YEAR 7 ART AND DESIGN
PRIOR LEARNING AT KEY STAGE 2
The national curriculum for KS2 art and design aims to ensure that all pupils: produce creative work, exploring their ideas and recording their experiences become proficient in drawing, painting, sculpture and other art, craft and design techniques. Evaluate and analyse creative works using the language of art, craft and design. Know about great artists, craft makers and designers, and understand the historical and cultural development of their art forms.
Half Term 2 –
ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE:
FORM, PATTERN AND COLOUR
WHAT IS BEING TAUGHT KEY QUESTIONS WE WILL ASK
Half Term 1 –
ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE: LINE, SHAPE AND TONE
ASSESSMENT
3x Drawing assessments (once per term).
2x Project assessments
Why is Africa important in human history? How is Art ‘used’ in Africa?
Half Term 4 –AFRICAN ART
The year 7 curriculum is the building blocks upon which the KS3 and KS4 curriculum is built. Pupils need to know and understand how to use the essential knowledge learnt here to access every aspect of the learning which follows in later years in all Art and Design courses of study.
How is Form created?
Why do artists use pattern?
Name the contrasting colour pairs?
What is the difference between a sketch line and a defined line?
What is the difference between a geometric shape and an organic shape?
What is the purpose of tone?
IMPACT
Half Term 3 – ESSENTIAL
KNOWLEDGE: COMPOSITION AND PAINTING TECHNIQUES
What is a focal point?
How is a wash of colour applied? What is underpainting used for?
Half Term 5 –AFRICAN ART
Why do the Ndbele tribe decorate their houses? How big is the Zulu nation?
Why do Zulu’s promote their cultural history?
Half Term 6 –AFRICAN ART
How do artists ‘compose’? How is tone created?
How should tone be applied?
“EVERYONE EXCELS EVERYDAY”
RESILIENCE
RESPONSIBILITY
RESPECT