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Curriculum Content 1 Year Plan Year Group First Year

Time Discipline & Theme Aims Critical & Contextual


Studies
Materials Assessment
4 weeks
Sept



Drawing Observational
Organic and natural forms
i.e. plants
Investigate line, shape, light,
colour and tone
Introduce composition and
scale
Examine other artists
methods
Look at the botanical work of
Georgia OKeeffe, Mrs. Delany
and the drawing styles of Da
Vinci, Filippo Lippi and Durer.



Brown Paper, range of
B pencils, white conte
or chalk pastel
Continuous evaluation
of classwork under
the criteria of the
assessment rubric for
the project
Weekly review of
homework
End of project group
critique
End of project
summative
assessment
4 weeks up to
midterm break




Print Collagraph
Based on species of birds


Differentiate species of birds
Examine species of birds
Interpret images in terms of
texture and flat areas
Examine how other collagraph
artists arrived at various
printed images
Achieve skill in tracing source
image and selecting areas of
the tracing for flat or textured
materials
Associate shapes and textures
with various printed marks
Achieve skill in inking and
taking a print from a
collagraph plate








Look at how other artists (i.e.
Brenda Hartill, Stefan Barton
and Laurie Rudling) have
constructed and produced
collagraph prints to get a good
idea of what can be achieved by
this method of printing.
Compare and contrast to other
collagraph artists.
Strong cardboard for
collagraph plate
Light card i.e. cereal
boxes, Various texture
materials for making
plate, Scissors, Craft
knife, PVA glue,
Shellac, Methylated
spirit, Rags, Water
based printing inks,
Brushes, A4 Paper ,
Masking tape, Wooden
spoon, Pritt stick

Continuous evaluation
of classwork under
the criteria of the
assessment rubric for
the project
Weekly review of
homework
End of project group
critique
End of project
summative
assessment
3 weeks







Graphic Design story
board
Preliminary work for follow
on of animation
Theme - Christmas


Examine ways of making
simple storyboards
Plan a simple story with small
no. of characters
Interpret story in a graphic
novel of 6-8 frames
Show powerpoint of sample
storyboards with 6-8 frames i.e.
work by Bill Watterson (Calvin
& Hobbes), Jim Davis
(Garfield) etc
White paper, 2B pencil,
colouring
pencils/markers.
Continuous evaluation
of classwork under
the criteria of the
assessment rubric for
the project
Weekly review of
homework
End of project group
critique
End of project
summative
assessment
4 weeks up to
Christmas
break




Digital Media animation
Animate the storyboard on
Christmas theme


Achieve basic skills in making
a simple animation
Explore mediums/materials to
construct the animation
Create set/s to stage animation
in
Show a no. of simple
animations from the
icreatetoeducate.com site
these will give a good idea of
what is possible.



Coloured paper,
plasticine in various
colours, pencils,
colouring pencils.
Cameras/smartphones,
tripods, memory sticks.
Continuous evaluation
of classwork under
the criteria of the
assessment rubric for
the project
Weekly review of
homework
End of project group
critique
End of project
summative
assessment
4 weeks




Sculpture
Dinosaur based on sculpture
style of Alberto Giacometti






Examine the elongated
sculptures of Giacometti both
human and animal.
Examine the contextual
circumstances which might
have influenced his sculpture.
Examine various ways of
making sculptures and
examples of these
Examine various species of
Look at Giacomettis sculptures
and examine the forms, textures
and poses he used. Is there a
common theme to them. What
seems to interest him about the
human/animal form. Explain
how his figurative work was
possibly influenced by the post
war society of the time. Explain
Corrugated cardboard
Tinfoil
Masking tape
Steel ruler
Craft knife
White emulsion
Brushes
Scissors
Wire (thick and thin
gauge)
Wire cutters
Continuous evaluation
of classwork under
the criteria of the
assessment rubric for
the project
Weekly review of
homework
End of project group
critique


dinosaur and possible poses
that will translate into a wire
based sculpture in the style of
Giacometti.
Associate the lines of the
preliminary drawings with
lines to be created in wire.
Select the essential lines of the
animals pose
Achieve skill in manipulating
wire into an armature for the
chosen dinosaur
Achieve skill in finishing the
piece for presentation

the method of how Giacometti
made his sculptures i.e.
armature, clay and cast bronze.
Give them a handout on him to
read and include some questions
on his work.

