1. Faculty of Arts & Sport Year 9 Independent Learning Challenge ‘Bronze Arts Award (1)’

2. i. Information What is the Bronze Arts Award? The Arts Award is a qualification which is available in three levels, they are: - Bronze - Silver - Gold In year 9 you will be working towards gaining your Bronze Arts Award Qualification. The video on the left will introduce the Arts Award to you Please allow a minute for the video to download – this is a large file!

3. i. Information What is the Bronze Arts Award? The Bronze Art Award is divided up into 4 sections, these are: PART A: Arts Participation. You will need to spend 40 hours taking part in any art activities of your choice. Your Art, Music, Drama & Dance lessons can count towards this along side with any lunchtime / after school clubs which you may attend. PART B: Be the Audience. You will need to view a live arts event and review it. This could be a musical, play, live band, concert or exhibition at an art gallery. PART C: Arts Heroes and Heroines. You will need to research your favourite actor, director, producer or playwright. PART D: Arts Apprenticeship. You will need to pass on some of your arts skills to another student so that they can learn another skill.

4. i. Information ‘My Bronze Arts Award’ This homework will concentrate on Part C: Arts Heroes and Heroines.

5. i. Information ‘My Bronze Arts Award’ 1. Part 1: Arts Award Mind Map

6. i. Information Homework 1 – w/b 6 th October Task 1: Complete an A4 size neat version of a mind map displaying your arts heroes and inspirations. These must be people NOT bands for example – David Tennant (Actor), Lady Gaga, Monet (Artist), Jimi Hendrix, Katy Perry, Jessie J, David Walliams (Actor) Mr Verry…