Year 9

CURRICULUM LEVEL 4 and 5

Course Length: 1 Trimester

(approximately 13 weeks)

Special Costs:  $15.00

Entry Requirements: None

Course Outline:

Students explore the elements of Art, for example, line, colour, tone, texture, form etc.  using a variety of materials and techniques, such as printmaking, 3-D, design, painting and drawing.

Focus Essential Skills:

                Problem Solving

                Work and Study

                Social and Co-operative

Assessment Outline:

Standards based assessment / Basic / Proficient / Advanced.

Out of Class Expectations and Commitments

One to two hours homework per week.  This includes skills practise, research, and completion of classwork where required.

Where Does It Lead?

Year 9 Art leads to Practical Art which is an examination subject in Year 11, 12 and 13, where the student is encouraged to develop a perceptual awareness so that he/she may examine and express in the appropriate materials his/her attitudes, feelings and discoveries about people, places, objects and behaviour.

For Further Information See:

Mr Finch / Mrs Hamilton