Year 7
Curriculum Map
Year |
Half term |
Unit(s) of Work |
Key Assessments |
Year 7 |
Autumn 1 |
Introduction to The Visual Elements: Exercises about Line, shape, tone, colour, texture |
Baseline still life assessment; Tonal gradient & basic solid forms; Colour wheel; beach balls; Illusion: hand/letter (introduction to typography grid); Textural pencil challenge Canonical building design (hand drawn and digital, where possible) with reference to Hundertwasser, Andy Tuohy |
Autumn 2 |
Introduction to The Visual Elements: Exercises about Line, shape, tone, colour, texture
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Spring 1 |
Application of knowledge of The Visual Elements: Alien Landscape Exercises |
A5 seven line pencil study A5 colour study in pencil crayon A3 paint/oil pastel & paint study |
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Spring 2 |
Alien Landscape Painting completed with mixed media |
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Summer 1 |
Application of knowledge of The Visual Elements: Matt Moore exercises |
The rules for developing abstract compositions The application of tone, colour and texture Developing an idea based on school subjects |
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Summer 2 |
Matt Moore collaborative Painting |
Production of parts of an entire piece or The production of individual pieces based on a collaborative theme e.g. science |