KS3 Curriculum Booklet

Art

YEAR 7

Autumn Term

Spring Term

Summer Term

Manic Mark Making

African Clay Tiles

Graphic Pressa prints

Artistic Learning

 Mark making, line, texture and tone skills  Van Gogh replication  Large mixed media tree

 African patterns  Replica  Design work  Clay tiles

 Designing letters

using mark making

 Pressa print repeated  Paint/glaze tiles

YEAR 8

Colour theory and painting techniques

Development of Kandinsky

Selfie

Artistic Learning

 Colour theory/ wheel  Kandinsky/Klee artist studies  Design Kandinsky style painting using

 Development of Kandinsky work

 Realistic portraits drawing  Julien Opie/Chuck Close/ Andy Warhol  Taking self portraits  In the style of Opie (ideally acrylic/ gouache)

letters, colour theory, mixed media

YEAR 9

Urban Jungle

Day of the Dead

Mask Making

Artistic Learning

 Observational drawings

 Observational drawing of skulls  Research ‘Day of the Dead’

 Design mask from clay/papier-mâché  Making of masks  Painting and decorating masks

 Design work  Adigraf prints  Extending out from print, mixed media

Extra-Curricular

The Art Department run a club specifically aimed at Key Stage 3 students, where they can attend and explore their own artistic interests or develop those areas studied within lessons. Attendance to this club can lead to students achieving recognition for their efforts through the Bronze and Gold Arts Award.