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Art and design at key stage 3    (Year 8)

Unit 8B: Animating art

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About this unit

In this unit, pupils explore the use of the moving image to communicate ideas about particular genres or styles of art. They analyse paintings, films, cartoons, illustrations, digital images, photographs and images from contemporary visual culture. They learn how to represent ideas and values using the moving image. They make connections between abstract expressionism, expressionism and pop art of the 1960s and contemporary moving images.

This unit is expected to take 10-15 hours.

What the unit covers

Art, Design, 2-D, Individual work, Collaborative work, Line, Colour, Shape, Form, Space, Painting, Digital media


Sections in this unit

This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.
1. Exploring and developing ideas
2. Exploring and developing ideas (2)
3. Exploring and developing ideas (3)
4. Exploring and developing ideas (4)
5. Investigating and making (1)
6. Investigating and making (2)
7. Evaluating and developing work (1)
8. Evaluating and developing work (2)