1. Starter - What am I?  the products of human creativity  the process or product of deliberately arranging elements in a way that appeals to the senses or emotions  Human effort to imitate, supplement, alter, or counteract the work of nature  the creation of beautiful or significant things  a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation  It encompasses a diverse range of human activities, creations, and modes of expression, including music, literature, film, sculpture, and paintings

2. To develop knowledge of the Arts To understand how the arts may affect behaviour Success criteria The best work will: Identify a variety of arts and categorise correctly Identify and explain which are elitist Explain how the arts may affect behaviour Arts and the Media

3. Key thoughts...... How do the arts challenge social norms? What is the role of the arts in education? Can the arts change our minds, or our behaviour? Are the arts too élitist?

4. What is the ‘Turner Prize’?  The Turner Prize is a contemporary art award that was set up in 1984 to celebrate new developments in contemporary art.  The prize is awarded each year to 'a British artist under fifty for an outstanding exhibition or other presentation of their work in the twelve months preceding'.  Nominations are invited each year, and the prize is judged by an independent jury that changes annually. The four shortlisted artists present works in a show normally held at Tate Britain before the winner is announced in December. Artists are not judged on their show at Tate. The decision is based on the work they were nominated for.  The Turner Prize has become widely recognised as one of the most important and prestigious awards for the visual arts in Europe.

5. What are these pieces of Art trying to show? Any ideas on Titles? Winner 1994 Testing a world view Winner 1993 Mother and Child Winner 2000 The Lights going on … and off

6. Winner 1993 House Winner 1998 No Woman, No Cry Black Alphabet

7. Tasks 1. Write a list of the arts 2. Categorise them under the headings: Performance Writing Art/Design 3. Which of the arts do you think are elitist? 4. What makes art elitist?

8. Can art change the way a person thinks or acts? Find an example of when an art form such as a painting, song, book or film may have influenced a person’s actions? You have got 30 minutes to use ICT to find some example of how this question could be answered. You must present your answer to the rest of the group. Make sure you have evidence.

9. Jan 2012: “Artists have a say, and what they say can change the world as much as a politician can.” (Yoko Ono) How far can the arts “change the world”? You might consider: what people consider the arts to be the impact of the arts on people’s lives whether important values are expressed through the arts. (30 marks)

10. Jan 2011: In 2008 Madonna was the highest paid female singer and earned £39 million; now many premiership footballers are paid more than £100,000 per week. To what extent do you agree that such entertainers are worth the money? You might consider: what we mean by entertainment the impact such entertainers might have how we might measure someone’s worth. (30 marks)

11. Jan 2011: The government has announced that all pupils up to the age of 16 should experience five hours per week of drama, music and the arts. Discuss the importance of these subjects in schools. You might consider: the types of arts experiences offered in lessons and beyond the school day the skills that are developed through the arts the quality of the arts experience in schools (30 marks)