Year 10 - Visual Arts Electives
Electives
Students can choose a MAXIMUM of two electives from this Domain area.
Art
Course Description:
The Art course covers a wide range of media and techniques, which can include painting, printmaking, drawing and mixed media. Students will create a range of artworks which communicate, challenge and express their own and others' ideas. Developmental work following the studio process (completed in a Visual Diary) is assessed in conjunction with the finished artwork and is equally as important. Included in the Visual Diary will be idea development, research of ideas, thumbnail sketches/plans of artworks, experimentation with techniques and media, and a self-reflection after each unit studied. The development of personal style, originality, creativity, technical and design abilities are major components of assessments for this course.
Students will respond to theoretical tasks that reflect their practical work. Students will develop skills in critical and creative thinking whilst analysing how artist compositions and practices are influences by visual art histories and cultural/social contexts. A range of research, analysis and and ‘art’ terminology tasks will be completed.
Assessment:
This subject uses the following methods of assessment:
Folio of experimental work completed in Visual Diary
Folio of final artworks
Art appreciation including research, analysis and terminology tasks
Exam
Pathway:
It is strongly recommended that students considering undertaking Studio Arts Units 1 & 2 and Visual Communication Units 1 & 2 select this subject.
Special Requirements:
Students may be required to attend the local gallery in order to complete first hand observation of art works.
Photography
Course Description:
This course is an introduction to black and white SLR and digital photography theory and practice. The areas of focus in this course are: analysis and discussion of photographs and how they are constructed, exploring and developing ideas via observation and research into different styles. Students will develop skills and techniques to structure photographs in a chosen theme, taking photographs with SLR and digital cameras, developing black and white film, printing black and white photographs, manipulating digital images and selecting and presenting photographs for a particular audience. Vocabulary specific to The Arts and Photography is explicitly taught and assessed.
Assessment:
This subject uses the following methods of assessment:
Folio of experimental work completed in Visual Diary
Folio of final artworks
Photographic analysis tasks
Exam
Pathway:
It is recommended that students considering undertaking Studio Arts Units 1 & 2 select this subject.
Visual Communication & Design
Course Description:
Students use a visual diary to problem solve when developing and refining concepts and/or ideas for specific visual communications. They experiment and practice with media materials and/or ICT technologies, design elements and design principles to develop their personal design style. Students refine and create final presentation pieces for a specified audience, working to a brief. The written component to the course involves analysis of how designers use visual messages and the stylistic, technical and aesthetic decisions made by designers to create effective communications. Students will evaluate ways that cultural, social and political trends impact their own and others’ design decisions. Appropriate design language is taught to support this work.
Assessment:
This subject uses the following methods of assessment:
Design process within Visual Diary
Folio of Visual Communications
Analysis tasks of Visual Communications
Exam
Pathway:
It is strongly recommended that students considering undertaking Visual Communication Units 1 & 2 and Studio Arts Units 1 & 2 select this subject.
Special Requirements:
Students may be required to attend relevant excursions to experience design work in an authentic setting.