Drawing: Make my voice heard

This unit focuses on developing pupils' skills in using different art styles, exploring effects with tools, understanding and applying chiaroscuro, and creating symbolic and expressive drawings. It encourages children to form their own opinions about art, understand the impact of techniques, and convey messages through their artwork. Use this unit hub to inform your medium-term plan and to navigate to related resources.

Lessons

Lesson 1: Experimental mark making

  • To explore expressive drawing techniques.

Lesson 2: Symbolic imagery

  • To consider how symbolism in art can convey meaning.

Lesson 3: Chiaroscuro

  • To apply understanding of the drawing technique chiaroscuro.
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Lesson 4: Street art
  • To evaluate the context and intention of street art.
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Lesson 4: Street art – Christmas themed
  • To evaluate the context, intention and value of street art.
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Lesson 5: Powerful imagery

  • To apply an understanding of impact and effect to create a powerful image.

Key skills

Generating ideas:

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Key knowledge

Formal elements:

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Key vocabulary

aesthetic

audience

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Assessment – Art and design Y6: Drawing: Make my voice heard

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Knowledge organiser

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Unit vocabulary

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Art and design: Long-term plans

A suggested order for teaching Art

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National curriculum mapping

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Assessment

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Unit vocabulary

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Equipment list

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Art and design – List of artists

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