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Engaging, easy-to use, challenging lesson resources designed to help close the disadvantage gap. From print & go worksheets when you're in a rush to thoughtful assemblies when you need to impress. For busy, happy teachers who want highly motivated and productive students. Designed by a Head of Creative & Performing Arts, Head of Art and GCSE and A-level Art moderator. MA, BFA, NPQSL

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Engaging, easy-to use, challenging lesson resources designed to help close the disadvantage gap. From print & go worksheets when you're in a rush to thoughtful assemblies when you need to impress. For busy, happy teachers who want highly motivated and productive students. Designed by a Head of Creative & Performing Arts, Head of Art and GCSE and A-level Art moderator. MA, BFA, NPQSL
DT Graphics Booklet Cover Print Design Technology
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DT Graphics Booklet Cover Print Design Technology

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Print & go, can be used for year 7, 8 or 9 Design & Technology lessons. Can be done in any classroom. 24 pages. Includes: Assessment Criteria & a variety of mini-projects. Unit Focus: In this class you will be investigating graphics, posters, and book design as part of Design and Technology Graphics projects 1 I can develop some ideas using colour. 2 I can use colour/texture to make my ideas look realistic 3 I can develop different ideas using some information and research that I have found. 4 I can identify a way of making my work look and work better. 5 I can work independently at times during my practical work 6 I have a product which is completed and uses one or more skills 7 I can develop different ideas using some information and research that I have found 8 I can present my development work neatly using 2D/3D drawings. 9 I can use and understand branding words
Goya & Redon Ink Wash technique- Beginning. End. GCSE 2017
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Goya & Redon Ink Wash technique- Beginning. End. GCSE 2017

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One of my favourite lessons to teach. Now your students can enjoy it too! Featuring differentiated resources and a skill-building handout ready to print. Everything you need for a dynamite lesson all included in this ppt. Just add fineliners… and students. -Empower your students by teaching them how to skilfully use the ink wash technique against success criteria -Learn about the dark art of Goya and Redon and link to Beginning/and/or End -3 ready-to-print skill worksheets offering different levels of challenge -Includes a variety of Goya and Redon images for students to work from -Differentiated with key art vocabulary in 8 different languages -Reflection plenary questions to deepen learning and self-evaluate
Art Object Media Studies Drawing Skills
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Art Object Media Studies Drawing Skills

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-Use this resource to add purpose and build skills in any lesson where students will be drawing an object. -Can be used as a Baseline test for year 9 and GCSE Art students. -Includes a lesson plan outline and differentiation. The Activity: 1. Gather a variety of objects (we use shoes, wooden mannequins, bottles, spray cans etc) and have them out on the table ready for each student. 2. Have students section an A3 paper into 4 and complete 4 separate studies of the same object progressively working from least difficulty to most challenging using: pencil, pen, ink wash technique (black fineliner with a wet paintbrush overtop) and colouring pencil.
My Own Art Gallery
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My Own Art Gallery

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Use this ppt to inspire Art & Design students to pursue an art-related career as well as enable them to create their own gallery. Featuring: -Assessment Criteria for task -Key Vocabulary -List of Art-related careers -Link to a video clip on 'What Does a Curator do' Student mission: To select famous works of art to make a collection and curate an exhibition in my own imaginary art gallery. -To present my gallery in a unique way on a page in my sketchbook -To give my gallery a name and use an interesting lettering style to draw the title on my page -To use the resources provided as well as researching at home to collect images of art to display in my gallery - To include the title of each artwork and the artists name
Artists to Research GCSE Art AO1
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Artists to Research GCSE Art AO1

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Use this resource to get your GCSE students interested in and researching Artists to earn marks for Assessment Objective 1. Featuring: -Wide range of artists to choose from (with an intro blurb to each) -Breakdown of Assessment Objective 1 -Criteria for Success
DT Shading & Rendering 3-D products using pencil
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DT Shading & Rendering 3-D products using pencil

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Use this engaging resource to get your Design Technology or Art students to refine their skill of shading in 3D objects using pencil. This lesson features... -Quick-print worksheets (differentiated) - Assessment Criteria -Key vocabulary words -Higher thinking questions Includes a lesson plan!
GCSE Art Holiday Homework Beginning/End 2017 Edexcel
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GCSE Art Holiday Homework Beginning/End 2017 Edexcel

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Need a quick homework to keep your GCSE students working on creating evidence for their Art portfolio for Beginning/End over the Easter break? Use this! Features... -Checklist of holiday activities -Focus on Researching artists & exploring personal interests -Exemplars of A/B/C quality work -AO4 Idea mindmap
Surrealism Collage
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Surrealism Collage

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Surrealist Collage -To write your own definition of “surrealism” -To work in groups to recreate a famous surrealist work of art using collage. Engage students in surrealism and have them experiment with collage to fulfil National Curriculum Key Concepts: A01 Develop & A02 Refine.
GCSE Art Practical Exam (Egg-zam)
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GCSE Art Practical Exam (Egg-zam)

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An 'egg-cellent' way to push your students to draw and paint from observation without 'crackin' a sweat. We used this activity as a 5 hour practical art exam. Includes: -2 lessons: Exam activity & imaginative response -Step-by-step instructions for success -Assessment criteria -Visual examplars -Links to relevant artists All you need to do now is go buy some eggs!
Grid Portraits
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Grid Portraits

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Use this to show your students how to use the grid method to draw a realistic portrait.
Lord of the Flies Lesson 1 & 2
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Lord of the Flies Lesson 1 & 2

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Use this engaging lesson to kick off a unit on Lord of the Flies Learning: -To begin to understand the historical and social context surrounding our next project. -To consider how outside influences can create a piece of literature that has been called ‘a masterpiece’. -To consider what assumptions we may have about the novel and how accurate they might be. Strong links to SMSC
Cover Lesson Art Pop Lichtenstein
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Cover Lesson Art Pop Lichtenstein

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Ready to print or upload and use immediately. Perfect to use as a lesson cover Includes: -drawing activity -dot colouring task -artist information -word search
Power Exam Final Plan Sheets GCSE Edexcel Exam 2024
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Power Exam Final Plan Sheets GCSE Edexcel Exam 2024

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Use this to help your students plan their final exam outcome and get big marks in all the Assessment Objectives. Students develop metacognition in evaluating their own progress against clear checkpoints. Includes: -6 pages of printable pages that your students can use to easily plan and clearly show their idea development for POWER 2024. -A page guiding students in how to draw thumbnail sketches to show their ideas -Questions that get students to engage with and evaluate their own work. -A checklist of tasks that need to be completed for a strong portfolio All you need to do is print and go!
Exam Pathways Art GCSE Beginning/End Edexcel 2017
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Exam Pathways Art GCSE Beginning/End Edexcel 2017

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-Use this resource to get students to earn marks for all Assessment Objectives and to effectively plan for their 2017 Art exam Beginning/End. Features: -Differentiated pathways to ensure student confidence and success in planning & producing a high quality final piece for the art exam -Examples of high-quality outcomes -Questions for students to evaluate where they are at with their exam-planning -Formulas on how to achieve a high-quality outcome for different skills and tastes