James Hornsby Learning Menu – ART

2020-2021 Key activities to be

completed

Description of activity

and success criteria Links to websites/learning platforms

Week one

Year 7 To draw out an African

Animal

How to draw an elephant.

You are going focus tonal

drawing.

- Google template of African animal

(search under images)

- www.youtube.com/watch!v=JtDCB19weT0

How to draw an elephant

Year 8 To discover symmetry in

art.

To find a crisp packet or

any food packaging, cut in

half and stick onto paper

and draw the other half

exactly as you see it.

This will represent

symmetry.

- Have look around the house for

packaging. You might decide to do a

variety of packaging

Year 9 To draw and add colour

to koi fish drawing

(linking to Culture

project)

To draw the outline of koi

fish, including the scales

and add colour. Think

about colour blending and

proportions.

Year10 To draw a variety of

different expressions

(at least six facial

expressions) Use

yourself as the model.

Explore various

expressions by looking in

the mirror or taking a

photo and draw the outline

of what you see. Think

about proportions, scale

and shape.

Google search facial expressions for an

idea of what you could do.

Year 11 To carry on with design

ideas for Component 2

and your design

development

Checklist is on Edulink

for you to follow. You

have the option to take

your books home for

Component 2 – external

assignment.

Checklist has been placed on Edulink

Use Pinterest for ideas

Week two ART LESSONS ARE ONCE A FORTNIGT AT KS3 (year 7 & 8)

Year 9 To analyse your own

drawing of a koi fish

To make direct links to

the formal elements (sheet

on Edulink). Ask your

family about what they

like about your work and

now make improvements –

this needs to be either

re-drawn or photo taken

before you add anything

else to your design (need

to be able to see

improvements from first

attempt to second attempt)

Formal element grid is on Edulink as

well as questions for analysing your

work

Year10 To analyse your own

creations of drawing

facial expressions

To make direct links to

the formal elements and

how your work links to the

work of the artist

studied. Select your three

best images and re draw

with improvements.

Formal element grid is on Edulink as

well as questions for analysing your

work

Year 11 To carry on with design

ideas for Component 2

and your design

development

Checklist is on Edulink

for you to follow. You

have the option to take

your books home for

Component 2 – external

assignment.

Checklist has been placed on Edulink

Use Pinterest for ideas

Week

three

Year 7 To research Quentin

Blake (Roald Dahl

illustrator) and

recreate your own

illustration

Look at his work, say what

you like about his work

and then recreate one of

his images

Year 8 To research Anime and

to draw own manga

illustration

Find out what this genre

of art is. Look closely at

the manga. Attempt to draw

a manga illustration

Drawing a basic manga girl

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBPPHOW4JOo

Year 9 To draw an African mask To draw the outline of an

African mask, including

the various shapes and

patterns and add colour.

Think about colour

blending and proportions.

PowerPoint slide on Edulink

Year10 To draw a variety of

suitable gestures

(thumbs up, thumbs

down, clapping, and

saying ok, could

include any form of

sign language) Use

yourself as the model.

A minimum of three

gestures to be drawn.

Explore various gestures

by looking in the mirror

or taking a photo and draw

the outline of what you

see. Think about

proportions, scale and

shape.

Year 11 COMPONENT ONE –

complete any

outstanding tasks from

your personalised

checklist

Make sure you have your

Component One sketchbook

with you and any resources

you require.

Checklist is on Edulink and you also

have personalised feedback

Week

four

ART LESSONS ARE ONCE A FORTNIGT AT KS3 (year 7 & 8)

Year 9 To analyse your own

drawing of a African

Mask

To make direct links to

the formal elements (sheet

on Edulink). Ask your

family about what they

like about your work and

now make improvements –

this needs to be either

re-drawn or photo taken

before you add anything

else to your design (need

to be able to see

improvements from first

attempt to second attempt)

Year10 To analyse your own

creations focusing on

gestures.

To make direct links to

the formal elements and

how your work links to the

work of the artist

studied. Select your two

best images and re draw

with improvements.

Year 11 COMPONENT ONE –

complete any

outstanding tasks from

your personalised

checklist

Make sure you have your

Component One sketchbook

with you and any resources

you require.

