this simple yet effective oracy toolkit is designed to aid learners observe, analyse and respond to artists works. the resource can be easily tailored to all subject areas and has scaffolding embedded; supporting those learners who struggle, whilst offering challenge to more able students.

An introduction to distorted portraits, craft knife paper manipulations, the Artist Alvaro Tapia, and continuous line techniques

This unit of work explores Bruno Metra and Laurence Jeansons Distorted portrait photography, includes starters (DO NOWs), oracy strategies for artist analysis, student examples, and practical tasks.

Twice a half term we use these pre-populated Star Marking Grids to assess the students work. These are tailored for each task/success criteria in advance; cutting down marking time for staff, yay! These work brilliantly as they are easy to understand for students, highlighting their strengths, targets and current progress grades, quick and easy for staff to use and highlights their effort rating (which sometimes goes unnoticed when considering grades). as a practical subject, there responses to their Star Feedback will be visible in their work, therefore a simple signature in the Teacher Response row is enough of a recognition of improvement. OFSTED and our Academy Schools love them, and so do we!

this unit explores the work of Maurizio Anzeri and Lynn Skordal. Includes starter activities (DO NOWS), Artist Analysis strategies, oracy strategies, stretch and challenge options (TIF Challenges) and practical experimentation.

an excellent unit of work introducing learners to David Hockneys Landscapes; including DO Nows (lesson intro activities), Oracy strategies to aid learners analysis skills, student response activities and student evaluation tasks.

an oracy toolkit designed to broaden students observation and literacy skills when analysing an artist

This is an excellent resource for studying colour theory and embedding that knowledge into a practical application using oil pastels. Including DO NOWs activities for students entering the class), TIFs (challenge options) and WAGOLLs (good examples).

an introduction to mark making techniques, drawing inks, textural tools and paper manipulation through observations.