1. ART & The Curriculum Monday 7 th June 2010 Miss Robertson Miss Francis

2. Art and writing! Make your mark, and see where it takes you...!

3. We want to raise the standards of art in our school This morning is going to consist of three art workshops and this afternoon is going to show how art and creative writing inspire each other. The theme of the day is different kinds of sofas. Today is about having a go and being imaginative!

4. What kind of learner do we want? Going to start with an exercise that gets you to think about what sort of learners we really want. Where can art help with this?

5. Art develops spiritual values and contributes a wider understanding to the experience of life, which helps to build a balanced personality. (The National Curriculum, p116) Art still needs structure, there needs to be a careful balance between freedom and control! APPRECIATION OF RESOURCES! CHILDREN HAVING RESPECT!

6. Progression of skills The progression of skills shows the skills that should be covered in art. At the end of each workshop I want you to highlight and discuss the skills that have been met, getting to know the skills for your year group. Hampshire work examples for standards expected. We want to be able to see progression in our school.

7. Story – Our Big Blue Sofa by Tim Hopgood Every day brings a new adventure for Jessy and Tom and their big blue sofa. One day they are underwater explorers on a big blue submarine, the next they are flying high above the clouds in a big blue hot air balloon. Sometimes they travel by big blue taxicab and sometimes they bounce on a big blue trampoline. Then, one day, the big blue sofa breaks! Can a brand new sofa ever be as much fun?

8. Art is all about promoting the use of imagination, letting go and experimenting! These are not finished pieces, just have a go! This is what we want you to do today, so you can model this to the children. Be bold, daring and unique! Spark their imagination!

9. Begin art with reading the dot! For anyone who has been afraid to express themselves - from a child in art class to an adult whose fear has shut down a long-held dream. The Dot is there to remind us all to...... "Make your mark, and see where it takes you."

10. Carousel of three activities… Activity session 1- Drawing- Inspiration: Nina Saunders ‘Line is a basic element for drawing, a device for describing’ 9.30 – 10.15 Activity session 2- Colour Mixing and painting. 10.15 – 11.00 Coffee 11.00 – 11.15 Activity session 3- Collage, textiles 11.15 – 12.00 Please try and leave tables as you find them for the next group!

11. Use artists work as inspiration! Google: axis art- for inspirational artists! Nina Saunders! Be experimental!

12. Challenge! Please sit in your year teams for the afternoon. Try and think of an art starter for as many subject areas as possible!

13. AIMS OF THE AFTERNOON Using art to inspire all writing: Fiction & Non-Fiction -Aesthetic qualities of art -Practical aspects of art

15. Inspiring Writing! Script: conversation between the two. Story Persuade someone to buy it Write a review of the artist Critique the style Instructions for painting in the style of an artist And the list goes on…

16. Group Tasks! You have 1 hour Use your skills from this morning (you’ll need to prove you have done this later by referring to the progression of skills booklet) Create a picture with the theme ‘what could your sofa become?’ Think of a name for your piece – be creative! Ensure your piece includes the skills your year group need to be meeting. You WILL be doing some writing! (You’ll be told your writing focus by LR or EF once you’ve started) (While you’re doing this…key skills)

17. Evaluation Can you evaluate your own/others work using art vocabulary? Have a go at levelling your team’s piece of writing. Share levels. What do you think about the writing you created?

18. ACTION RESEARCH! Art/Writing/Learning Behaviours In year teams Plan a 2-day art project for this half term! MUST have same structure as English/maths lessons: LO / SC / Guided Sessions are non-negotiable! Plan in RRRR assessment opportunities Produce a piece of writing – to be compared with the children’s recent pieces Choose an area your year group are weaker at (e.g. persuasion texts) Focus on one key artist and/or refer to a picture book OUTCOMES: Piece of writing & Piece of artwork EF & LR will be monitoring the outcomes (looking at work and pupil conferencing)

19. FEEDBACK TIME! What ideas have you come up with? Has anyone got any ideas/comments they’d like to add?

20. ANY QUESTIONS?