Topic 1 Year 7 Art
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| Topic | Creative Bugs | ||
| No of lessons | 15 | ||
| When is it happening | Term 1 Yr 7 | ||
| What students will learn? | Week by week students will explore and experiment with the formal elements of Art and Design. These formal elements are tone, colour theory, mark making, painting, pattern, observation, composition, and design. These formal elements are imperative in every student's art journey to enable them to become a competent artist. | ||
| Key Knowledge that students should know at the end of 'Topic' | This is the knowledge that students will meet for the first time in this topic | The knowledge of how to use specialist art equipment correctly as well as the techniques to make their work successful. Not all students will have had access to specialist art equipment and teaching at KS2 so the opportunity for all students to learn this knowledge of formal elements and how to use the associated equipment is key to ensure all students can succeed. They will learn how to create tone using a pencil, how to create mark making with pen, how to use pencil crayon to create tone and layer colours, how to mix colours with paint and how to use the colour wheel. | |
| This is knowledge that students may have met before but will need to deepen their understanding | Students will have an understanding of what tone is but may have had limited opportunities to practice this formal element. Students will have basic knowledge of colour mixing and some may have an understanding of the colour wheel. Students will have had the opportunity to create an observational drawing. They will have an understanding of how to use hand-eye coordination to execute an accurate observation. Students will have an understanding of what a pattern is. | ||
| Key Skills that students should be able to demonstrate at the end of 'Topic' | This is the skills that students will meet for the first time in this topic | To have a clear understanding of how to use art materials successfully to create artwork focusing the formal elements of art. Shading pencils to create tone. Paint and pencil crayon to explore colour theory, colour mixing and tone. Pen to explore mark making, tone and pattern | |
| This is skills that students may have met before but will need to develop | Students will have a deeper understanding of how to use art materials to create successful artwork that focusses on the formal elements of art and design. It will ensure that all students have now had the opportunity to explore art materials and improve their skills when using them. | ||
| Key vocabulary that students should know and understand |
Contrasting, Complementary, Harmonious, Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Mark Making, Tone, Colour Mixing, Blending, Layering, Composition, Observation, Formal Elements, Secondary Source, Inspiration. |
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| The Big Question | What are the Formal Elements of Art? | ||
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Key questions that students should be able to answer at the end of the 'Topic' |
What is tone and how do we create it using a pencil? | ||
| What is mark making and how does it describe texture? | |||
| How do I mix colours using pencil crayon and how can I create tone with pencil crayon? | |||
| How do I mix colour with paint and how do I mix tints, shades, and hues? | |||
| How do I accurately create observational drawing? | |||
| How do I create a composition in the style of Seguy using my own work? What are the different types of graphics layout? How do I annotate and evaluate my own work using the language of art? | |||
| Creating a repeat pattern composition in the style of Seguy? | |||