This course requires 2 options.
Wood Carving 2
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Richard Apanui.
At this level the student will be working towards gaining Level Two credits for the National Certificate of Educational Achievement.
The work completed throughout the year will be internally assessed and externally moderated.
The aim of the year is to provide an environment where students can use the skills developed in the previous year and explore themes that are of personal significance. The student will be encouraged to produce a body of work that contains research, drawings and carved work. The student will be given greater freedom to pursue a pathway through Whakairo that is significant to them. There will be a process of negotiation and review that supports the student’s investigations.
Course Overview
Term 1
Health and safety and project design and development.
Term 2
Project development and creation
Term 3
Completion of practical projects and preperation for exhibition
Term 4
Submission of evidence for assessment.
Prerequisites
If you did not take the course in Year 11, you will need HOD approval
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
$60
Visual diary
A3 drawing pad
Pencil
Rubber
Ruler
Pathway
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
External
NZQA Info
Identify and apply design elements in whakairo sketches, and identify specific techniques applied in whakairo
NZQA Info
Generate, develop and refine visual ideas in whakairo
NZQA Info
Demonstrate knowledge of whakairo production
NZQA Info
Demonstrate knowledge of function and significance to explore the value of whakairo