Year 8 Art, Design & Technology
Knowledge Booklet
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What will you have learnt by the end of Year 8 ?
Art and Design Pathway: Art and Graphics
Year 8 Fine Art - “Landscapes and botanic”
In Fine art, we teach the topic of ‘landscapes and botanics’, because…
Students can build upon and develop their newly acquired drawing skills and use a larger selection of drawing and painting skills. These will vary from biro, charcoal colouring pencils and watercolours. We will look at artists work and develop design ideas influenced by the artists.
Year 8 Graphics - “Packaging”
In Graphics, we teach the topic of ‘packaging’, because…
Students can build upon and develop their newly acquired typographic skills to consider appropriate lettering designs as a part of fragrance packaging. Students will learn about meeting the needs of a client, designing and planning using a range of research methods, explore appropriate designs, colour schemes and media techniques in order to realise their intentions to fulfil a given brief.
Design and Technology Pathway: Resistant Materials and Catering
Year 8 Resistant Materials
“The ‘Trox” (personalised storage)
Electronics
Textiles
In RM, we teach the topic of ‘storage’, because…
Students are able to build on the activities undertaken in the workshop in Year 7 by using a range of tools and processes to realise a directed/ personalised outcome. Students will be able to learn about meeting the needs of a client, designing and planning using data, iterative modelling and realisation skills.
Catering
Year 8 - “A continuation of practical skills, nutrition and evaluation”
In year 8, we teach the students the topics above, because…
Students are able to build on previous knowledge (Year 7) undertaken in the kitchen environment by using a range of kitchen appliances to prepare cook and serve food to produce healthy, personalised and individual products. Students will be able to learn how to meet the needs of a potential client (brief) and how to evaluate their product.
The Subjects
At KS3, students will study both an “Art and Design” pathway and a “Design and Technology” pathway for 1hr per area per week.
Assessment
As all subjects within the Art, Design and Technology faculty are predominantly practical, assessment and verbal feedback is an essential aspect of most lessons- this may be teacher led, peer or self-assessment.
At the end of each module, each student will be given grades based upon the work they have completed in addition to an Attitude to Learning grade.
Each subject has a Scheme of Work geared towards teaching essential skills, knowledge and understanding with progression towards the KS4 GCSE courses in mind. Please find some resources listed below for wider reading in each subject area:
Art
How to Draw: 53 Step-by-Step Drawing Projects (Beginner Drawing Books) – Alison Calder
www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-britain www.pinterest.co.uk www.saatchigallery.com www.youtube.com
Catering
Hospitality and Catering - Anita Tull and Alison Palmer
Exploring Food and Nutrition KS3 - Yvonne Mackey
Essential Equipment for the Kitchen - Peter Fiell
www.eatwell.gov.uk www.thinkfast.co.uk www.health4schools.net
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/hospitality
Textiles
Three-Dimensional Embroidery - Janet Edmonds
Digital Textile Design - Melanie Bowles
www.technologystudent.com/ www.design-technology.info/home.htm
www.viviennewestwood.com/en/ www.designmuseum.org/
Graphics
www.ilovetypography.com www.canva.com/ www.kidsthinkdesign.org/graphics/index.html www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/art
Resistant Materials
How Things Work - Conrad Mason
The Design of Everyday Things - Don Norman
Starting Product design Exerciser: Questions and Answers - Artiom Dashinsky
www.carlclerkin.co.uk www.dornob.com www.alessi.com www.designmuseum.org
During Year 8 Design and Technology pathway you will….
