Art
Year 8
Term 1
The art of the shoe
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Pupils will develop their understanding over a range of material based around the theme of shoe design.
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By the end of Term one pupils will be able to:
Produce creative work, exploring their ideas and recording their experiences.
Show understanding and mastery of a wider range of wet and dry materials.
Evaluate and analyse creative works using the language of art, craft and design.
know about great artists, craft makers and designers, and understand the historical and cultural development of their art forms.
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Learn how to refine their core skills in both wet and dry media.
Undertake practical activities that build on previous understanding.
Sample work in the style of various artists and art movements.
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The skills taught in this term aim to build upon prior knowledge gained in Y7.
The activities undertaken this year will aim to refine the students core skills and widen their artistic tool kit.
These skills will be revisited throughout the rest of Key Stage Three and form the foundations of success moving into Key Stage Four.
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What pupils will do in order to gain the knowledge and skills.
Undertake a series of practical activities which will allow students to expand their current skill set and begin to refine the established skills they have taken forward from their previous year’s learning.
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The ideas pupils will understand and the words they will be able to use.
Line.
Form/shape.
Tone.
Texture.
Colour blending.
Pattern.
Cross hatching.
Mark making.
Watercolour.
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Students will be encouraged to follow links embedded within the learning objectives to enrich their understanding of key artist and techniques.
Term 2
Textiles
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Pupils will begin to develop their textile techniques.
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By the end of Term two pupils will be able to:
Identify and expand upon key textile techniques and successfully apply these in their work.
Develop an understanding of textile manipulation techniques.
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Learn how to use different types of decorative embroidery.
Undertake practical activities that help to develop fabric manipulation and embroidery skills.
Sample work in the style of various artists and art movements.
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These concepts will build upon the basic skills introduced in Term 2 of Y7.
These key concepts will be revisited throughout the rest of Key Stage Three and form the foundations of success moving into Key Stage Four.
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What pupils will do in order to gain the knowledge and skills.
Undertake a series of practical activities which will allow students to explore and develop embroidery and applique skills.
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The ideas pupils will understand and the words they will be able to use.
Textiles
Needle
Embroidery
Thread
Applique
Running Stitch
Whipped Stitch
Back Stitch
Threaded Running
Wax resist
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Students will be encouraged to follow links embedded within the learning objectives to enrich their understanding of key artist and techniques.
Term 3
Graphic shoe final outcome
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Pupils will consolidate the skills they have learnt throughout the year and apply them to a final piece around the theme of a shoe.
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By the end of term three pupils will be able to:
Successfully apply a range of techniques to create a highly personalised and resolved outcome.
Gain an understanding of art from other cultures.
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Learn how to select the most appropriate media from a range of wet and dry media.
Undertake practical activities that help to build understanding of composition and strengthen understanding of the formal elements
Sample work in the style of various artists and art movements.
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Students will be able to select from a range of skills taught throughout term one and term two.
Students will have the opportunity to revisit and master these skills throughout this term.
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What pupils will do in order to gain the knowledge and skills.
Undertake a series of practical activities which will allow students to select and refine their skills as their final piece develops.
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The ideas pupils will understand and the words they will be able to use.
Line.
Form/shape.
Tone.
Texture.
Colour.
Pattern.
Composition.
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Students will be encouraged to follow links embedded within the learning objectives to enrich their understanding of key artist and techniques.