Welcome
to Year 8 Art at Idsall
Art at Key Stage
3
“During
key stage 3 pupils develop their creativity and imagination
through more sustained activities. These help them to
build on and improve their practical and critical skills
and to extend their knowledge and experience of materials,
processes and practices. They engage confidently with
art, craft and design in the contemporary world and from
different times and cultures. They become more independent
in using the visual language to communicate their own
ideas, feelings and meanings.” Extract from
the National Curriculum for Art and Design.
At Idsall School we aim to develop in all our pupils’
visual and aesthetic awareness and art skills so that
they can understand and appreciate the richness of this
part of our culture, and practise their own self-expression.
Pupils
will present their work in two different ways:
The
sketchbook - will contain ideas, sketches,
detailed plans and developments, research and evaluation.
A lively presentation in a range of media is encouraged.
The
final piece of work - these will be paintings,
drawings and sculpture developed from the sketchbook
work. Pupils should aim to demonstrate an individual
response to the themes, and an increasing confidence
in the use of skills, materials and techniques.
Full
details of the national curriculum attainment
targets for Key Stage 3 Art can be found at
http://www.nc.uk.net
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The Year 8 Art course follows three themes, each exploring different
ways of expressing our emotional response to ideas:
- Self
identity - portraits, heads and facial expressions
(drawing, painting, collage)
- Growth
and harmony - expressed through paint and colour
- The
good, the bad and the ugly - masks, gargoyles and gods
(sculpting in clay and/or card)
These themes will be based on the careful, practical observation
of the human head, plant forms and the structure of colour. Artists’
responses to themes of colour, portraiture and masks (of different
cultures) will be explored. This will lead to pupils' own creative
work.
Through
their work in Art, pupils will develop the following skills:
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Visual
understanding - working from direct observation,
with a focus on colour, surface texture and pattens
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Researching
and analysing set themes and artists' work (use of
the Learning Resource Centre), with a focus on the portraiture
and masks of other cultures
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Creative
development of ideas leading to
a final piece of art work, with a focus on expressive colour
work (2D) and the humand head (3D)
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Practical
exploration of a range of 2D and 3D materials, with
a focus on:
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Drawing
in a range of media (e.g. pencil, pen, chalk, wax crayon)
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Painting
using tempera and/or redimix paints
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Sculpting
using card construction and/or clay
Handy Hints for Parents
Two things will help to make your child’s experience
of art more stimulating:
Have a range of art materials available at home to make
those home study tasks more stimulating (crayons, paints,
collage equipment and materials)
Look at and enjoy real art, craft and design whenever
possible – visit galleries and museums – art
does not just happen in schools.
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