Year 11 6ARD – Design and Photography (NCEA L1)
Course Option Description
Head of Learning Area (HOLA): Mrs A. Price.
Why this course:
This course enables students to gain a taste of what the study of photography, design and/or digital drawing entails at the senior level. In completing this course, students gain the skills trequired for success in Level 2 Art Photography (7FOT) and Level 2 Art Design (7ARD).
Course information:
The year will begin with a community and personal investigation into a place where we belong. Students will be encouraged to source subject matter and objects to extend their ideas. Exploration into photography and design will be a focus and will provide a framework to generate artworks.
Students will be exposed to a variety of established contemporary and traditional photographers and designers to ensure their work is personalised and that their own interests are given the opportunity to develop.
This course is constructed to explore culture and looks at past histories. The first part of the year will focus primarily on the internal achievement standards in Photography and Design. Students are then encouraged to experiment with different media as they extend their ideas to create a substantial workbook which will generate their external assessment task (one folio panel, A1 size). The workbook and folio will be collated and assessed at the end of Term 3.
Expect a fun-filled year of research and experimentation in developing skills in the art of photography and designs. Students who are passionate about creativity and enjoy working in the digital art fields should consider this course.
This course leads to:
Level 2 Art Design (7ARD), Level 2 Art Painting (7ARP) and Level 2 Art Photography (7FOT).
Prerequisites
Completion of two semesters of Junior Visual Art and/or HoLA approval is rrecommended. Completion of 5Art4 is an advantage.
Equipment and Stationery
Course donations: $95.00
Students do not need their own camera as they can borrow these from the school. Students will need access to a laptop - please our website (https://www.wakatipu.school.nz/byod.html) for BYOD device specifications.
Assessment Information
This course is assessed using Achievement and/or Unit Standards. Please note exact standards are subject to change and individual assessment programmes may be provided in consultation with student and teacher.Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
External
NZQA Info
Visual Arts 1.2 - Produce resolved artwork appropriate to established art making conventions
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Visual Arts 1.3 - Explore Visual Arts processes and conventions to inform own art making
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Visual Arts 1.4 - Create a sustained body of related artworks in response to an art making proposition