Icknield High School KS3 Curriculum map

Subject: Visual Art

Autumn 1 to Autumn 2 Topic: Monster Typography Revisit: Topic: Visit Japan Poster Revisit:
 Combine a range of  Finding inspiration.  Japanese Lucky Cat Charms.  Finding inspiration.
Graphics animal features to  Responding to stimuli.  Japanese buildings and  Responding to stimuli.
develop monster  Developing ideas. structures.  Developing ideas.
characters.  Experimenting and  Prints and patterns  Experimenting and adapting.
 Creation of a cardboard adapting. (ceramics).  Media: Line, form, colour,
monster.  Media: Line, shape,  Natural World - Cherry shape.
 Apply monster texture, colour. Blossom, Mount Fuji.  Composition: Balance, variety,
characters to  Composition: Emphasis,  Hiroshige scenes (the wave). proportion, space, emphasis.
typography fonts. Space, proportion.  The flag pattern.
 Sara Oglive -‘Monster
Zoo’.
 Maurice Sendak -  1x Circular - colour – with a
‘Where the Wild Things layered composition (Poster
Are’. inspired).
 Rob Steen -‘Flanimals’.  1x Typography – blue and
 1 x Monster Lettering. white – pattern based
 1 x Monster illustration. (ceramic inspired).

Autumn 2 to Spring 1 Topic: Ocean Worlds Revisit: Topic: Intergalactic Revisit:

Art & Design  Using mixed media.  Laying out a balanced  Experimenting with paints to  Experimenting with paints to
 Colour washes. composition. create texture. create texture.
 Colour blend with  Colour washes.  Using pen to create  Using pen to create
paint.  Cutting techniques. observational line drawings. observational line drawings.
  Layering media to  Using mixed media.  Combine imagination and  Creating complex compositions
create texture.  Colour pencil. scientific information to using varied design elements.
 Experimental use of  Poster Paint. create an individual artwork.  Using imagination to develop
inks.  2B Pencil.  Creating complex visual ideas.
 Laying out a balanced compositions using varied
composition. design elements. Key Media
 Cutting techniques.  Using imagination to develop  2B Pencil.
visual ideas.  Biro.
Key Media  Understand how light and  Collage.
 Ink. shadow affect a 3D shapes.
 2B Pencil.  Paper cutting.
 Poster Paint.  Creating images using Collage.
 Colour pencil.
 Oil pastel. Key Media
 Poster Paint
 2B Pencil
 Biro
 Collage
 Sponging
 Colouring pencil
Spring 2 to Summer 1 Topic: Portrait/ Mandala Revisit: Topic: Skull and African project. Revisit:
Textiles  Project. Drawing from  Composition, scale,  Drawing from cultural  Using Cultural reference as
cultural reference. tone and blending with reference. inspiration for a project.
 Using transfer dyes to colours.  Using coloured transfer dyes  Experimenting with colour using
print onto fabric.  Skill in using paint and black to produce a print colour range for a project.
 Experiment with brushes and accurate onto fabric.  Composition, scale, tone and
different methods of drawing.  Using African culture to blending with colours.
drawing a self- portrait  Producing and produce a fabric print  Skill in using paint brushes and
in pencil, felt tip and evaluating a final piece collection. accurate drawing.
paint. in fabric.  Experimenting with different  Producing and evaluating a final
 Using key words and techniques to draw skulls, piece in fabric, using key words
Key Media annotation throughout timed drawing experimenting and annotation throughout
 Pencil. project. with media. project.
 Fabric paints.
 Coloured pencils Key Media
 Fabric.  Pencil.
 Felt tips.  Fabric paints.
 Coloured pencils.
  Fabric.
 Felt tips.
 Pastels
Summer 1 to Summer 2 Topic: Stop Motion Revisit: Topic: Storyboarding and Film Revisit:
Animation.  Yr10 CAMPAIGN Poster design.  Storyboarding in Y9 with the
Film  Students learn the basic project. Look at  A look at pre-production in project ISSUES –
concept of early animation used to film and the concept of PREPRODUCTION and
cartoons and using a inform teenagers about visualising the film in terms of drawing/visualising an idea
small Post-It pad personal safety topics. how it would be shot scene by which the group use to
produce a simple scene. If digital cameras are instruct/guide them during
animation. Students available, a photographic production (filming).
look into the history of storyboard could be produced
film animation. also.
 An investigation into Film
Key Media: poster layouts and concepts.
 Post-it Note flick book.
 Pencil. Key Media:
 Pen.  Storyboard template.
 Pen.
 Pencil.
 Felt Pen.
 Icknield High School KS4 Curriculum map
Subject: Art & Design
Head of Subject: Tom Neill Exam Board: AQA

