Year 11 - Art and design
Personal response: reflect and refine the response
Second sustained project: working from a theme changing perspectives
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Unit Summary
This unit introduces collaborative working methods, even when assessed individually. Pupils will work together to respond to a theme, creating first-hand sources, then respond individually. They'll learn to contribute to larger projects while maintaining their own identity.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to take part in a critique to reflect and refine your response.
Key Notes
- Experimenting with layering techniques and textural effects adds depth and interest to your practical response.
- Sharing your work with peers helps to gather constructive feedback.
- Considering different perspectives can help broaden your thinking and aid the refinement of your practical response.
- Reflecting on the process and outcome is an essential part of the creative process.
- Considering what worked well and what could be improved guides further refinement.
Vocabulary To Learn
- reflective: thinking carefully about your own work or ideas, learning from what you've done or seen
- critique: giving helpful feedback about someone's art - what works well and what could be improved
- complexity: containing many parts or details, making it interesting or challenging to understand
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- You should take forward all of the suggestions from your critique to improve your response.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Experimenting with layering techniques and textural effects adds depth and interest to your practical response. Sharing your work with peers helps to gather constructive feedback.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'reflective'
thinking carefully about your own work or ideas, learning from what you've done or seen.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: You should take forward all of the suggestions from your critique to improve your response. Correction: You should listen to and consider all suggestions carefully, but you are expected to respond in a personal and meaningful way, so trust in your own artistic voice. You should take the suggestions forward if they align with your vision and style.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Analysing the work of artists and designers who work collaboratively Study Guide
- Analysing the work of artists and designers: key elements Study Guide
- Building a collaborative still life Study Guide
- Creating a cohesive narrative: explaining the process Study Guide
- Develop ideas: trials and experiments Study Guide
- Developing ideas collaboratively through manipulating source material Study Guide
- Effective annotation: supporting each other to record the process Study Guide
- Evaluate artwork Study Guide
- Evaluate use of materials and techniques Study Guide
- Exploring and experimenting with materials and techniques Study Guide
- Initial ideas: collaboration and generating ideas Study Guide
- Personal response: first-hand resources Study Guide
- Personal response: plan a response Study Guide
- Preparing to make a response under timed conditions Study Guide
- Presenting artwork Study Guide
- Review developed ideas: trials and experiments Study Guide
- Taking the individual path, responding to collaborative work Study Guide
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