Post on 26-Jan-2021
Year 8CURRICULUM CHOICES
2019
What did you doto make yourself proud?
ART AND DESIGN
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY
GCSEART
Year9– Workshops andportfolio development:SealifeTheme• Exploreavarietyofmaterialsandprocessesincluding;drawingandpainting,mixedmedia,printing,3D,ceramics,photography andtextiles.• Developanunderstandingtowardstheformalelements,throughobservationaldrawingandpainting.• Use theworkofartists,craftsmenanddesignerstodevelopideasandrespondappropriatelywithyourownpracticalwork,leading toafinalpiece.
Year10– Portfolioofwork:Portraiture• Studentsdevelop aprojectinspiredbythethemeofportraiture.• Youareguidedthroughtheprocessofdevelopingaprojectinpreparationforagreatersenseofindependencetowardstheend of thecourseworkstage.• Youwillexploredrawing,painting,alongwithadditionalmaterialsandwillberequiredtoresearch andanalysetheworkofartists,aswellasyourown
work.
Year11–TrialExamandExternallysetAssignment• Thetrialexaminationgivesstudentstheopportunitytobecomefamiliarwiththeprocessofdevelopingaunitofworkindependentlyandworkinginexam
conditions.• TheexternallysetexaminationisissuedafterJanuarywhenstudentsareinyear11.Studentsdevelopanindependentprojectrespondingtotheirchosen
theme,usingtheskillsand techniquestheyhavedevelopedovertheprevioustwoyears.Preparatoryworkisproducedintherunuptoa10hoursexaminwhichstudentsproducetheirfinalpiece.
CREATE NEWHABITS
ACTIVITIES IN LESSONS
• Observationaldrawingtoexploretheformalelements• Experimentaldrawingandpaintingworkshops• Acrylicandwatercolourpainting• Explorationofcharcoal,chalkandoilpastel.• PhotographyandeditingwithPhotoshop• Printmaking:monoprinting,linoprintingandsilkscreenprinting• 3Dskilldevelopment:paper,card,wire,clayandpapermache• Analysisofartistswork• Group,peerandindividualreflection,feedbackandgalleryofwork.
HOW WILL I BE EXAMINED?
Youareassessedonyourpracticalwork.Everythingyoudofromyear9toyear11willcontributetoyouroverallGCSEgrade.
• 60%=Componentone:PortfolioConsistingoftwocompletedprojectsbasedonagiventhemethatexplicitlycoversthefourassessmentobjectives.
Plusaselectionofworkundertakenduringthecourse
• 40%=Componenttwo:Externallysetassignment(CompletedinYear11)
Youwillrespondtoyourchosenstartingpointfromanexternallysetassignmentpaper,evidencingcoverageofallfourassessmentobjectives.
Youwillhaveapreparatoryperiodfollowedby10hoursofsupervisedtime,duringwhichyouwillhavetocompleteyourfinalpiece
Assessmentobjectives
• AO1- Developideasthroughinvestigationsinformedbycontextualandothersourcesdemonstratinganalyticalandculturalunderstanding.
• AO2 – Refineideasthroughexperimentingandselectingappropriateresources,media,materials,techniquesandprocesses.
• AO3 – Recordingideas,observationsandinsightsrelevanttointentionsinvisualandotherforms
• AO4 – Presentingapersonal,informedandmeaningfulresponsedemonstratinganalyticalandcriticalunderstanding,realisingintentionsand,whereappropriate,makingconnectionsbetweenvisual,written,oralorotherelements.
• Eachobjectiveismarkedoutof24meaningthereareanoverall96markstoachieve
• Workismarkedandmoderatedinternally,followedbyaselectionofcandidatesworkbeingmoderatedbyanexternalAQAmoderator.
LINKS TO CAREERS AND FUTURE PATHWAYS
Make-up / Special Effects
http://www.thecreativeindustries.co.uk/industries