Year 10 Curriculum Overview for students - Art and Design
EXAM BOARD: AQA Syllabus Code: 8201 8202 8203 8204 8205 8206
Assessment | Topic | Length | % of GCSE |
Component 1: Portfolio | A portfolio that in total shows explicit coverage of the four assessment objectives. It must include a sustained project evidencing the journey from initial engagement to the realisation of intentions and a selection of further work undertaken during the student’s course of study. (96 marks) | No time limit | 60% |
Component 2: Externally set assignment | Students respond to their chosen starting point from an externally set assignment paper relating to their subject title, evidencing coverage of all four assessment objectives.(96 marks) | Preparatory period 10 hour supervised period | 40% |
WHEN | TOPICS | KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING | DETAILS OF ASSESSMENT & LINK TO GCSE PAPERS | TAKING IT FURTHER | |
HALF TERM 1 7 Weeks | Extended Personal Project Theme: Natural Forms
| Exploring natural forms through art making Experimenting with drawing techniques; timed, alternative hand, blind, rotation What the Formal Elements are and how they are used in art and art analysis. Experimenting with printing techniques; monoprinting, block printing, screen printing, etching Experimenting with mark making and understanding of the use of mark making in art. How to evaluate artistic output: Peter Randall Page | Cumulative assessment contributing to Component 1. A01: Develop ideas through investigations, demonstrating critical understanding of sources Assessment Objective 2 (A02): Refine work by exploring ideas, selecting and experimenting with appropriate media, materials, techniques and processes. Assessment Objective 3 (A03): Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions as work progresses. | LINKS TO THE REAL WORLD | RESOURCES |
Tate to Tate trip. Exploring the gallery space. How artists use the natural form in their work and respond to stimuli creatively. Curating a a profession The role of the gallery in art making and artistic output | https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zc7sfrd/revision/1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z38s6yc/revision/5 https://artuk.org/discover/topics/self-portraits https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/p/portrait https://www.moma.org/artists/3201 | ||||
HALF TERM 2 6 Weeks | Extended Personal Project Theme: Natural Forms
| Experimenting with drawing media; chalk, biro, ink, pencil Experimenting with painting media; watercolour, acrylic, oil How to use photography to document ideas, source material and its use in experimentation Responding to the work of artists | AP3 - Formal Assessment Cumulative assessment contributing to Component 1. A01 A02 A03 | The role of photography in documentation | |
HALF TERM 3 5 Weeks | Extended Personal Project Theme: Natural Forms
| Researching artists relating the a theme and analysising their work in the context of a personal project How to develop and refine ideas. How to apply knowledge of processes and techniques for the purpose of experimentation Using drawing to record ideas | Cumulative assessment contributing to Component 1. AO1 AO2 AO3
| Various depending on artists | |
HALF TERM 4 5.5 Weeks | Extended Personal Project Theme: Natural Forms
| Working toward a response to a stimuli How to refine experimentation towards an outcome | AP5 - Formal Assessment AO1 AO2 AO3 A04: Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and demonstrates understanding of visual language. Cumulative assessment contributing to Component 1. A01 A02 | Various depending on artists What it means to be a contemporary artist producing work. | https://www.tate.org.uk/art/student-resource https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists |
HALF TERM 5 6 Weeks | Extended Personal Project Theme: Natural Forms
| Working towards a response to a stimuli Completing a personal response | AP6 - Mock Examination Cumulative assessment contributing to Component 1. A02 A03 | Various depending on artists | https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/search-the-collection https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/venues/hayward-gallery/hayward-50-uncovering-archive |
HALF TERM 6 7 Weeks | Extended Personal Project Theme: Natural
| Completing a personal response | Cumulative assessment contributing to Component 1. A04 | Various depending on artists | |