Planning the year

Art in English

4^th level

Year: 2018-2019

Teachers: Anna Esteban 

The goal of this year is not only to teach art theory and techniques through English, but also encourage and develop critical and creative thinking to help the pupils learn about the world in which they live and become lifelong learners.

Aims:

• ·         Introduce basic art skills and vocabulary
• ·         Develop pupils’ Language skills
• ·         Promote creativity and self-expression.

The activities will be presented using simple instructions, giving vocabulary support and providing opportunities to use the new Language.

Activities:

1.   Drawing:

•  Drawing from observation, from memory, from imagination and invention. Sketches to realize the differences.
•   Drawing from observation:  Draw your own Shoe/boot/trainer.

•   Draw 4 sketches of the school in draft and do an art work from one of the sketch with the help of photos.

2.    Painting:

•    The Colour theory: Primary and secondary colours (mixing them and do tonalities

•     Cool and Warm colours, they choose one and do an art project based on an artist.

•     Work on an artist style (Monet maybe) see the impressionism, use pastel or watercolours.

3.    Sculpture:

•   Work with clay: Unreal animals, cooperative work.

•   Papier maché, build the 1^st letter of their names.

•   With white clay, do geometrical figures (cub, sphere, cone, prism…)

4.    Crafts with paper:

•   Collage, seascape, a maritime landscape

•   Reflection, create aliens using their names in printing way.

•   Do Italian paper to wrap a notebook, pencil or card…

•   Stained Glass  window, using the “Monastry Roseta “as examples of art.

Students will work on activities from each group every term.