/* SAVE YOURSELF HOURS... /* IMPORT THESE COMMENTS INTO: SchoolReportWriter.COM /* No.1 in GOOGLE - "BEST TEACHER REPORTS APP": /* - TRUSTED by 1000s of teachers, since 2012 /* - QUICKLY create personalised reports /* - PASTE into your school system, Word etc /* - GENDER NEUTRAL option /* - DEMO video at SchoolReportWriter.COM /* FOR HELP see end of this document. /* Subjects: Visual Arts /* Author says: /* "These are my Art & Design comments for KS3 and KS4 /* including, introduction, knowledge, attainment, /* communication, targets and final sentences. /* /* I've not written any of these comments myself but just put /* everything I found on the net together! I hope they are as /* useful for you as they were for me! /* /* EDITOR'S NOTE: Copied and converted, with permission, from /* a popular art comments resource at TES (Times Educational /* Supplement). The comments below can be imported straight /* into, SchoolReportWriter.COM, the highly-rated free teacher /* app." COMMENTS: Art1 - Introduction 1=#N is an extremely able and enthusiastic member of the group who takes a keen interest in art and appears to enjoy and understand all aspects of the work. 2=#N is an able and enthusiastic member of the group who takes a keen interest in art and appears to enjoy and understand most aspects of the work. 3=#N is an able and conscientious member of the group who displays a real interest in the subject and appears to enjoy all aspects of the work. 4=#N is a reserved member of the group who displays a quiet interest and of the subject and always works with enthusiasm. 5=#N is a friendly member of the group who displays interest in the subject and demonstrates a growing understanding of the skills taught. 6=#N is a friendly student who works with enthusiasm in the art room, and contributes constructively to class discussion. 7=#N finds the skills of listening to and following instructions difficult. 8=#N works enthusiastically in all areas of art and #h work has improved because of this. 9=#N enjoys art and this is reflected in #h finished drawings and paintings. COMMENTS: Art2 - Knowledge 1=#E demonstrates an excellent understanding of all the new skills and concepts taught so far. 2=#E has developed an excellent understanding of all the new skills and concepts taught so far. 3=#E demonstrates a good understanding of the skills and concepts taught so far. 4=#E needs to develop #h understanding of the skills and concepts taught so far. 5=#E has very successfully explored and used a wide variety of ideas, media and techniques and has developed the confidence to review, modify and enhance #h work as it progresses. 6=#E has explored and used a wide variety of ideas, media and techniques and is beginning to develop the confidence to review, modify and enhance #h work as it progresses. 7=#E must explore and use a wider variety if ideas, media and techniques in order to develop greater confidence to review, modify and enhance #h work. COMMENTS: Art3 - Attainment (1) 1=#E has learnt all the new painting, drawing and printing techniques and demonstrates a high degree of skill and talent. 2=#E has mastered all the new painting, drawing and printing techniques and is able to select and use them appropriately. 3=#E needs to practice the new painting, drawing and printing techniques to achieve #h goals. 4=#E finds some of the new painting, drawing and printing techniques challenging. 5=#E makes effective use of many different techniques and always produces artwork of a good standard. 6=#N makes effective use of many different techniques and always produces artwork of a good standard. 7=#E makes excellent use of many different techniques and always produces artwork of a very high standard. 8=#E responds enthusiastically and expressively to different kinds of art media - particularly paints, graphite pencils, watercolours, soft pastels, colour pencils, markers and collage. 9=#N has had the opportunity to develop #h technique when using paint, graphite pencils, watercolours, soft pastels, colour pencils, markers and collage. 10=#E always shows great pride and care in #h work and confidently uses any new technique #h is introduced to. 11=#N carries out tasks very sensibly and can always be relied upon to put the art equipment away properly. 12=#N enjoys all from artwork and #e confidence when drawing and sketching has improved greatly over the year. 13=#E makes good use of many different sorts of techniques and concentrates well during art lessons. 14=#E enjoys art lessons, but needs to ensure #h works at a quick enough pace to complete #h work. 15=#E enjoys art lessons, but needs to take a little more time and care to ensure #h work is not rushed. 16=Although #N enjoys all different forms of artwork, #h work has sometimes suffered through being somewhat rushed. #E realises this and shown good progress in taking a little more care. 17=#E makes excellent drawings showing precise observations. 18=#N has produced excellent still life sketches of plant life and developed them into abstract art. 19=#E makes careful drawings of natural objects and has shown a greater awareness using light and tone in #h sketches. 20=#E makes careful drawings of natural objects. COMMENTS: Art4 - Attainment (2) 1=#N has learnt to take care when drawing with a pencil and to take account of light and tone. 2=#N has tried very hard to improve #h observational drawings using pencil and takes good care of #h work. 3=#H work on drawing natural forms was good, #e displayed developing artistic skill. 4=#N needs to make more detailed observations in order to improve #h drawing technique. 5=#E must work on improving #h brush technique when using water colours or paints. 6=#E uses colour and pattern well. 7=#E has a good colour sense and uses this to good effect in whatever work #e is doing in art lessons. 8=#E shows an awareness of contrasting colours and their effects. 9=#E is beginning to improve the accuracy of #h sketching and had produced some good drawings in #h sketchbook. 10=#E produces imaginative artwork using various materials. 11=#E is particularly good at drawing using light and tone. 12=#N shows great imagination and flair in art work and #h work is always of a very high quality. 13=#E needs to develop confidence when drawing and be pleased with the end result of #h work. 14=#E uses artists' work as inspiration, and draws with increasing accuracy. 15=#E is able to relate #h work to that of other artists, craftspeople and designers. 16=#E has enjoyed looking at the work of artists and can talk about their style. 17=#E understands the relationship between #h work and that of other artists, craftspeople and designers. 18=#E finds it hard to understand the relationship between #h work and that of other artists, craftspeople and designers. 19=#N has been introduced to various artists and has listened to discussions about their work. 20=#N discusses artists' work with respect and understanding. COMMENTS: Art5 - Communication 1=#N is able to communicate confidently about #h work, eloquently using the appropriate art language. 2=#N is able to communicate well about #h work and uses appropriate art language. 3=When discussing #h work #e must make more effort to use the appropriate art language. 4=#N finds using appropriate art language quite difficult. #E would benefit from taking part in class discussion to enable #m to use the correct terminology more fluently. COMMENTS: Art6 - Targets 1=#E should aim to maintain the high quality of #h work next year. 2=I hope #e can sustain #h current interest in and enthusiasm towards art. 3=I hope #e can maintain #h determination to use and understand all aspects of the work. 4=An excellent effort, with great rewards! 5=#E should aim to increase #h confidence by making an effort to be more involved in class discussion. 6=#E should try to take a more positive attitude to #h work. 7=#E should make an effort to be more actively involved during lessons. 8=#E should aim to produce #h best work at all times. 9=#E needs to take more time over tasks to ensure a higher level of control and more polished final pieces. 10=#N needs to take time to practice the new skills taught. 11=I would like to see #m put more consistent effort into #h homework. 12=#E needs to spend a little more time on #h homework. 13=#E should make an effort to concentrate more during lessons. 14=#N must listen to, read, watch and follow instructions more carefully. 15=I would like to see #m make more effort to avoid being distracted during lessons. 16=#E should try to improve the presentation of #h work. 17=#E would enjoy and benefit from looking at the work of other artists, craftspeople and designers either by going to galleries or by looking at specialist art books. 18=#N should consider opting for art at IGCSE. COMMENTS: Art7 - Final 1=A very impressive year. Well done #N! 2=Overall, an impressive year - keep up the good work! 3=Overall, a very good year. 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