Silver Unit 1 Part A: Plan an Arts Challenge

You need to:

  • Choose an art-form that you enjoy

  • Reflect on your strengths and weaknesses in that art-form

  • Set yourself a challenge in the art-form

  • Create an action plan of how you will complete the challenge you’ve set yourself

Download the worksheet or the powerpoint template below to help you complete this section.

If you don’t have powerpoint you can open the template in google slides instead.

This unit is all about planning

Not everything has to be written. If you don’t like writing you can record your answers as an audio or video file.

  1. What art form are you interested in?

    Pick an art form that you enjoy, and that you have some experience in.

  2. List at least 3 strengths you have in this art form

  3. List at least 3 weaknesses you have in this art form

  4. What challenge could you could set yourself to help you improve in this art form?

    Describe your arts challenge
    Why have you chosen this?
    Is your challenge about developing / improving a skill you already have?
    Or are you going to try something new?

  5. What will be outcome from your challenge?

    Will you have a final outcome?

Here’s an example by another young designer:

Stuck for ideas of what to do for your arts activity? Here’s a few ideas:

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Use paint and a bit of imagination to create your own dinosaurs.

  • Illustrate your own comic story - Do a self portrait - Design something new to wear - Make a model -

Stage 2: Take part in your arts activity

Collect evidence of what you are doing in your arts activity. Show us things like:

  • Photos of your work as you go along, including any draft work or notes

  • Photos of you taking part

  • Images of the final outcome

When you’ve finished tell us:

  • What have you learnt from your arts activity?

  • Have you developed any skills or knowledge?

  • What did you enjoy most?

  • Was there anything you didn’t like doing?

  • What other arts activities would you like to try?

Here’s an example by another young designer

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