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Unit Title: Chess Class: MYP2 AOI focus questions: Human Ingenuity Time frame: 3-4 weeks Significant concepts*: Students will develop an understand of shade and tone Students will develop different shading techniques using different art media Learner Profile Qualities: Inquirers freely explore and experiment with the material producing different shading techniques in your art work. Reflective consider why there are different art techniques linked to the resources you are using.

MYP Unit Question: Are there different shading techniques ? What is the difference between tone and shade?

Specific Objectives: To further improve colour mixing and paint control skills To develop skills of drawing in 1 point perspective To develop enlargement skills To develop tonal shading skills in pencil and soft pastels To improve observational drawing skills To develop creativity and imaginative work. To produce a mixed media composition using all of the above skills Content: 1. Explore and learn how to draw using 1 point perspective. 2. Create a 1 point perspective chess board. 3. Choose a colour and paint in your chess board using different tone of this colour 4. Select a chess piece and do an enlarged observational drawing of it with shading 5. Select another chess piece and experiment with 3 colour tonal shading
*What we want students to remember for the years to come.

Assessment Task(s) and Criteria: A Knowledge and understanding of the topic B Application and use of ideas and materials as seen in final piece and developmental work book. C Reflection and evaluation as seen in developmental work book. D Motivation and personal engagement throughout the project.

Strategies: Observational drawing of different chess pieces Discuss proportion Discuss light landing on objects and effect shown in paintings Demonstrate flat smooth shading with B pencil Demonstrate 3 coloured soft pastel tonal smudge shading Talk about 1 point perspective drawing with vanishing points

Resources: Chess set A3 paper A4 white paper A5 black sugar paper Soft pastels B pencils Long ruler

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6. Research into chess pieces internet or collect images 7. Design your own chess piece 8. Use your developmental work book 9. Evaluate your work ATL: Organisation of their work with the help of the teacher, organise their learning materials with help from the teacher, independently set personal objectives and reach these without help from the teacher if possible. Collaboration work effectively in the class by planning the procedure to follow and understand and respect cultural differences. Communication record all work and ideas in your developmental workbook. Reflection evaluate your own work in your developmental workbook. Information literacy research on the internet Thinking putting all ideas brainstorming topic. Transfering use of maths for scale and perspective

*What we want students to remember for the years to come.