Learning objective
- To apply interpretation skills to analyse and respond to an abstract painting.
Success criteria
- I can discuss and describe the work of
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National curriculum
Art and design
Pupils should be
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Cross-curricular links
English
Spoken language
Pupils should be taught
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1: Lesson plan
An area for you to put useful resources from the previous lesson
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could use a tray to help if rolling or dripping paint or may benefit from techniques for thickening paint being modelled; should be encouraged to explain their colour and shape choices; could require visual stimulation with images and possibly objects to inspire their ideas about a time when they felt a certain way, perhaps linked to an experience had in school.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should create an inventive piece of art that represents the feeling they identified in the Frank Bowling painting; could experiment with unfamiliar techniques or mediums; should be challenged to link to the formal elements (for example, the colours, shapes, textures and lines) when describing their work.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: reading the picture by identifying different
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Vocabulary definitions
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abstract
Art that does not necessarily look like it does in real life - uses shapes, colours and gestural marks.
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analyse
To investigate something in detail to understand it.
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Example work
St John's Church of England Nursery and Primary School, Barnet
St John's Church of England Nursery and Primary School, Barnet
St John's Church of England Nursery and Primary School, Barnet
St John's Church of England Nursery and Primary School, Barnet
Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School, Liverpool
Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School, Liverpool
Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School, Liverpool
Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School, Liverpool
Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School, Liverpool
Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School, Liverpool
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In this unit
Assessment - Art Y6: Painting and mixed media
Lesson 1: David Hockney - Option 1
Lesson 1 : Richard Brakenburg - Option 2
Lesson 2: Paula Rego - The Dance
Lesson 3: John Singer Sargent - The Front Line
Lesson 4: Fiona Rae - Option 1
Lesson 4: Frank Bowling - Option 2
Lesson 5: Lubaina Himid
Lesson 6: Research and planning
Lesson 7: Making art!
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 6th November, 2023
