I am Head of Art in a mixed comprehensive school teaching Art and Phtoography for Year 7-13. Resources are mainly powerpoints and worksheets i have developed over the years for SOWs.
I am Head of Art in a mixed comprehensive school teaching Art and Phtoography for Year 7-13. Resources are mainly powerpoints and worksheets i have developed over the years for SOWs.
Designed for Year 9 based on ‘Close-up’ and inspired by Georgia O’Keefe. Powerpoint teaches:
How to create a study of 'Keefe
How to record observations through photography in response to an artist
How to create close up painting
Powerpoint includes learning objectives, success criteria and examples of work.
Also includes final painting assessment grid, and worksheet for experimenting with blending paint/oil pastels.
Powerpoint includes different activities based around Japanese art:
1. Creating a name panel (with student examples) using website to translate into Japanese symbols
2. Origami tasks to make a collective origami wall
3. Drawing from origami
4. Koi Carp wind sock (I used rice paper to make) template included
This is a unit of work designed for Year 7s but is also suitable for Year 8. It teaches studenst the following:
Understand what a still life is
How to create illusion of form with tone
How to use mark making to create form
How to draw a still life from observation
How to create mark making in monoprint
How to convert a Still Life into a cubist still life
Work is inspired by Giorgio Morandi and cubism
This is a rich powerpoint with images of example work collected over a few years of delivering project. In depth success criteria and learning objectives are clear on every slide.
This resource was designed for Key Stage 4 SOw based on natural forms but the process can be changed to any object. Worksheet runs through how to create four compositions which can be used for planning a painting.
Worksheet designed for Key Stage 3 lessons to teach students basic adjustments within Photoshop. Worksheet runs through basic tools that students can use to enhance their photographs.
Perfect lesson for the last week of term or for a cover lesson for Key Stage Three Art class. Students design a christmas card based on cubist use of geometric shapes and planes. Worksheets includes a step by step scaffold for lower ability student.
This resource has been created for A Level Photography students but could equally be used with GCSE. The aim is to build understanding of Photographic genres and movements away from the classroom which may influence their coursework and related study. It is also really useful for Blended learning or if students are isolated as they can work through the booklet at home.
This booklet contains mini research projects on:
Diarism
Staged Tableaux
Surrealism
Candid Portrait
Each section contains: overview of genre and key artists, a key word search, some video links, some spaces to research key art work and photographers and a short practical project to show understanding of genre.
For independent Work this aims to cover 8 weeks of Individual study time if used in conjunction with lessons or could be used Blended learning to cover 1 month of home learning.
This project is set up to introduce students to the history of still life through research and a work sheet.
The project then sets students up to study photographer who take a contemporary twist on still life photography.
Students must plan and execute a photoshoot,
This is easily assessible for remote learning.
A series of lessons looking at producing a photographic response to poetry suitable for GCSE or Alevel . Including sections of poems used for inspiration.
Work sheet which students use to research compositional tools in photography. If students have access to internet they can research each one and make sketches to aid their understanding.
Ideal for a cover lesson too.