What will my child learn in year 8?

Term 1	Year 8: Celebrity Portraits (10 lessons) To practice and improve drawing skills. To work imaginatively when designing. To improve painting skills. To use keywords, linking to relevant artists work.
Term 2	Year 8: African Masks (8 lessons) To research into different aspects of African Art To experiment with mark making through 2D and 3D techniques. To be influenced by African masks and pattern when making a low relief card mask. To be experimental when making.
Term 3	Year 8: African Masks (8 lessons) To research into different aspects of African Art To experiment with mark making through 2D and 3D techniques. To be influenced by African masks and pattern when making a low relief card mask. To be experimental when making.
Term 4	Year 8: African Masks (8 lessons) To research into different aspects of African Art To experiment with mark making through 2D and 3D techniques. To be influenced by African masks and pattern when making a low relief card mask. To be experimental when making. Year 8: Rousseau (10 lessons) To understand the style of Rousseau’s work through research. To use a range of 2D techniques showing developing skill and understanding. To experiment with composition layout showing an awareness of Rousseau’s work.
Term 5	Year 8: Rousseau (10 lessons) To understand the style of Rousseau’s work through research. To use a range of 2D techniques showing developing skill and understanding. To experiment with composition layout showing an awareness of Rousseau’s work.
Term 6	Year 8: Everyday Object (8 weeks) To practice and improve observational drawing skills. To experiment with colour, tone and mark making using Oil pastel, paint, felt tip and colouring pencil. To be influenced by artists’ work through application of colour and composition.