Checklist is on Edulink and you also

have personalised feedback

Year 7: African animal (Week 1)

Year 8: Half food packing (Week 1)

Year 9: Koi Fish (Week 1)

Year 10: Expression (Week 1)

Year 11: Design Idea (Week 1-4)

Task: Complete 4 design ideas and design development with colour & annotation Each design ideas must have the following:-1. Title each design ideas2. Must link to your artist3. Must link to your theme4. Use a min of 3 art materials5. Foreground & background6. Link to formal elements

Tip: Write the name of your theme and your artists on your design ideas page as a reminder

Year 9 and 10: Formal Element (Week 2-4)

Year 9 and 10: Formal Element (Week 2-4)

MINI EVALUATION QUESTIONS

What was your aim?How did you create your work?What went well?What could you do to make your work even better?What did you learn from your work?What was challenging?What was the best bit?

Keywords: background, mid ground, foreground, space (negative/positive), pattern, tone, texture, colour, balance, shape.

Sentence starter helpTry thinking of your own too

• In this piece of work I have…• Through working in this way I have learnt how to …• I have shown…in the style of…• This piece could develop further by including…• To develop this piece further I could …• I am particularly pleased with …• I now aim to…

REMEMBER to check your spellings, grammar and

punctuation

Year 9 and 10: Formal Element (Week 2-4)

Year 7: Quentin Blake (Week Three)

Year 7: Quentin Blake (Week Three)

Year 8: Anime (Week three)

Anime is hand-drawn and computer animation originating

from or associated with Japan. The word anime is the

Japanese term for animation.

Year 9: African Mask (Week 3)

Year 10: Hand gestures (Week three)

Name: ………………………………………………… Theme……………………………………. Class………..

Year 11 Exam Checklist

Artists:

Spider diagram

3 Critical studies & printed images of artwork – H/W

3 Artist studies in different materials of your choice

Mood board (10 colour & 10 black & white images)

10 Primary images – H/W

Black & White studies: Taken from moodboard or primary images

Black paper & white pencil

Charcoal & white chalk on colour sugar paper see list below

Tone – H/W

Biro – H/W

Tone & biro material in one study – H/W

Colour studies: Taken from moodboard or primary images

Oil or soft pastel

Felt tip pen

Paint: watercolour/acrylic/poster/oil/gouache paint -(Assessment)

Mix-media study (more than one material)

Colour pencils – H/W

Stippling in colour – H/W

Design Ideas:

4 Design Ideas with annotation & colour

Design Development with annotation & colour

Final Piece & Evaluation:

Final piece

A4 Evaluation

Name: ………………………………………………… Theme……………………………………. Class………..

Paper: Colour, Black, Newspaper, Sugar, Tissue, Card, Fabric, Tracing, Watercolour, Cardboard, Receipt, Envelopes, Gift card tags, Bubble wrap, Book and Graph

Techniques: Blending, Tone, Proportion, Wet on wet, Mark-making, Pen techniques, Wet on Dry, Dry on Dry, Dry on wet, Cutting and ripping

Key words: Scale, Shape, Size, Texture, Line, Form, Pattern, Composition, Stylisation, Simplification, Structure, Space, Value, Contrast, Emphasis, Balance, Rhythm/Movement, Complementary, Warm, Cold and Earthy Colours, Balance, Technique

Tips for your sketchbook

Level 9, 8, 7

Test out the materials before using this on your artist/black & white and colour images

Evaluate artwork by the artist using the key words/formal elements

Print black & white and colour images for the moodboard

Add secondary images from magazines, newspaper, leaflets & Internet

Evaluate your own artwork using the key words & worksheet

Complete all the studies from the checklist with WWW & EBI

Zoom in & zoom out/colour/black & white primary images

Level, 6, 5, 4

WWW & EBI for all artist copy

WWW & EBI for all your black & white and colour studies

Create more than one artist copy for each artist

Print arty & realistic photograph for the moodboard

Annotated and tested out materials for design ideas & development page

Complete a detail evaluation using key words

Make links to formal elements

Level, 3, 2, 1

One artist copy

Print 10 images printed for moodboard

Print 10 primary images

Four design ideas

Make links to formal element