1. Year 7 Independent Learning This is a basic overview of IL that could be set for the Formal Elements project, however this might change depending on the school diary and planning. Create a poem or song that is based on your favourite colour or the colour wheel Design and Make an item of clothing or accessory based on an artist Self Assessment based on observational painting First, collect 3 colour charts from a DIY store. Next print out three different copies from Richter’s Colour Grid paintings. Explain how they are alike and how they are different. Turn a page from your sketchbook into your very own colour chart using tints of each Primary colour. Think of names for each tint of colours you decide to mix. Explain how your work is like Richter’s or not? First, collect 3 versions Bauhaus Colour Chart paintings. Try a Google search for this. Then draw a six by six grid over a page in your sketchbook. You could make this into any regular shape to fit onto your A4 page.

2. Here are some examples Create a poem or song that links with your favourite colour or colour theory. Display creatively in book.

3. Self Assessment- Observational Painting What you need to include in your writing Level 4 You will be able to write about your own work showing you have understood the task set. Write about how you can improve upon it. You must have written about the materials you have used and how you have used them. Level 5 You have used key words that link to the work you have produced. Explain how your work is similar / different to others. Explain how you have adapted and refined your work to show the formal elements. This is written in full sentences. Level 6 Comment on ideas and meanings you have shown in your work. Level 7 At several stages in your sketchbook you have evaluated your work describing your personal view of yourself and others work. You have used descriptive words repeatedly in structured paragraphs. You have described the process and how you have developed your use of different materials and their effectiveness. Level 4  You can use paint correctly and safely  You can keep paint in the lines  You can mix secondary colours  You can mix colours to create tones and hues Level 5  You can mix a variety of colours  You can blend colours together  You can blend colours gradually going from one colour to another  You show you can control the brush and keep paint inside the lines Level 6  You can recognise how to mix a colour to match another  You can re-create textures with your paint brush  You show a good level of brush control, layering paint where needed Level 7  You manipulate the paint to create fine details  You use a variety of painting techniques to recreate texture in your work  You can use a variety of different tools to paint; this includes brushes and palette knives.

4. Objective Design and Make an item of clothing or accessory Mary Quant Mondrian Pollock Stages of making 1.Produce an A4 research page based on either a Fashion designer or Abstract artist. This needs to include an example of the artist work and annotation explaining how you have made your item. You also need to include 2 different designs. 2.Decide which design you like best and how you will make it. What materials could you use? Will you need help? 3.Make the item.

5. Level Explore and develop ideasInvestigate and make art, craft and design Evaluate and Adapt Work 3 I have collected research from one source I am beginning to use presentation techniques I can label my work 4 I have collected research from two different sources My work is clearly presented with titles and headings I can use keywords correctly 5 I have collected research from three sources (internet, books, observations, etc.) all my work is creatively presented I can use keywords in a structured paragraph 6 I have experimented with a variety of materials and processes inventively I have begun to take risks with the presentation of my work I can confidently use the correct vocabulary for the topic 7 I have explored various possibilities giving reasons for my choices so I communicate the concept of my project I have found a personal style of presentation I can use the correct vocabulary to support my creative journey PLTs Independent Enquirer: plan and determine the focus of their own research, explorations and investigations. Creative Thinker: generate their own ideas and explore possibilities to produce imaginative images, artefacts and other outcomes. Reflective Learner: adapt and refine their ideas as their work progresses, identifying opportunities for further development, setting themselves realistic goals and recognising achievements. Self Manager: initiate projects for themselves, demonstrating commitment and perseverance and the ability to prioritise their actions to work towards their identified goals. Effective Participator: appreciate the importance of reviewing alternatives, negotiating and balancing the diverse views of others to achieve successful outcomes. LiteracyTask Selecting and retrieving information Summarise and order ideas using paragraphs Spelling, punctuation and grammar 1 Presenting ideas clearly Presenting information appropriately 1 NumeracyTask Handling information Numbers and the number system Shape, space and measures 3 Operations and calculations Being numerate: Problem solving, reasoning and decision making 2

6. + Need Help? Visit this website to see how Richter explored colour in his work www.gerhard-richter.com/art/paintings/abstracts During the 1960s, the German artist Gerhard Richter began to play with colour mixes. He painted tints and shades of colours in a random pattern upon mathematical systems and grids. These were because of the colour charts he found in DIY stores. Task First, collect 3 colour charts from a DIY store. Next print out three different copies from Richter’s Colour Grid paintings. Explain how they are alike and how they are different. What is a Tint? This is what you call a shade of colour when it has no white or black added. Gerhard Richter What are Primary Colours? These are the three colours you need to make all other colours. Task Next, turn a page from your sketchbook into your very own colour chart using tints of each Primary colour. Think of names for each tint of colours you decide to mix. Explain how your work is like Richter’s or not?

7. + Mark Rothko During the 1940s, the Russian artist Mark Rothko began to paint multi-forms. These were large paintings that contained blocks of layered colour placed side by side each other. He painted colours into block areas, dividing his compositions into rectangles and finding balance through mathematical proportion. He used layers of the same colour in different types of paint to show subtle tints and textures. Need Help? Visit this website to see how Rothko explored colour in his work www.nga.gov/feature/rothko/ Your Task Print out three different copies of Rothko’s work. Explain how they are alike and how they are different. On a sketchbook page, paint your own version of any Rothko image using your own choice of colours and tints. Explain how your work is like Rothko’s not? What are Primary Colours? These are the three colours you need to make all other colours. What is a Tint? This is what you call a shade of colour when it has no white or black added.

8. + Need Help? Visit this website to see how Klee explored colour in his work www.bauhaus-online.de/en/atlas/das-bauhaus/lehre/unterricht-paul-klee During the 1920s, the artist Paul Klee taught at The Bauhaus, a famous German college of art. He taught about colour theory and encouraged students to start their classes by drawing out charts that were divided into squares and rectangles as grids. He asked students to explore how subtle changes of colour were made with watercolours, using water to dilute the colour into a variety of tints and shades. Your Task First, collect 3 versions Bauhaus Colour Chart paintings. Try a Google search for this. Then draw a six by six grid over a page in your sketchbook. You could make this into any regular shape to fit onto your A4 page. What is a Tint? This is what you call a shade of colour when it has no white or black added. Paul Klee What are Primary Colours? These are the three colours you need to make all other colours. Your Task Next, using watercolours, start with a strong tint in an outside section of your grid then dilute the colours to show each section with a paler wash. Explain how your work is like a traditional Bauhaus chart?