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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
Macbeth Revision Booklet GCSE Print & Go Cover
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Macbeth Revision Booklet GCSE Print & Go Cover

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Use this 39 page booklet to get your students ready to tackle MACBETH. Can be used for cover, just print & go Includes: 3 Knowledge organiser 4 Overview of key allusions 5 Overview of common misconceptions 6 BQ: How does Shakespeare create a foreboding atmosphere in A1-S1? 7 BQ: How does Shakespeare present Macbeth as a formidable warrior in A1-S2? 8 BQ: What prophecies do the Witches make about Macbeth and Banquo in A1-S3? 9 BQ: How do Macbeth and Banquo react to the prophecies and how do their reactions differ in A1-S3? 10 BQ: To what extent is Lady Macbeth presented as an ambitious and assertive character in A1-S5? 11 Assessment 13 BQ: Why does Macbeth feel so conflicted about murdering Duncan in A1-S7? 14 Review of Act 1 15 BQ: What does Macbeth’s soliloquy reveal about his state of mind in A2-S1? 16 BQ: What does Macbeth’s behaviour in the aftermath of the murder reveal in A2-S2? 17 BQ: How does Macduff react to discovering Duncan’s dead body in A2-S3? 18 Review of Act 2 19 BQ: How is the relationship between Macbeth and Banquo presented after the murder of Duncan in A3-S1? 20 BQ: How is Macbeth’s state of mind presented after he sees the ghost of Banquo in A3-S4? 21 BQ: How does Macbeth react to the failure of the banquet at the end of A3-S4 and what does this reveal? 22 Review of Act 3 23 BQ: Why does Macbeth visit the Witches again in A4-S1 and what does he learn? 24 BQ: How does Macduff react to the news that his family have been murdered in A4-S3? 25 BQ: How is Lady Macbeth presented in A5-S1 and how has she changed? 26 BQ: How does Macbeth react to the new of Lady Macbeth’s death in A5-S5? 27 BQ: How is the final confrontation between Macbeth and Macduff presented in A5-S8? 28 Review of Act 4 and Act 5 29 Assessment 30 Quiz questions 32 Retrieval grid 33 Review of characterisation 35 Review of key images 38 Multiple-choice questions 39 Review of big questions
Mixed-Media Heart drawing GCSE Art
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Mixed-Media Heart drawing GCSE Art

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An engaging mixed-media drawing task that challenges all abilities of Art students to create Art that combines their creative and technical abilities. This lesson offers criteria to push and effectively assess LAPS, MAPS, HAPS & G&T students. Students will spend 2+ hours creating a piece of Art inspired by the heart. L.O: Take creative risks to make an imaginative, detailed response to your original heart drawing using your choice of mixed media. Teacher Prep for this lesson: -Print out some anatomical images of a heart (I've included some photos of lamb's hearts for you to use if you wish) or borrow a heart few models from the science department. -Get some interesting collage materials (photocopied pages of M.C. Escher's work, graffiti books work well). -Provide a range of wet & dry media (pastels, inks, sharpies, colouring pencils etc). -Give students a choice of sugar papers & drawing papers to work on. Enjoy!
Photography GCSE Exam Preperation
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Photography GCSE Exam Preperation

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-Use this resource to get students to earn marks for all Assessment Objectives and to effectively plan for their GCSE 2017 Photography exam. 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 -Strategies for how to achieve a high-quality outcome for different skills and tastes
Art & History Design a Medieval Shield
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Art & History Design a Medieval Shield

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Use this KS2/KS3 Art & History lesson to engage students with medieval art and have them design a shield that represents their identity. Includes: -Assessment Criteria -Examples of Medieval Shields -Shield templates
Transition Summer 2024 Art & Design Homework Booklet Year 9 into 10 Independent Work
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Transition Summer 2024 Art & Design Homework Booklet Year 9 into 10 Independent Work

