Topic 3 Year 9 Art & Design
| Art & Design | |||
| Topic | Cultural Masks | ||
| No of lessons | 12 | ||
| When is it happening | Term 3 Year 9 | ||
| What will students learrn | How to use resources and images to create their own design work. How to transform a 2D design into a 3D sculpture. How to use the influences of culture to inform decisions on colour, pattern and shape. | ||
| Key Knowledge that students should know at the end of 'Topic' | This is the knowledge that students will meet for the first time in this topic | How masks are used within different cultures. What the difference are between different cultural masks. | |
| This is knowledge that students may have met before but will need to deepen their understanding | How to take inspiration from images and information to inform the design process rather than simply copying an image to create a design. | ||
| Key Skills that students should be able to demonstrate at the end of 'Topic' | This is the skills that students will meet for the first time in this topic | How to use clay and sculpting techniques to create a clay mask inspired by their chosen culture. | |
| This is skills that students may have met before but will need to develop | Use of sculptural techniques such as joining, manipulating, cutting, moulding, shaping. Adding surface pattern and texture using tools and clay implements. | ||
| Key vocabulary that students should know and understand | Tribal, Ceremonial, Ritual, Ornamentation, Cultural, Representation, Symbolism, Relief, Decorative, Inspiration, Observation, Tonal, Pattern, Harmonious, Contrasting, Proportion, Texture, 2Dimentional, 3Dimentional, Sculpture, Kiln, Firing Process. | ||
| The Big Question | How do different Cultures use masks and what are the differences between these masks? How do I create my own mask using clay? | ||
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Key questions that students should be able to answer at the end of the 'Topic' |
How to use resources to inspire my own mask design? | ||
| How to transform a 2D design into a 3D clay sculpture? | |||
| How to add my chosen media to my mask design to create tone and form? | |||
| How to add watercolour paint to my fired clay mask to give it colour and pattern that links with my chosen culture? | |||
| How to present my research, resources, designs and photos successfully? | |||