Year 7 Booklet - Broughton Hall High School

Art & Design
Delivery:
Pupils study Art one lesson per week. Pupils are taught in form groups.
Homework:
Homework will be given for each task. It will be 1 per week or 1 every 2nd week depending on
the length of the task the student is completing. Pupils who hand in work late will receive
detention by the subject teacher.
Equipment:
It is essential that all pupils bring the correct equipment to lessons.
Over the year this list will include the following: Pen, pencil, ruler, a rubber & colouring pencils.
Attendance:
Excellent attendance and punctuality are vital for progress in Art and design.
Who to contact:
You can communicate with the Director of Learning for Art and Design technology in writing,
email or by phone.
Curriculum overview:
Term 1
Theme – Line, Tone and Form.
Pupils will study the basic elements of art and design. They will explore this theme by using
pencil only, concentrating on the use of line gained by using a pencil, how tone can be achieved
by using a pencil as well as drawing forms and applying tone to gain a 3D look and feel to their
drawings. Pupils’ final outcome will be a 3D carved soap sculpture. The artist studied will be
Barbara Hepworth.
Term 2
Theme - Colour Theory
Pupils will explore Colour Theory by developing and exploring both primary and secondary
colours. The media used will be coloured pencils (skill gained – blending) and paint (skill gained –
mixing of colours/wet process). Pupils will also learn about hot and cold colours. Pupils’ final
outcome will be a 2D robot. The artist studied is Eduardo Paolozzi.
Term 3
Theme - Culture
Pupils will explore a Culture project, culture studied – Aboriginal Art. Pupils will research into the
background of this ancient culture, by concentrating on its origins. Pupils will explore paint
techniques used by the aborigines and experiment by creating their own designs in the style of
Aboriginal art. Pupils final outcome will be a handprint design with symbolism that they link to
their own personal life in school such as subjects studied, extracurricular activities, lunch etc.
Artists’ studied are contemporary and ancient aboriginal artists’.
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