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Keep students motivated and improving their art skills all summer long so when they come back in September they already have some high quality work for their GCSE portfolio! Includes: KNOWLEDGE: Learn about artist & illustrator Iain MacArthur PRACTICE: Timed drawing tasks of different lengths & warm ups, CHALLENGE: Mark-making and creative detailing challenge I work in a boys school where homework doesn’t always get done. With this is mind I’ve designed this exciting, varied book of activities that will delight and challenge students while subconciously introducing them to the GCSE Art Assessment Objectives.
Drama GCSE The Crucible Revision McCarthyism
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Drama GCSE The Crucible Revision McCarthyism

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Learning Objective: To understand the context of McCarthyism and justify my directing choices for staging the play. Students will learn about: -The Real Witch-Hunts -The Cold War -USA: Capitalism versus Communism in 1950s Includes: Vocabulary & Comprehension tasks Director’s challenge tasks Fill in the blank, identify the parallels & True or False exercises Homework tasks
A level Art Entire SOW, diverse range of activities, drawing, photography, research
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A level Art Entire SOW, diverse range of activities, drawing, photography, research

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An entire SOW for your year 12 art students written by a Pearson Edexcel & OCR A-level Art moderator. Download & share with your students today to get them started on producing a wide variety of high quality outcomes that develop and showcase their technical skills, personal style and analytical abilities. Includes: Step by step instructions & examples outcomes for students to complete the highest quality of mindmaps, moodboards & artist research A diverse selection of artists for students to choose from Guided instructions on how to take your own photos, present, annotate and sketch from them. Instructions and artist links on how to created a sophisticated collage working from copies of their own photos and other collage materials to create an inspired outcome. Guidance to produce an extended focus drawing with a choice of 7 different media & techniques. Instructions on how to complete a final mindmap that articulate clearly the direction the personal project & outcome is going to take.
2025 Art A level Exam
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2025 Art A level Exam

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Use this SOW alongside the OCR, Pearson or AQA exam paper to get your A level artists on the right track. Includes: -step by step TO DO lists with tasks that get students the grades without the struggle -Clear instructions for students to complete a wordcloud, mindmap, moodboard, photoshoot, collage, wow drawing, artist research pages, exam planning & exam evaluation -simple explanation of the Assessment objectives and how to get the marks -success cirteria for artist research -several different artist technique example pages -4 different printable exam planning sheets -after your exam self-evaluation resources & examples -SEMI writing frame and sentence starters & more!
Self-portrait project
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Self-portrait project

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Putting personality on a page! A groovy mixed-media self-portrait project that builds on/assesses a range of skills: observational drawing, composition and graffiti. I used this scheme of work with year 9, but I'm sure you could adapt it for any age.
Drawing/Painting placemat with key words
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Drawing/Painting placemat with key words

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Use this resource to empower your students in using the correct vocabulary while drawing & paintings. Offers tips, techniques and questioning. Particularly helpful for SEN, EAL, LA students.
Art Pride Piece Bookmark (Can adapt to use in any subject)
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Art Pride Piece Bookmark (Can adapt to use in any subject)

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Use these bookmarks to build confidence in your students and celebrate high quality work. -Print out a PRIDE PIECE bookmark for each of your students. (Laminate if you wish to resuse). The idea is to allow students to reflect on their work, developping self-criticality and celebrating when they complete work to a high standard.
Nina Chakrabarti
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Nina Chakrabarti

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Use this Ppt. to introduce the artist (designer) Nina Chakrabarti to your students and get them experimenting with portraiture and exploring the limits of mark-making. You just need black fineliner pens and some photos of faces. Enjoy!
A Colouring Book
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A Colouring Book

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Staying home and don’t know what to do? Now’s a great time to do something for you! Quiet, focused, relaxing fun- Colouring is for everyone! I’m always drawing in black & white, I’d like you to help me make things right. Go get your markers, pick a place to start And help me add colour to my Art….