Y8 - Land Art Unit
( if you miss the lesson for any reason you should still complete both classwork and homework)
Lesson 1
Classwork : Students watch the ‘Introduction to Land Art’ video and discuss ‘what is Land Art?’ to ensure pupils have a clear grasp of the topic. When watching the video students should take notes in the back of the sketchbook (students should aim to write down 20 bullet points from the video noting information such as a ’Land Art Definition’, "‘What are the History/Origins of Land Art’, ‘Examples of Famous Land Artists and their work’, and ‘Alternative names for Land Art’).
Then students watch the Land Art Heading video. Pupils to start to produce the Land Art heading across a double page in their sketchbooks.
Homework : Students watch Land Art - Research Guidance video. The video also explains the research requirements. There are 4 sections – ‘What is Land Art’, ‘ My 5 Favourite Pieces of Land Art’, ‘Research into a specific Land Artist’ and ‘10 Important Facts about Land Art’. Information on what you might include in these 4 sections can be seen below,
The homework is to start research on ‘What is Land Art’ (pictures and information). This section of the research will be completed on the double page next lesson under the Land Art Heading. Pupils should also aim to complete the majority of the Land Art heading for homework.
Lesson 2
Classwork : Students complete any improvements to the Land Art heading across a double page in their sketchbooks and start to present research on ‘What is Land Art’.
Students will have the next three lessons to effectively manage their time to complete the double page of Land Art research. Homework should be used to research relevant information for the 4 sections of research explained in Lesson 1. Classwork will be to present this work in sketchbooks. There are 3 examples below,
Secure overall (some parts are Secure+) but Section 4 looks incomplete, as does the Land Art title at the bottom of page 1
Excellence overall with flap-out sections containing extra detail and pictures (flap-outs are shown open in the next picture)
Excellence+ overall with two large flap-outs effectively creating double the space for extra detail and pictures (flap-outs are shown open in the next picture)
Homework: Continue with Land Art research work. Start by completing the section 'What is Land Art?' and also collect all pictures needed for the three remaining sections - ‘ My 5 Favourite Pieces of Land Art’, ‘Research into a specific Land Artist’ and ‘10 Important Facts about Land Art’.
REMEMBER - Boys without access to a printer (or indeed any boy) can send me research information (text and pictures) to print. A maximum of three pages will be printed and boys must use the A4 Powerpoint Template below. Don’t forget to include your name and form and carefully size any pictures you need printing. Any printing required must be received at least 24hrs before the lesson.
Lesson 3
Classwork : This is the second of 4 lessons for students to complete the Land Art research work. Students should be working on the ‘ My 5 Favourite Pieces of Land Art’ section in class.
Homework: Continue with Land Art research work. Complete the ‘ My 5 Favourite Pieces of Land Art’ section and start the section on the ‘Research into a specific Land Artist’.
Deadline : The deadline will always be your next Art lesson unless stated otherwise on MILK.
Lesson 4
Classwork : This is the third of 4 lessons for students to complete the Land Art research work. Students should be working on the ‘Research into a specific Land Artist’ section in class.
Homework: Continue with Land Art research work.
Deadline : The deadline will always be your next Art lesson unless stated otherwise on MILK.
Lesson 5
Classwork : This is the last of 4 lessons for students to complete the Land Art research work. Students should be working on the ‘10 Important Facts about Land Art‘ section in class.
Homework: Complete all Land Art research work.
Deadline : The deadline will always be your next Art lesson unless stated otherwise on MILK.
Summer Holiday Work
Students watch the Land Art - Student Example work video below.
During the Summer Holidays students have to produce, photograph and explain their own piece of Land Art. Work can be presented in sketchbooks or on a Powerpoint (if boys do not have access to a printer).
Books will be collect for marking at the beginning of Year 9.