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Smithdon High School

Art Curriculum Overview

Art KS3 Curriculum Topics

 

Autumn Term
1

Autumn Term
2

Spring Term
 1

Spring Term
2

Summer Term 1

Summer Term 2 

Year
7

Learning to See:
Using the pencil to create different tones.

Pencil tones and tonal gradation

Mark making and texture
Using pencil

Mark making and Impressionism through paint

Impressionism and Van Gogh - through Paint

Installation through Mixed Media.

Year
8

Colour Wheel
Colour relationships and tonal blending through Colour pencil

Observational drawing through colour pencil

Typography through printmaking

Typography and the art of lettering through collage.

Typography though painting.

Colour culture through looking at arrange of artists and mixed media.

Year
9

Illustrative art - 
looking at artist Lucy McLaughlan and automatic drawing using fine liner

Illustrative art through printmaking

Observational drawing through pencil and biro

Observational drawing through pencil and biro

Pattern within art - 
looking at Mandallas and artist, Dan Hillier

Pattern within art - 
looking at Mandallas and artist, Dan Hillier

Art KS4 Curriculum Topics

 

Autumn
Term 1

Autumn
Term 2

Spring
Term 1

Spring
Term 2

Summer
Term 1

Summer
Term 2

Year
10

Independent Coursework 1

 

 

Independent Coursework 1

 

Independent Coursework 1

 

Independent Coursework 2

 

Independent Coursework 2

 

Independent Coursework 2

 

Year
11

Independent Coursework 2

 

 Coursework

 

Refining and improving

 

Edexcel Exam Project 

 

Exam Project 

Edexcel Exam Project 

 

Exam Project and 10 hour exam 

Year 11 End of Course

Moderation

 

 

Y11 End of course