textiles - year 12

“All a designer can do is to anticipate a mood before people realize that they are bored. It is simply a matter of getting bored first”

– Mary Quant – 

Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
  • Summer project research historical clothing presentation
  • Introduction into A’ level art and design syllabus
  • Reviewing and building essential skills in observational drawing and mixed media techniques
  • Developing skills and understanding in contextual research, advanced skills into techniques including screen printing, repeat design, experimenting, communicating design ideas, illustration, modelling, construction
  • Upcycle denim project using historical research
  • An exploration into the creative process of an innovative practitioner
  • Platos Atlantis by Alexander McQueen
  • How to go through the creative process using materials techniques and processes. Stages and activities of practitioners process are identified evaluated
  • The creative process continued and finalised
  • Students will develop their understanding into the A’level syllabus assessment objectives
  • Introduction into Component 1 - Personal investigation 60%
  • A major in-depth critical, practical and theoretical investigative project/portfolio and outcome/s based on themes and subject matter that have personal significance
  • Students will begin to plan, organise their own creative process
  • Students will research, respond investigate develop and refine creatively, reflecting on the assessment objectives
  • Personal investigation continued
  • 15 hour Mock assessments – sample/ design developments and refinements
  • Presentations
  • Introduction into the extended writing task introduced for the summer holiday
  • An extended written element of 1000 words minimum, which may contain images and texts and must clearly relate to practical and theoretical work using an appropriate working vocabulary and specialist terminology
  • Visits to exhibitions
Autumn Term
  • Summer project research historical clothing presentation
  • Introduction into A’ level art and design syllabus
  • Reviewing and building essential skills in observational drawing and mixed media techniques
  • Developing skills and understanding in contextual research, advanced skills into techniques including screen printing, repeat design, experimenting, communicating design ideas, illustration, modelling, construction
  • Upcycle denim project using historical research
  • An exploration into the creative process of an innovative practitioner
  • Platos Atlantis by Alexander McQueen
  • How to go through the creative process using materials techniques and processes. Stages and activities of practitioners process are identified evaluated
Spring Term
  • The creative process continued and finalised
  • Students will develop their understanding into the A’level syllabus assessment objectives
  • Introduction into Component 1 - Personal investigation 60%
  • A major in-depth critical, practical and theoretical investigative project/portfolio and outcome/s based on themes and subject matter that have personal significance
  • Students will begin to plan, organise their own creative process
  • Students will research, respond investigate develop and refine creatively, reflecting on the assessment objectives
Summer Term
  • Personal investigation continued
  • 15 hour Mock assessments – sample/ design developments and refinements
  • Presentations
  • Introduction into the extended writing task introduced for the summer holiday
  • An extended written element of 1000 words minimum, which may contain images and texts and must clearly relate to practical and theoretical work using an appropriate working vocabulary and specialist terminology
  • Visits to exhibitions
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Darrick Wood School
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Orpington,
Kent, BR6 8ER

01689 850271

office@darrickwood.bromley.sch.uk

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