A simple one-off hour cover lesson for KS3 Art, based on the theme word ‘Identity’. Ideal for a year 9 group. Resource includes learning intention, starter, link to graphic design, peer assessment and chance to develop skills using personal interests. Teacher should provide: Printed resources Pencils Colour crayons Students learn about typography as one of the ‘pillars of graphic design’ and look at examples of creative typography that already exists. Students use resources provided and their own hobbies and interests to produce two possible designs for a final outcome. Students can use peer assessment as a plenary and opportunity to set themselves a target, then used refine into a large scale outcome.

This is a suite of two lessons which should be taught over two hours. Included is one whole powerpoint with instructions and starters, plus three worksheets. These lessons are suitable for years 8 & 9, to develop their practical skills in the formal element pattern, and to delve into other cultures of art. Lesson one: Starter: students look at an image and discuss whether it is a form of Islamic art. The teacher can then discuss the key elements of Islamic Art: - non representative - geometric - tessellating Literacy based task: Students learn keywords and discuss ‘Arabesque’ and how geometry is used within Islamic Art. Students discuss the meaning of the words, and look at examples to contextualise their understanding. Practical task: Students complete two simple geometric shapes using light pencil marks to learn more about ‘guidelines’ and how to use them. Their shapes are practised and they are shown how they could be tessellated. Students develop these ideas by using the 8 and 6-pointed star templates and add designs to them. Lesson two: Starter: Revisit last lesson and use keywords to produce a sentence to describe what they learnt about Islamic Art last lesson. Practical task: Students begin by creating their template - these can be prepared in advance on separate paper using a pair of compasses and a protractor. Students then use their understanding from previous lesson to produce a series of stars. These can be simplified or embellished with arabesque designs. Students use colour crayons to highlight certain shapes within the design. Extension/Stretch and challenge: Students can add patterns and textures to shapes within their designs.

A simple one-off hour cover lesson for KS3 Art, based on the formal element, tone. Ideal for a year 7 group. Resource includes learning intention, opportunity for literacy focus, peer assessment, practical formative assessment and chance to develop skills using mixed media. Students define the key term in their own words or with a dictionary depending on the ability of the class, then review their understanding of what ‘tone’ is, with a practical starter activity. Opportunity for Q&A and discussion to clarify any misconceptions. Teacher discussion to assist students to set their own success criteria. Examples could be: *- Keep looking at the object when drawing; *- Draw out the basic shapes with light pencil marks before adding detail; *- Use lines to layer up and make even tone on the surface of the cutlery. Students then use the lesson to produce a practical response using pencil and biro. Resources with exemplar work are attached and could be printed two-sided. Students can use peer assessment as a plenary and opportunity to set themselves a target for next lesson.