Extended Homework Project
Project Title ‐ Lettering
Year Group ‐ 7
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Choose 2 tasks from the 8 available options.
There is a range of Core Curriculum skills covered by the 8 tasks. You are free to choose any combination of tasks.
Any paper based tasks must be completed on a minimum of an A3 page.
Your project will run in line with your class projects.
Your class teacher will check on your progress at the half way point in your project.
TGBS Art Department
1. Research one of the oldest forms of lettering Hieroglyphics. Create a decorative scroll featuring hieroglyphics and images relating to ancient Egypt.
5. Create a collage of as many different lettering styles as you can. Find examples from magazines, leaflets and newspapers. They must be securely glued down with no spaces in ‐ between.
Core Curriculum Focus Area
Core Curriculum Focus Area
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Drawing Skills
Mixed Media Skills
2. Research Typographic art, choose a theme for your artwork and then create a piece of typographic art. This could be done by drawing, using ICT or Collage.
Core Curriculum Focus Area
Contextual Studies
Drawing Skills
Mixed Media Skills
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Mixed Media Skills
6. Jasper Johns is a famous artist that created images of overlapping letters and numbers. Create an artist fact page that includes:
• A minimum of 2 images of the artists work.
• Facts about the artist
• A piece of your own artwork inspired by Jasper Johns animal/number art.
Core Curriculum Focus Area
Contextual Studies Mixed Media Skills
Drawing Skills
3. Use the internet to look at examples of A‐Z bookends. Create your own 3d version. You can use any letters from the alphabets and your bookends can be decorated in any way. The bookends must be able to stand up and support the weight of 3 books.
7. Robert Indiana is a famous pop artist that uses text in his ‘Love’ Artworks. . Create an artist fact page that includes:
• A minimum of 2 images of the artists work.
• Facts about the artist
• A piece of your own artwork inspired by Robert Indiana’s ‘love’ artwork.
Core Curriculum Focus Area
Contextual Studies
3D Skills
Mixed Media Skills
Core Curriculum Focus Area
Contextual Studies Mixed Media Skills
Drawing Skills
4. Small children and toddlers often play with toys that are designed to help them learn their alphabet. Create a decorative 3d letter cube that uses bright colours and child friendly images. You can use any suitable material to make your 3D cube.
Core Curriculum Focus Area
8. Research and create different types of calligraphy. Create
a display that includes the following:
• Images of different types of calligraphy
• Facts about the history of calligraphy
• Examples of your own calligraphy experiments.
• You can research into Arabic/Chinese/Japanese//Indian/Western calligraphy.
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Contextual Studies
3D Skills
Mixed Media Skills
Core Curriculum Focus Area
Contextual Studies Mixed Media Skills
Drawing Skills
Painting Skills