A six-week module on Fake News: what is it, how to distinguish real news from fake news and how to avoid disseminating fake news. Loosely based around the New York Times scheme of work.

An introductory activity for mark making, with reference to Van Gogh's pen drawings.

This is an introduction to the idea of the Alter Ego in Art. The idea of the Artist 'becoming' the art. The presentation begins by looking at Duchamp, Frida and Basquiat and how they used the idea of alter ego in their work. There is then a fun quiz to guess the alter ego: Beyonce- Sasha Fierce Sacha Baron-Cohen- Bruno Dr Jekyl- Mr Hyde Stefani Germanotta- Lady gaga Leigh Francis- Keith Lemon Charlotte DiLaurentis- Vivian Darkbloom

An overview of the personal study essay with links to helpful to university resources and a writing plan for first drafts. The essay plan supports students to get their ideas organised and find suitable resources for their essay. The overview focuses on the Edexcel spec, but can be used for any exam borad essay component. Fully editable.

A flip learning starter homework on Basquait. Students watch a trailer for Radiant Child and then answer directed questions to understand the context and style of the Artist. Ideal for any secondary age.

Based around half termly activities that focus on Develop, Refine, Record and Present. Editable marking rubrics which allow teachers to apply criteria to their own projects. Highlight where the student falls for skills, working habits and ability to follow instruction. this can be used for self, peer or teacher marking. there is a list of common issues at the bottom of each sheet that you can highlight. The whole thing takes 30 seconds. There is also an overall progress tracker. Get the students to cross off what they achieved in each section to be able to see an overall idea of progress. There’s space for targets under each.

The main task is to research Rousseau and his paintings and make a poster outlining four facts. This should be beautifully presented showing and appreciation of his work. There is also a task to create an environment for Clarence the Llama, using basic shapes, which makes the student work with scale, proportion and space.

An assembly with Catholic Diosese structure- Hymn, Reading, content, Call to Action, Reflection, Prayer. Focusing on poverty in the UK and the increasing use of food banks, the assembly looks at the real impact of poverty in this country. Embedded videos of Mhairi Black speaking in the house of commons and the food bank scene from ‘I, Daniel Blake’ Script for the assembly in word doc.

An overview of the different ways projects can be contextualized, including: Artists literature current events with an example of ‘how to’ at the end. Good for introducing the idea or for mid project reviews.

An introduction/ reminder session on how to write about artists and their work in sketchbooks. This was focused on detailed artists analysis, with examples of what each section may look like, using Jordan Casteel as an example.

A set of 9 posters for displays to allow students autonomy over their extension tasks. Tasks are generic to any project.

PP1: A lesson for gathering resourecs at the start of a project. What inspires you? Tate Video on women artists; Four artist for students to select from; Artists analysis slides with example layout for sketchbook. Three differentiated project briefs worksheets.

A Powerpoint focused on AO2 of the GCSE and A-Level art course. How to experiment of you have limited materials. Some practical some theoretical points. Getting started, where to go from where you are, what experimenting actually looks like, as well as some examples from A-Level and Year 7 to start conversations.

A PowerPoint SoW for KS3, focusing on ideas relating to DOCUMENTATION. Including: Experimental drawing, Watercolour, Digital drawing (Procreate) Pencil case design (Using heat transfer paint) Homework suggestions included.