Level 1 Art
11VRT Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Mrs S. Waanders.
Recommended Prior LearningOpen Entry
You will learn to:
- Develop practical knowledge in the visual arts using a range of drawing methods, procedures, and techniques.
- Understand the visual arts context by analyzing, evaluating, and responding to the work of others and applying knowledge of a range of conventions.
Use creative thinking processes to purposefully explore and actively participate in artmaking experiences.
Produce a mini A2 folio in response to a selected theme using a range of media, thereby gaining the practical experience of engaging in inquiry-based learning.
Gain 5 NCEA Level1 credits through the submission of10 A3 workbook pages exploring media and processes.
Course Overview
Term 1
Students complete an A3 workbook study which is an external AS and is worth 5 credits. Students explore a range of 2D and 3D media that covers drawing and three art fields - painting, printmaking, and sculpture. The content is based on the local Pakuranga environment and includes a strong Matauranga Maori component which is undertaken through resources collated through a field trip to the Auckland Museum and Botanical Gardens.
Term 2
Students work on the completion of a 3 x panel A2 folio which consist of studies from their own and the local environment as well as artworks created from the museum field trip
Term 3
Students work on the completion of a 3 x panel A2 folio which consist of studies from their own and the local environment as well as artworks created from the museum field trip
Term 4
Produce a finished artwork. This is likely to be sculpture - a ceramic piece.
Assessment Information
AS 91914 Explore Visual Art processes and conventions to inform own art marking (external - 5 credits) - assessed at the end of Term 2. Mini folio board assessed at the end of Term 3 and finished artwork at the end of Week 5.Term 4.
Level 2 Art, Level 2 Art History, Level 2 Design, Level 2 Photography