1. YEAR 9 Mini GCSE Homework Project

2. Task: You are to produce the equivalent of 6 A4 sides of research into Graffiti and about the Artist ‘Banksy’. Your project should include: -Facts about him and his technique -Your opinion about his work -Try to create a stencilled image ‘Banksy’ style -Choose some graffiti themes to write about from the next page Your project will be marked using the Art GCSE marking framework for Assessment Objective 1 ‘Art History’ as follows: A* 91% – 100% A 81% – 90% B 71% – 80% C 61% – 70% D 51% – 60% E 41% – 50% F 31% – 40% G 21% – 30% U 20>

3. Banksy Research themes Is it really self expression? Art work or vandalism? Legal or illegal? What is the purpose of Graffiti? Art or graphic design? What music inspires this… Does it contain hidden messages… Should this style be recognised as an art form? What is the best place / location for graffiti… Why do people do it? Does the style differ from country to country? What are the different ways of creating it? Is it valuable to society? What impact does it have? Who does it influence the most?

4. Presentation: ? 4. Choose a presentation style of your own… 1. Present a mixture of writing and pictures in a sketchbook. This could even be homemade! 2. Present all of your work onto a large design sheet. 3. Create a project box to house all of your work.

5. Deadline: The week beginning Monday 30 th November 2015 Hand your project into your Art teacher during your normal Art lesson in the week stated above.

6. How to make a stencil

7. Click here to watch a Banksy stencil being created from start to finish. You don’t need to do this for your project – IT JUST ILLISTRATES HOW BANKSY WORKS!here Click here to watch a simple step by step guide of how to make a stencil from rubbish!here