This is a help sheet for GCSE students to aid their contextual critical writing on artists and sources. Using Rod Taylor’s Content, Process, Form and Mood as starting points for their analysis the students can use the sentence starters on the sheet to add to the written annotation. The AQA examination board states that all GCSE students should have written contextual annotation in their coursework. I devised this sheet to help my students write their analysis effectively in their sketchbook.

This worksheet uses Rod Taylor’s Content, Process, Form and Mood starting points for students to analyse artwork effectively and thoroughly. The help sheet asks questions for each starting point and key words are provided to help students use the correct art terms in their written annotation.

These help sheets are for A level Photography students undertaking their Personal Investigation in Component 1. The three worksheets together help students to formulate their ideas for their personal investigation with particular reference to AQA Photography. My students mainly work digitally so that is why it is referenced so often.

This spread works out your raw marks into the 1-9 grades from last years AQA Art, Craft and Design Grade Boundaries. You enter the marks out of 96 for each assessment objective for coursework and exam and the spreadsheet works out the final grade. It has saved me hours of working out during a stressful time.

I have devised this worksheet to help my year 10 and 11 low ability students with their artist annotation. I have used a combination of Feldman’s Model of Art Criticism and Rod Taylor Content, Process, Form and Mood.

This can be used with Key Stage 3 or 4 for contextual source material on an Art and Design project on Identity. Worksheets can be provided to students which outline brief meanings behind the art work in the presentation.

This powerpoint can be used with Year 9 or 10 and is a taster of a self directed project on Politically influenced art and artists. I have taught the project successfully with Year 9 as a GCSE taster project before they choose their GCSE options. The powerpoint leads students through the four assessment objectives used with AQA Art, Craft and Design to create a meaningful response influenced by a story from the news. This is a past AQA GCSE starting point/Exam question.

This presentation describes how pattern from around the world can be reflected in Art and Design in the use of motif and colour. I am from the North East so my example of pattern making references the mining industry but the powerpoints also reference local landmarks in London. I have tried to create a SOW that references the diverse cultures in my classroom and how their culture can inform their pattern designs. The idea is to create a batik pattern with reference to African colours and meanings within the motif. The next process is a clay tile using Islamic Art as a source. Beatriz Milhazes could be referenced and Mexican day of the dead. The last process is a collage using Japanese/Manga pattern or Ryan Guiness inspired modern day references in his pattern work.

This is a presentation saved as a pdf to save space. It details the history of animation, animators, styles and provides lesson activities for white board animation, cut out animation, object and plasticine animation. There are embedded you tube clips which may have changed or expired. It encourages students to research animation styles and try to develop their own characters and storyline using storyboards. It is designed to be used alongside ipad apps such as animation HD and Stop Motion studio.