Art

Year 10

Subject: Fine Art/Sculpture/Art Textiles

During this term students will develop a thorough understanding of the assessment criteria used in GCSE Art and how to work and think as an artist.
Learning aim and context:

• Mind Mapping and creating a Mood Board as an inspirational starting point.
• Artist research and its influence and its importance.
• Introduction to landscape painting with acrylic/ Introduction to plasterwork and the use of moulds/ or Textiles and mixed media. The use of surface texture in Art.
• Observation drawing as a tool and a starting point.
• Lettering and the use of text in expressive Art.
• Abstract and Conceptual Art in principle and practise.

The main assessment task(s) will look at:

• Develop a final piece that best communicates the understanding of the knowledge and techniques that have been studied.

During this term students will continue to develop a thorough understanding of the assessment criteria used in GCSE Art and how to work and think as an artist.
The main assessment task(s) will look at:

• Preparation for the Y10 Mock exam. Students are given a minimum of 4 weeks to develop preparatory sheets in response to a GCSE exam paper. Students will then be expected to produce a final piece during a 5 hour timed period.

Students will be expected to develop a unit of coursework in response to their own interests.