Progress your skills by: Understand the concept of Sustainability (materials) - Present design ideas – Be able to explain
Function Vs Aesthetics – Use advanced measuring/marking – Show quality design presentation - Produce models and test pieces
(iteration) – Show developmental decision making – Understand different production techniques - Manufacture with precision –
Use a range of surface finishes - Test & Evaluate – Consider Scales of Production
Develop Literacy skills: Develop Numeracy skills: Develop Scientific skills:
Literacy: There are a range of extended
writing opportunities for each of the projects
-both within and outside of the classroom
Oracy: Students will answer questions in full
sentences during discussion work and
encouraged to read out loud where
appropriate
Keywords: Construct, Annotate,
Specification, Promote, Blending, Shaping,
Finishing, Design Client, Justify, Modify,
Analyse, Specification, Adapt, Input, Process,
Output, Weaving, Applique, Embroidery
Calculations of sizes
Scaling drawings
Determining the amount of
materials required
Graphic presentation of ideas
to others
Use of metric systems
Analysis of client survey
responses
Measurement and marking
out
Use of scientific principles when
developing a brief or specification
Measurement of materials and
selection of components
Classification of materials and their
properties
Protecting materials from
corrosion
Selection of appropriate materials
Knowledge of material properties
to be applied when designing and
making- to include textiles
The use of electronics
Sustainability
Final Endpoints– by the end of the project, you should be able to:
Confidently use a range of independently collected data and manipulate a range of materials, components, tools and processes
to design, develop (via iterative modelling), realise and further develop a range of products for identified target client/ groups
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Year 8 Graphics: Fragrance Box Design
Objectives: To learn the basics of 3D drawing and to design a modern fragrance box
Key Skills
3 Dimensional drawing
Accurate measuring and copying
Typography skills
Designing for a target audience
Create a mock-up of final design
Health and Safety
Use equipment with care and diligence
Move around the classroom environment with awareness of others
Behave appropriately in accordance with the class and school rules
Key Vocabulary
Third Angle Orthographic Projection
A two-dimensional drawing of a three-dimensional object, using two or more additional drawings to show additional views of the object
Isometric A pictorial representation of an object in which all three dimensions are drawn
Net An unfolded geometric solid
Crease A ridge produced on paper by folding, pressing, or crushing
Fold Bend (something flexible and relatively flat) over
Tab A small flap or strip that sticks out
Target Audience Who the product is aimed at
Customer Profile What your audience prefers
Model To make a prototype in actual size
Final Design Typography, colour and labelling completed ready for client approval
Developments: How could you develop your box design for an irregular shaped bottle?
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Art
Homework 1 Due Date
Task: To research David Hockney’s landscape paintings or another landscape artist (eg someone from the Impressionist art movement)
-All information is written in your own words and any resources have been referenced. Work is presented to a high standard with colour images to support the research. Personal reflections have been made on the artists’ work.
-Information is written in your own words. Colour images support your investigations with work presented to a high standard.
-Basic facts are included about the movement, landscape images and artist.
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Homework 2 Due Date
Task: To experiment with different mark making exercises such as cross hatching to capture dark to light shading
-Dark to light shading with a large selection of different shading and mark making exercises -Dark to light shading with subtle gradients, cross hatching and three more types of shading -Dark to light shading and cross hatching
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Homework 3 Due Date
Task: To collect images of flowers
-As below but with primary sources (photographs you have taken yourself) -A well-presented A3 page with colour pictures of flowers from the internet or magazines -A photocopy from the internet
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Homework in Art, Design and Technology
You will be set homework tasks in each subject area/pathway equivalent to two tasks per term. For each homework task, a traffic light system is used to indicate the level of difficulty as follows:
-An outstanding piece of homework that is carefully completed with elements of personalisation. Presentation is exemplary
-A well-presented piece of work which meets all of the requirements of the task
-A basic piece of work that meets some of the requirements of the task. Some attempt has been made to present this well
Year 8
Art and Design Pathway
Graphics
Homework 1 Due Date
As a starting point to the project, you will need to produce an inspiration board of existing fragrance boxes.
-Collect images relevant to fragrance boxes from a range of sources. Images to inspire you for your design ideas. Consider designers, their brands, and use of shape, colour and advertising to target their audience. Analyse the sources visually and through written annotation
-Collect images relevant to fragrance boxes from a range of sources to inspire you for your design ideas. Consider brands, and advertising to target their audience. Annotate your work
-Collect images relevant of fragrance boxes from a range of sources such as the internet and magazines
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Homework 2 Due Date
Target Audience.
