Teacher in Charge: Mrs M. Mitchell.
Recommended Prior LearningThis course is suitable for students who are creative and have an interest in art, drawing and painting. Basic art skills and/or a year 9 course is advised for you to succeed in this course.
This is a semester long course and will be offered in semester 1.
The big question: Who am I? What makes me who I am – inside and outside?
This course explores identity and develops skills in portraiture and the elements and principles of art with a focus on painting.
Projects include portrait drawing, celebrity portraits, Surreal eye, your identity expressed on a skateboard and a collaborative class portrait. You will develop practical art skills, problem-solving skills, lateral thinking, self-motivation and creative thinking.
MANA REO (COMMUNICATING)
Students will be assessed on their ability to communicate their knowledge, understanding and skills.
• Pre-structural - I need support to describe ideas and/or information.
• Uni-structural - I can describe an idea and/or information.
• Multi-structural - I can describe ideas and information.
• Relational - I link ideas and information together and explain my understanding.
• Extended Abstract - I apply my understanding to discuss my ideas in new ways.
WHAKAARO (THINKING)
Students will be assessed on their ability to develop their levels of thinking in a variety of learning experiences.
• Pre-structural - I need to support to think of an idea.
• Uni-structural - I can think of an idea.
• Multi-structural - I can think of several ideas.
• Relational - I link ideas together to organise my thinking.
• Extended Abstract - I apply my thinking in creative ways.