Ballymakenny College
Three Units of Learning
- Under the Canopy (Group etching project)
- The Bronze age (Visual Studies)
- Cyanotyping (TY Photography)
Ballymakenny College is a co-educational post-primary community school in Drogheda, established in 2014. It is jointly patroned by Educate Together and the Louth & Meath Education and Training Board and is committed to an inclusive, equality based and learner centred ethos that welcomes students of all backgrounds. The school aims to create a respectful, democratic community where every student’s individuality and potential are supported, both academically and personally.
Under the Canopy
2nd Years
9 Lessons
Aim
To explore line, contrast and emphasis by working in a group to create a lantern using etch printing, while investigating the theme of “Under the Canopy”
Learning Outcomes
2.3 Reflect on their own, or another’s, craftwork through the use of critical and visual language.
2.6 investigate their own personal approach to craftwork through the technical and creative application of drawing and mark-making
2.11 research the use of art elements and design principles in historical and contemporary craftwork from their own and other cultures
3.2 use critical and visual language to explain their own designs and those of others
3.4 interpret a design brief and represent this through their drawings
Learning Intentions
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Explore teamwork by playing “The tallest tree” to build teamworking skills for this unit
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Apply different drawing techniques to explore and understand different types of line.
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Understand the weight of line to realise its connection to tone
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To link to the theme to explore negative and positive space and know how it is necessary in the designs for the prints to work.
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Etch design onto the plate, focusing on line weight to create detail and tone when printing
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Recognise how correct inking and wiping impacts line, tone, and the balance of positive and negative space in their final print
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Collaborate with peers to create a connected three-sided paper lantern,so they show how to combine individual prints
Student's Work
Visual Aids
The Bronze Age
5th Years
4 Lessons
Aim
To learn about art and culture in Pre-christian Ireland through the six elements while exploring the Bronze Age, using critical and creative thinking, while also developing the ability to create visual and written resources for study.
Learning Outcomes
1.2 Recording and documenting - collate information from a variety of sources and media
1.4 Contextual enquiries - explain how context and period influence artistic thinking
1.5 Process: identify sources of information
2.4 Realisation/Presenting - communicate the meaning and context of chosen work
Student Work
Learning Intentions
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Develop visual literacy by observing and interpreting objects such as Beaker pots and analysing them
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To analyse Bronze Age motifs to compare to stone age and comment on differences
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To understand why jewelry became important in the bronze age, and how it was used to express identity and status through material, design and craftsmanship
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To experience the repoussé technique by working into gold foil, exploring how Bronze Age craftspeople used tools and pressure to create raised patterns and textures in their artwork
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To analyse and identify the key elements of a long question to be better prepared and answer with purpose
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To understand the process of creating a flange twisted torc by watching the metalsmith work and move the metal to have
Photography
TY
8 Lessons
Aim
To explore composition, balance and space by creating a body of photography work and a cyanotype print from a negative, while exploring a collection of themes
Learning Intentions
Learning Outcomes
1.2 Recording and documenting —Capture their interpretation of the world in a physical or digital way
2.3 Process - Develop, experiment with and edit their work
The Big Idea:
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collaborate with others to complete tasks
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listen to and apply feedback to refine an idea
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To explore scale through photography to show how it is a crucial principle in perspective
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To use viewfinders to highlight a focal point in a photo, creating emphasis
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Experiment with distance and size of the macro water lenses to generate a range of photos
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Apply low-exposure techniques to create ghost-themed photographs that explore tone through a balance of light and shadow.
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Understand what cyanotype is, including its history and how it works as a light-sensitive photographic process
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Create a cyanotype print using a photograph's negative
Student's Work
Visual Aids