-Produce a customer profile using the supplied pro forma. Survey your peers for relevant information to aid your decisions for choice of brand, fragrance and aesthetics. Complete a detailed customer persona
-Produce a customer profile using the supplied pro forma. Survey your peers for relevant information to aid your decisions for choice of brand, fragrance and impact. Complete your customer persona
-Produce a customer profile using the supplied pro forma. Complete your customer persona
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Homework 3 Due Date
Packaging.
-Research, draw and write about the basics requirements needed for nets in packaging. Research and write about board, corrugated card and cellophane. Give reasoning as to why these are most suited to fragrance packaging. List all legal requirements that need to be displayed, giving reasons for their use.
-Research and write about the basic layout of a net in packaging. Research and write about board, corrugated card and cellophane. Give reasoning as to why these are most suited to fragrance packaging. List all legal requirements needed to be displayed for the user.
-Research and draw a basic net that could be used for packaging. Research board, corrugated card and cellophane. Give reasoning as to why these are most suited to fragrance packaging.
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Year 8
Art and Design Pathway
Resistant Materials
Homework 1-Term 1 Due Date
Health and Safety investigation: Investigate rules and procedures for different job profiles in the design industry
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Homework 2-Term 1 Due Date
Create an interesting, thoughtful and illustrated biography of your chosen person. Your Teacher will explain the task to you during the lesson.
Alexander McQueen
Aldo Rossi
Ettore Sottsass
-You will produce a 150 word, edited biography, show a good range of examples of the subjects work and analyse your examples in terms of personal opinion, materials, aesthetics, costs etc.
-You will produce a part edited biography, show 3 examples of the subjects work and have analysed them in general terms.
-You will produce a basic cut and pasted biography, few examples of work, little or no personal comments.
It is expected that:
Your work will be well presented and can be done using ICT or handwritten methods.
You will attribute any sources you have used e.g., websites or books
You will meet the deadline given to you for submission of the work
You will have checked your work for SPAG
You will have spent approximately 2 hours on your work
The work should be shown on no more than 1 side of A4 - so think how carefully you will need to edit your text/size of images.
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Homework 3-Term 2 Due Date
Types of Metals: Create an informative, A3 sheet on non-ferrous and ferrous metals.
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Homework 4-Term 2 Due Date
Create an interesting, thoughtful and illustrated report of your chosen design movement. Your Teacher will explain the task to you during the lesson.
Art Nouveau
Bauhaus
Moderism
-You will produce a 150 word, edited biography, show a good range of examples of the subjects
work and analyse your examples in terms of personal opinion, materials, aesthetics, costs etc.
-You will produce a part edited biography, show 3 examples of the subjects work and have analysed them in general terms.
-You will produce a basic cut and pasted biography, few examples of work, little or no personal comments.
See Homework 2 Term 1 for presentational expectations
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Year 8
Design and Technology Pathway
Catering
Homework 1 Due Date
Healthy Eating Research: Design a poster explaining about Healthy Eating showing the benefits/negatives of the following or not following a healthy diet.
-An in-depth piece of work has been produced with original work including references. -Research is written in your own words showing a good understanding of the topic. -Basic facts are included about the topic, most work has been copied and pasted from
the internet.
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Homework 2 Due Date
Research: You should spend at least 2 hours on this. You need to produce a project on Georges Auguste Escofier.
Who is he? What impact did he have in the catering world? Include images of his working practice Bibliography
-An in-depth piece of work has been produced with original work including references. -Research is written in your own words showing a good understanding of the topic. -Basic facts are included about the topic, most work has been copied and pasted from
the internet.
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Homework 3 Due Date
Chef Research: You should spend at least 2 hours on this. You will find out about all of the following chefs and information
Raymond Blanc Michel Roux Jamie Oliver Maco Pierre White Michelin Stars
-An in-depth piece of work has been produced with original work including references. -Research is written in your own words showing a good understanding of the topic. -Basic facts are included about the topic, most work has been copied and pasted from
the internet.
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Year 8
Design and Technology Pathway