Homework Guide: Art KS3
Students are expected to be given and to complete 1 substantial homework per fortnight
Year
7
Year
8
Autumn one
Autumn two
Spring one
Spring two
Summer one
Summer two
Research and gather
images of symbols
used in Japanese art.
Write the meanings
of the symbols used.
Use the website to
guide your research
http://www.vam.ac.
uk/content/articles/
k/kimonodecoration-symbolsmotifs/
Find out the different
meanings of the
natural motifs used in
Japanese Kimono
design
Use the website to
guide your research
http://www.vam.ac.uk
/content/articles/k/ki
mono-decorationsymbols-motifs/
Read Alice in
Wonderland
Write a summary of
the story
http://www.literatur
e.org/authors/carroll
-lewis/alicesadventures-inwonderland/
Read Alice in
Wonderland
Collect images of
all the animal
characters
mentioned in the
story
http://www.literat
ure.org/authors/ca
rroll-lewis/alicesadventures-inwonderland/
Watch the video clip
about living walls in
the National Gallery.
Create a report about
the process of making
a living wall.
Visit the website of the
ceramicist Heather Knight.
Look at her ceramic works:
-Micro tile collection
-Textural wall tile collection
Compile a list of key words
that describe the texture
and appearance of the
tiles.
Watch the video clip
about signs and
symbols and write in
detail about the
meanings of the
following symbols:
Find out the different
meanings of the
following colours:
Watch the youtube
clip ‘Faces of the
Surreal’
Watch the youtube
clip ‘Faces of the
Surreal’ and write a
poem about the
work of John
Stezaker using
similes: e.g. his
brain was like a
cave. Use the
following website
to give you ideas
for your poem:
Give an account
which explains the
meaning, use and
history of Totem
poles. Consider the
cultural, spiritual and
social significance of
Totem poles.

Swastika

Symbol of an
elephant

The hand of
Fatima

Red

Blue

Yellow

Black
http://www.threemusketeers.net/mike/
colors.html
http://www.giusepp
e-arcimboldo.org/
write a story about
the identity of one of
the surreal portraits
of Giuseppe
Arcimboldo.
http://www.nationalg
allery.org.uk/themaking-of-the-livingwall
http://www.gullitote
mpoles.com/TotemPol
eSymbols.html
http://www.heatherknight
ceramics.com/gallery.html
?folio=For%20Sale&gallery
=Press
Draw or photograph a
piece of street art in your
local environment which
inspires you. Write about
why the artwork is
inspirational and
interesting to you.
If possible find other
examples by the same
street artist.
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Any other symbols
you find interesting
http://www.youtube
.com/watch?v=QaQK
weHL4Nc
Year
9
Take part in the
1950’s Pop Art
online colour
activity.
Print examples of the
colour pieces you
create and write
about the piece you
created links to Pop
Art.
http://kids.tate.org.u
k/games/colourcolour/
http://www.saatchi
gallery.com/artists/
john_stezaker.htm
Extension website to
research Picasso’s use
of blue and red(rose):
http://www.pablopica
sso.org/blueperiod.jsp
Research 10
onomatopoeia words.
Illustrate the
onomatopoeia words
using appropriate
materials. Explain how
your choice of
materials and colours
convey the sound of
the word.
www.roaweb.tumblr.com/
www.streetartlondon.co.u
k/artists/roa
Find 5 images of still
life paintings by the
following artists:
 Henri Matisse
 Juan Gris
 Audrey Flack
Write about the
styles and
techniques that each
of the artists has
used in their still life
work.
www.audreyflack.co
m
Find 5 images of
still life paintings
by the following
artists:
 Henri Matisse
 Juan Gris
 Audrey Flack
Compare and
contrast the
materials, colour
and techniques
used by the three
artists in their still
life work.
Write a story about
one of the pieces of
artwork from the Tate,
visit the ‘Tate Tales’
website.
http://blog.tate.org.uk
/tate-tales/
http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=ciMbgryCfN4
In your own words write a
report about the work of
the artist Grayson Perry.
Try to include the artist’s
own quotes about their
work in your report. Use
illustrations in your report.
http://www.saatchigallery.
com/artists/grayson_perry.
htm
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