Review developed ideas: trials and experiments
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can refine and reflect on my work to guide it in the right direction.
Key learning points
- Resources influence your understanding and interpretation so you should think critically when making selections
- Incorporating visual elements related to your experiences can enhance your response and provide additional context.
- Your background shapes your perspective, be mindful of this when making work.
- New insights may emerge that enrich your narrative, revise your response as you reflect on your experiences.
Keywords
Interpretation - how we understand and take meaning from an artwork
Perspective - the way an artist views or sees the subject
Narrative - the story or message that an artwork communicates to its audience
Common misconception
As I have to make something personal I can't copy an artist's ideas or techniques.
Copying or pastiche can help you learn techniques, but to create original work that meets the A04 objective, you must also add your own ideas and intentions.
Teacher tip
A great lesson to use after a period of experimentation to help students gather sources and reflections prior to making a more refined response.
Equipment
Offer a wide range of materials as appropriate to your specialism and the students' themes. Consider materials that offer opportunities for interdisciplinary work.
Licence
except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Artists’ “intentions” are the materials they use in their work.
Q2.Which of these is not part of the formal elements of art?
Q3.Match the term to the correct meaning.
testing different ideas, materials, or processes
sketching, writing or photographing to document work
looking back to analyse successes and improvements
Q4.Why do artists study the work of others?
Q5.Which of these best describes innovation in art?
Q6.Match the artist to their way of recording ideas.
filled diaries with sketches and watercolours
explored ideas in sketchbooks with detailed drawings
documented ideas through video and walking journeys
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To help you plan your 11 art and design lesson on: Review developed ideas: trials and experiments, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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