Year 9 Year 10 Year 11

Autumn 1 Topic: Fantastic and Revisit: Topic: Issues – Protest Revisit: Topic: Trial Exam Revisit:
Strange
Artists  Using guidelines.  Creating a high  Creating a high  Responding to an  Responding to an
 Using guidelines  Tonal shading. quality artist page quality artist page. exam based exam based
to draw out  Texture. (Banksy). starting point. starting point.
compositions.  Layout  Choosing an  Choosing an
 Tonal shading. composition. Key Media: appropriate appropriate
 Texture.  Abstract painting  Acrylic paint. starting point. starting point.
 Abstract painting (Ink).  Stencilling.  Independently  Independently
(Ink).  Annotation. researching and researching and
 Annotation. responding artist responding artist
and designers and designers
work. work.
Key Media:  Applying of media  Applying of media
 Ink. to independent to independent
 2B – 6B pencil. project. project.
 Charcoal.  Working to short  Working to short
 Chalk. deadlines. deadlines.
 Large scale (A2  Quick drawings.  Quick drawings.
sheets).
Key Media:
 Independent
choice.
Autumn 2 Topic: Fantastic and Revisit: Topic: Issues – Protest Revisit: Topic: Trial exam Revisit:
Strange
 Photoshoot.  Creating a high  Creating a high  Topic: Coursework
 Photoshoot setup  Finding relevant quality artist page quality artist page. completion.
and success. research images (LEK + SOWAT)  Photographing
 Researching  Making an Artist  Researching the people.
artists. inspiration page. background of a  Working into
 Showing personal project. photos using
inspiration from  Photoshoot setup mixed media.
artists and and success.  DSLR Camera.
designers.  Photographing
 Making an artist people
inspiration page.  Working into
 Annotation artist photos using
pages. mixed media.
 Drawing from
 Key Media. photos and
 Oil pastel. drawing portraits.
 2B – 6B pencil.
Key Media:
 2B – 6B pencil
 Biro
 DSLR Camera
Spring 1 Topic: Fantastic and Revisit: Topic: Issues – Revisit: Topic: GCSE Exam Revisit:
Strange independent project paper
 Designing a development.  Strategies for
 Designing a personal designing a  Responding to an
personal outcome.  Blending using personal project. exam based
outcome.  Making a relevant acrylic paints.  Organising visual starting point.
 Making a relevant outcome.  Mixing acrylic information.  Choosing an
outcome.  Strategies for paints. appropriate
 Strategies for working  Colour mixing. starting point.
working independently.  Responding to a  Independently
independently. starting point. researching and
 Strategies for responding artist
 Key Media. designing a and designers
 Ink. personal project. work.
 2B – 6B pencil.
  Watercolour  Researching  Applying of media
pastel. issues and ideas. to independent
 Oil pastel.  Organising visual project.
information.  Working to short
 Purposeful deadlines.
composition  Quick drawings.
development.
Key Media:
Key Media:  Independent
 2B – 6B pencil. choice
 Acrylic Paints.
 Collage.
 Stencil.
 Independent
choice.
Spring 2 Topic: Identity Revisit: Topic: Issues – Revisit: Topic: GCSE exam Revisit:
independent project Paper + timed exam
 Keeping a  Keeping a development.  Independently
sketchbook. sketchbook creating an Artist  Topic: Coursework
 Use of words to  How artists or designer presentation and
convey a combine image  Independently inspiration page. preparation for
message. and words. creating an Artist submission.
 Understand how or designer.
colour can be inspiration page.  Presenting and
used to convey  Designing a submitting a
emotion or personal range of best
feeling. outcome. work.
 How artists  Experimenting  Organising and
combine image with and refining selecting from
and words. use of a range of historical work.
 Ways of media.  Refining work
representing from past
identity. projects.
 Targeting areas
Key Media: where most
 Watercolour impact can be
pencil. made.
 Fineliner pen.
  Small Scale (A5
book).
Summer 1 Topic: Identity Revisit: Topic: Issues – Revisit:
Outcome design.
 Creating a  Drawing from  Selecting
meaningful observation.  Creating a most
photomontage.  Abstract mark personal appropriate
 Drawing from making. outcome. media
observation –  Selecting relevant to
nature. most intentions.
 Abstract mark appropriate
making. media
 Making an artist relevant to
inspiration page. intentions.
 Annotation artist
pages.
Key Media: Key Media:
 Photography.  Independent
 Photomontage. choice based
 Pencil colour. on chosen
 Craft knife. artist work.
Summer 2 Topic: Identity Revisit: Topic: Issues Revisit:
presenting a sustained
Portrait proportions Portrait proportions. project Presenting a sustained
Developing self- project for
portrait using images Presenting a sustained submission.
created earlier in project for Personal outcome –
project. submission. developing and taking
Creating a coherent your outcome to the
Key Media: project journey using next level.
Mixed media. annotation and
presentation style.
Personal outcome –
developing and taking
your outcome to the
next level.

Key Media:
Acrylic paint.
Stencil.
Masking tape.
Independent Choice.