Look at various methods of
making sculpture and give an
example of each; this will allow
the pupils to expand their view
on what sculpture can be.

Look at a couple of other artists
whose sculpture is similar to
Giacomettis i.e. Rowan
Gillespie, John Behan and Won
Lee.
Aprons
Rags
Newspaper
Containers for water
PVA glue
Glue brush
Plaster Paris
End of project
summative
assessment
4 weeks




Textiles
Based on the built
environment


Examine other textile artists
approach to representing the
built environment
Achieve skill in some
techniques of making textile
piece
Explore the composition
possibilities of the chosen site
Use line drawing to focus on
shapes and line
Achieve skill in developing a
simple design from the drawing
Achieve skill in interpreting the
design into a textile piece
Achieve skill in creating a
textile piece using various
techniques, materials and
colour.
Examine other textile artists
work especially those
concerned with the built
environment. The examples
here are Heather Dubreuil and
Daphne Cowen. Discuss how
they approach rendering the
image in textiles and the
methods they may have used.

Discuss the types of techniques
used when working with textiles
i.e. Stitching by hand and
machine, weaving, tapestry,
knitting, embroidery etc.

Discuss how textiles have been
decorated in the past using these
methods i.e. the Bayeux
Tapestry and the Ros Tapestry
in New Ross.




Fabric greys, browns,
greens, patterned.
Wire
Wool greys, browns,
greens, yellow, red,
blue.
Embroidery thread
Sewing thread
Needles
Cocktail sticks
Cotton wool
Cotton material
Coloured tissue paper
Filling from a pillow
PVA glue
Copydex
Scissors
Continuous evaluation
of classwork under
the criteria of the
assessment rubric for
the project
Weekly review of
homework
End of project group
critique
End of project
summative
assessment
5 weeks




Graphic Design Poster
Advertising Dublin Zoo
Differentiate basic typeface
styles i.e. sans serif, serif etc
Examine various terms used in
typography i.e. x height,
baseline etc
Achieve skill in rendering type
by hand i.e. tracing and cutting
Achieve skill in compiling
research both in words and
images into a mood board in
order to help formulate poster
ideas
Achieve skill in interpreting the
idea as a simple collage or cut
paper solution.
Examine the mood that a
choice of typeface and colour
can convey in a design.

Look at poster solutions by
other designers which use either
a typographic idea or a
combination of image and type
especially images which are in
flat colour, Samples of work by
Milton Glaser, Paul Rand,
Claude Kuhn-Klein and Niklaus
Troxler.



Coloured paper
A2 sheets Black paper
A2 sheets white paper
Tissue paper
Craft knife
Steel ruler
Cutting mat
Tracing paper
Acetate
Pritt
Fine point permanent
pens
Scissors
Continuous evaluation
of classwork under
the criteria of the
assessment rubric for
the project
Weekly review of
homework
End of project group
critique
End of project
summative
assessment
5 weeks




Painting Self Portrait


Study the rendering of light and
dark in a tonal chart using a
single colour
Experiment sketching with
paint using a stick
Apply what has been learned
about portraits to a self portrait
in single colour
Study the use of cool colours
for shade and warm colours for
lighter areas
Apply what has been learned
about cool and warm colours in
a full colour self portrait
Achieve skill in using larger
brushes to apply paint freely
and confidently
Examine self portraits by other
artists i.e. Van Gogh, Lucien
Freud, Vanessa Bell, Fridal
Edelmann: and study each as
regards
Direction of light
Position of pose and
composition
Where is the mirror
positioned?
Background
Is there a story/narrative?
What can you tell about the
person in the portrait?
What does the expression
tell us about the person
Use of colour
Application of paint
Black emulsion paint
Acrylic paints
Water containers
House paint brushes
Normal paint brushes
Sticks
Brown paper
Sheets white paper
Masking tape
Newspaper
Continuous evaluation
of classwork under
the criteria of the
assessment rubric for
the project
Weekly review of
homework
End of project group
critique
End of project
summative
assessment

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