The Homework Files - Art & Design

Subject: Art
Level: Secondary
Age Group: 11 - 14
Order Number: 1027

Homework is a part of every properly planned course, but that planning often takes place up to year in advance of the actual teaching. Anything can go wrong, and frequently does! Regular subject teachers may be absent, or the class may be at very different stages of development or progress. Or it may be something as simple as the teacher forgetting to plan homework for a particular day. It happens to the best of us. That's where this booklet becomes invaluable. Here are twenty-five stand-alone tasks that can be inserted into an Art and Design course at almost any point. The photocopable pages contain information for the student and a task to complete, which can be completed within any ordinary homework period. The student can complete the work on the sheet with the minimal equipment. The tasks cover a wide age range, are user-friendly, and are easy for the teacher to assess using whatever marking scheme they usually employ. Most of the tasks can be used to either introduce new concepts or to reinforce existing knowledge and skills, and they can even be used as emergency lessons if the regular teacher is absent and the stand-in has little knowledge of the subject.