Year 9 · Art and design · beta

Personal identity

This unit explores personal identity in art through self-expression, mapping, storytelling, and the interplay between personal and universal themes. Pupils will engage with a variety of art forms while considering how identity is shaped and communicated.

This is an attributed Oak National Academy lesson sequence, not a completed or academically approved DASKEREL course. Supporting transcripts may depend on video, images, practical equipment or teacher explanation. Follow each lesson’s supervision guidance. For religious education and RSHE, follow the school’s syllabus, policy and safeguarding procedures.

This Oak index uses an earlier export and lists 1 source lessons. DASKEREL has 6 original lessons for this unit, including 5 linked to source lessons absent from that export. Read the full DASKEREL unit.

Prior knowledge

  • How artists seek and find inspiration
  • How to record thoughts and feelings that can be translated into a visual response
  • Ability to form and articulate personal opinions appropriately
  • Ability to access, filter and identify appropriate research information and self reflection

Source curriculum references

  • About the history of art, craft, design and architecture, including periods, styles and major movements from ancient times up to the present day.
  • To use a range of techniques to record their observations in sketchbooks, journals and other media as a basis for exploring their ideas.
  • Know about great artists, craft makers and designers, and understand the historical and cultural development of their art forms.
  • Produce creative work, exploring their ideas and recording their experiences.
  • To increase their proficiency in the handling of different materials.

Oak source metadata. DASKEREL has not independently verified school-level coverage.

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