Aim: To develop an understanding of the Romanesque and Gothic period in art history, with a focus on Architecture and Sculpture. This UoL was delivered through in-class and online lessons through slideshow presentations, sketching and writing exercises, essay writing, practical tasks and quizzes.

Supports: Activity sheets, handouts, group quizzes, practical tasks, glossary of terms, recorded presentations available online.

Assessment style: Formative & summative (Activity sheets, quizzes, essay planning and writing, continous feedback on work)

RESEARCH

1.1 Looking

• analyse an artwork

• recognise an art style and identify relevant features

• use critical and visual language to describe an artwork

1.4 Contextual enquiries 

• engage with a recognised artist or work of art

• explain how context and period influence artistic thinking 

CREATE

2.1 Making: apply appropriate skills, knowledge and techniques 

RESPOND

3.1 Analysis: discuss examples from Visual Studies

3.2 Contextual enquiries: locate their own work in relation to other artwork within a particular context/s (stylistically, socially, politically, ethically, etc.)

3.3 Impact and value

• value their own work and the work of others

• experience art through sensory and/or emotional responses

Identify issues - establish strategy to manage behavioural issues

• All content will be available online for students who miss classes or cannot attend the live catch up.

• Instructions need to be INCREDIBLY clear, as students will access the content online and it will be easy to miscommunicate instructions, which will lead to incomplete tasks. 

• There is a lot of time lost to waiting for students to arrive online and making sure cameras are on. I need to be mindful of that and start on time anyway (5 mins at the start can be for waiting). 

Reward, affirm positive behaviour 

• Comment on homework submitted to encourage the students who do submit work

• Give really clear instructions in various formats to ensure resources are accessible to all.

Lesson 1/9 - Introduction - Romanesque

Learning Intentions

At the end of this lesson learners should be able to…

1. Understand the marking scheme for Leaving Cert Romanesque question

2. Discover what life was like during the Romanesque period in Europe

3. Identify the key features of Romanesque architecture 

4. Start a medieval timeline which includes key features and sketches of Romanesque Architecture. [To be added to throughout the UoL]

5. Know the key features of the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Vezelay

Lesson 4/9 - Gothic Sculpture

Learning Intentions

At the end of this lesson learners should be able to…

1. Review the features of Gothic Architecture

2. Understand how changes in religious teaching affected sculpture

3. Discuss column statues as a feature of Gothic doorways

4. Be able to discuss the changes in Gothic sculpture

5. Discuss the different styles of sculpture at Chartres Cathedral

6. Identify figures from the Royal and North portals at Chartres Cathedral

Lesson 9/9 - Giotto’s Frescoes

The class is pre-recorded and accessed by students through OneNote. 

In OneNote platform I instruct students to watch the video of me presenting the slideshow (slideshow pdf is available to the students through teams too).

Today: Watch the presentation and complete task 1(fresco) & task 2(quiz) 

Task 1: Make a fresco – choose a detail from one scene that we look at from the Arena Chapel painted by Giotto and make a Fresco.  Recorded video demonstrations provided.

Task 2: Click the link to take the quiz (11 questions) 

Assessment/evaluation

Task 1, Fresco: View the fresco images and will gauge an understanding of their understanding of the task

Task 2, Quiz: I go through the quiz answers and give feedback, students then get given their results and comments that I offer on their answers. 

Differentiation

All materials are available as pdfs to download as well as being presented via video presentation of the slideshow accessible through the school systems. 

The tasks are set for a general level and can be completed to the level of the students ability.

One student is allowed a laptop for exam purposes and the method of delivery of tasks in this UoL caters for students who type their work instead of handwriting. 

I provide clear step by step instructions on how to access and use the class content and tasks through written and spoken word.