Being Assessed Learning Outcomes Presenting Plan and produce a compact disc cover design for an artist which uses or combines verbal and visual features to communicate ideas, information or narrative to an identified audience. Transactional writing Write for Tearaway magazine expressing a point of view on the CD and the artist, using appropriate language and organising and linking ideas logically. Identify important features of verbal and visual language and use them to create particular meanings and effects. Supporting Achievement Objectives Learning Outcomes Viewing Analyse how verbal and visual features of CD cover designs are constructed and combined to achieve particular effects. Students then write for Tearaway about their artists and their CDs.
Students investigate the formation of a new pop group or artist.
They can start their search at Google or make use of the Pop Music Portal . They build a short profile of the group by making notes under the headings on the planner sheet , then talk in groups about the details they have noted down. Students develop ideas about their own new artist. They use the planner sheet to develop and record their ideas. Lyrics are linked closely to an artist's image.