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Year 10: Curriculum Intent

The GCSE Fine Art course aims to promote learning across a variety of experiences and through various processes, techniques, materials and resources to generate evidence of a clear creative journey leading to informed and meaningful outcomes. During the course students are encouraged to develop a greater awareness and appreciation of the history of art and contemporary practice and students are offered the experience of working with a visiting practicing artist.

During Year 10 students will produce a series of work towards their Component 1 portfolio, covering all four AQA assessment objectives.

Year 10 Essential Knowledge Summary

Component 1: Animals

(Recording observations)

Component 1: Animals

(Artist research, experimenting and developing ideas)

Component 1: Animals

(Artist research, experimenting and developing ideas)

Composite Knowledge: Pupils will record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions as work progresses.

Component Knowledge:

Foundational Knowledge:

Declarative Knowledge:

  • Introduction to grid drawing method
  • Further developing knowledge of a wide range of mark making techniques
  • Further developing knowledge of image transfer techniques – pencil/ oil pastel transfer
  • Introduction to recording observations through photography

Procedural Knowledge:

  • Create a series of close up studies applying knowledge of mark making, texture and image transfer techniques.
  • Record observations using the grid method, applying knowledge of pencil, tone, mark making and texture.
  • Record observations using colour, selecting appropriate media.
  • Create a series of photographs from taxidermy experimenting with composition and viewpoint.

Upper Hierarchical Knowledge:

Working from more complex imagery when recording observations. Working from personal photographs and/or collecting imagery independently to develop a series of further studies using media and processes of own choice.

Composite Knowledge: Pupils will develop ideas through investigations, demonstrating critical understanding of sources.

Component Knowledge:

Foundational Knowledge:

Declarative Knowledge:

  • Introduction to a variety of Zentangle style pattern techniques
  • Introduction to Iain Macarthur and other relevant artists throughout history.
  • Researching and selecting appropriate images and information.

Procedural Knowledge:

  • Create a series of Zentangle style pattern studies.
  • Recreating artists work selecting appropriate materials to work with.
  • Presenting research creatively and effectively working with independence.
  • Experiment with a variety of appropriate materials to develop personal ideas which evidencing strong links and understanding of the work of the artist researched.

Upper Hierarchical Knowledge:

  • Further exploration, forming own opinions on the work of others and explaining choices.
  • Applying keywords and specialist language to annotations.
  • Selecting more complex artist imagery and media processes.
  • Demonstrating a higher level of understanding of context when presenting work with creativity.

Composite Knowledge: Pupils will develop ideas through investigations, demonstrating critical understanding of sources.

Component Knowledge:

Foundational Knowledge:

Declarative Knowledge:

  • Further developing knowledge of mark making, pattern and colour wash techniques
  • Introduction to Ola Liola, Kris Tate and other relevant artists throughout history.
  • Researching and selecting appropriate images and information.

Procedural Knowledge:

  • Create a series of colourwash pattern studies.
  • Making independent choices, selecting artist to focus on.
  • Recreating artists work selecting appropriate materials to work with.
  • Presenting research creatively and effectively working with independence.
  • Experiment with a variety of appropriate materials to develop personal ideas which evidencing strong links and understanding of the work of the artist researched.

Upper Hierarchical Knowledge:

  • Further exploration, forming own opinions on the work of others and explaining choices.
  • Applying keywords and specialist language to annotations.
  • Selecting more complex artist imagery and media processes.
  • Demonstrating a higher level of understanding of context when presenting work with creativity.

Component 1: Animals

(Artist research, experimenting and developing ideas)

Component 1: Animals

(Experimenting and developing ideas, presenting a personal response)

Component 1: Animals

(Presenting a personal response)

Composite Knowledge: Pupils will develop ideas through investigations, demonstrating critical understanding of sources.

Component Knowledge:

Foundational Knowledge:

Declarative Knowledge:

  • Introduction to a wide selection of related artists, further developing independent research skills
  • Researching and selecting appropriate images and information.

Procedural Knowledge:

  • Making independent choices when researching and selecting an additional artist to focus on.
  • Recreating artists work selecting appropriate materials to work with.
  • Presenting research creatively and effectively working with independence.
  • Experiment with a variety of appropriate materials to develop personal ideas which evidencing strong links and understanding of the work of the artist researched.

Upper Hierarchical Knowledge:

  • Further exploration, forming own opinions on the work of others and explaining choices.
  • Applying keywords and specialist language to annotations.
  • Selecting more complex artist imagery and media processes.
  • Demonstrating a higher level of understanding of context when presenting work with creativity.

Composite Knowledge: Pupils will refine work by exploring ideas, selecting and experimenting with appropriate media, materials, techniques and processes.

Component Knowledge:

Foundational Knowledge:

Declarative Knowledge:

  • Further developing knowledge of successful selection and refinement of ideas and materials
  • Further develop knowledge of composition and successful final piece planning and presentation techniques.

Procedural Knowledge:

  • Develop ideas into a final piece plan.
  • Begin to present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and demonstrates understanding of visual language.

Upper Hierarchical Knowledge:

  • Developing ideas into a personal, original and detailed realisation and design, evidencing strong understanding and relationships with the work of Photographers researched.

Composite Knowledge: Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and demonstrates understanding of visual language.

Component Knowledge:

Foundational Knowledge:

Declarative Knowledge:

  • Further developing presentation skills

Procedural Knowledge:

  • Complete presentation of a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and demonstrates understanding of visual language.
  • Present Component 1 portfolio of work.

Upper Hierarchical Knowledge:

  • Reflect critically on creative journey and its effectiveness in relation to the realisation of personal intentions.

Final Composite Knowledge: Year 10 End Point

  • Presentation of a selection of drawings, photographs and internet imagery where appropriate.
  • Presentation of research into a range of relevant artists.
  • Presentation of the development of personal ideas and experiments with a wide range of media.
  • Presentation of a personal and meaningful response.