  

 

Personal and meaningful response 

Demonstrates understanding of visual language 

Aesthetics 

 

 

MOCK EXAM:  
(2 1/2 days/12 hrs each) 

 

 Spring 1

Insects  

 

Learn about Insects  

 

Develop their mark making and presentation skills  

 

Learn how to present a range of mark making tones using a variety of media) 

 

Draw with fine liner and create a mono print  

 

 

Keywords: Insects, mono print, fine liner mark making, tone 

 

Materials: tracing paper, pencils, fineliner pen, , other materials 

Knowledge Organiser

Portraits 

Learn how to draw the portrait and respond in the style of the artis 

 

Develop and apply understanding of Portraits by looking at a range of artists 

 

Draw/paint samples of  first  and / secondary studies 

 

mixed media create a self portrait using  

 

Create a Cubist style portrait 

 

Keywords: facial features portraits, cubism, 

Oil pastels, colour , blend  

Knowledge Organiser

Oriental Art  

Research realistic portrait artists – Nanamai Cowdry) to understand techniques/approach 

 

Learn a variety of different drawing techniques and processes (, blending) 

 

Learn fine liner wash technique 

 

Learn to draw from artist imagery 

 

Students print in the style of oriental studies 

 

Keywords: oriental art, Nanamai Cowdry, manga, layer respond, tone, pattern kimono  tint 

 

Materials: pencil, blender/cotton buds, photo references 

Knowledge Organiser

Structure

Observational drawing  

Take photographs  

Annotation  

Drawing appropriate imagery from primary and secondary sources  

 

Personal and meaningful response 

Demonstrates understanding of visual language 

Aesthetics 

Knowledge Organiser

Component 2 – Externally Set Assignment 

 

 

paintings by their chosen artist using keywords 

Mood Board 

Take your own photographs 

A Theme Mind Map 

 

 

 

Observational drawing  

Take photographs  

Annotation  

Drawing appropriate imagery from primary and secondary sources  

 Spring 2

Insects 

Research a range of artists 

 

 

Experiment with a variety of materials to  present a range of insects  

 

Observational drawings of artworks, using pencil, fine liner and mono printing  

 

Create a poem in response to key words 

 

Keywords: Mono print, insects, line, tone Artists, personal response 

Knowledge Organiser

 

Portraits 

Research David Hockney – joiners, Cubism  

 

Learn how to blend colours using oil pastels  

 

Experiment with different collage styles 

 

Create a portrait in the style of the artists 

 

Produce an A4 colour-matched painting of the collage using acrylics 

 

Keywords: portraits, oil pastels, blending portraits, facial features  

Knowledge Organiser

Oriental Art 

Research artist style of work 

 

Draw title using ink in the style of oriental writing  

 

Draw an eye in the style of manga 

Draw cherry blossom in the style of Hokusai 

 

Students make a personal response to the work of Nanamai Cowdry 

 

Keywords oriental art, Hokusai, manga, layer respond, tone,tint 

Knowledge Organiser

 

Structure

The Human Figure 

 

Analysing critically, evaluating and reflecting on their own work and that of others 

Researching historic and contemporary artists 

Analysing paintings by their chosen artist using keywords 

Mood Board 

Take your own photographs 

A Theme Mind Map 

 

Refine work 

Experimenting with appropriate media, materials and techniques 

Explore Ideas 

Knowledge Organiser

Component 2 – Externally Set Assignment 

 

Refine work 

Experimenting with appropriate media, materials and techniques 

Explore Ideas 

 Summer 1

African Art 

Research artists and techniques used in African art  

 

Try new techniques and processes- colour, weaving and printing   

 

Learn different mark making techniques inspired visual techniques/ artists 

 

Show development of designs in sketchbook 

 

Keywords: composition, inspiration, style, mood, technique, weaving, colour, tone, collage 

Knowledge Organiser

 

Sweets 

Learn how to respond to the work of others Wayne Thiebaud, Claus Oldenberg   

 

Create over sized sweets in the style of the artists 

 

Experiment with clay: slip, score, slab, coil, etc. 

 

Create an object in the style of a piece of food 

 

Paint and decorate in the style of their chose artist 

 

Keywords: slip, score, coil, ceramics, sweets , form , colour, texture  

 

Materials: plasticine, air-dry clay, burlap/hessian (A5), cardboard (A5), assorted clay tools 

Knowledge Organiser

Pop Art 

Research artists (ie. |Roy Litchenstein and Robert Rachenberg) to understand current affairs 

 

Learn a variety of different ways to present information in different formats 

 

Learn photoshop and mixed media techniques 

 

Learn to use collage - features from photographs and real life 

 

Students create mixed media response 

 

Keywords: mixed media, representation, appearance, information 

Knowledge Organiser

Collected Objects

The Human Figure  

 

Observational drawing  

Take photographs  

Annotation  

Drawing appropriate imagery from primary and secondary sources  

 

Personal and meaningful response 

Demonstrates understanding of visual language 

Aesthetics 

Knowledge Organiser 

Component 2 – Externally Set Assignment 

 

Personal and meaningful response 

Demonstrates understanding of visual language 

Aesthetics 

 Summer 2

African Art  

Continue to develop weaving skills and  an understanding of artists   

 

Learn different mark making techniques inspired by African Art 

 

Show development of designs in sketchbook 

 

Present a weaved plate design 

Paint on fabric- showing repeating patterns 

 

Keywords: composition, inspiration, style, mood, techniques, repeating patterns, African, weave 

Knowledge Organiser

Sweets 

Research ceramic techniques: Sarah Graham and Stephanie Gonot, Leite Culinaria 

 

Experiment with creating repeating design in photoshop 

 

Recreate patterns and textures using different mark-making techniques and photoshop 

 

Using Photoshop to respond and create a final piece  

 

Keywords: photoshop, layers, colours mixed media  

Knowledge Organiser

Pop Art 

Research artists (ie. Andy Warhol 

 

Learn a variety of different ways to present information in different formats 

 

Learn photoshop and mixed media techniques 

 

Learn to use everyday objects to design labels for 

 

Students create mixed media response 

 

Keywords: mixed media, representation, appearance, information 

Knowledge Organiser

Collected Objects

 

Personal Investigation – Research

Component 2 – Exhibition