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Unit 1 Art of the everyday: food | Students explore in detail the work and context of a given artist before using their own observational drawing and watercolour layering techniques to develop independent 2D outcomes. The unit emphasises the visual connections students make between their own work and that of others, while teaching them to develop skills in media experimentation. Key knowledge developed:
Key skills developed:
Assessment: Learning is assessed formatively at Weeks 5 and 10 of the 12-week unit against an established checklist of criteria. Summative assessment and feedback are based on progress made towards the expected standard, which is articulated through a series of 'I can' statements. |
Unit 2 Art of the everyday: illustration & 3D cakes | Students independently select and investigate the work and context of an artist as stimulus for their own observational drawing and mixed media illustrations. They use a range of techniques to produce 2D illustrations and 3D clay outcomes. The unit emphasises the visual connections students make between their own work and that of others, while teaching them to develop skills in media experimentation. Key knowledge developed:
Key skills developed:
Assessment: Learning is assessed formatively at Weeks 5 and 10 of the 12-week unit against an established checklist of criteria. Summative assessment and feedback are based on progress made towards the expected standard, which is articulated through a series of 'I can' statements. |