art gcse handbook - the bicester...
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CONTENTS
1. Important stuff (when and what)
2. Assessment Criteria (how your work will be marked)
3. Key words explained
4. Media (materials you can use)
5. The projects
6. The Exam
7. FAQ
IMPORTANT STUFF
Coursework – 60% of overall grade. Portfolio of
Skills + 2 Projects
Exam = 40%. One project set by the exam board.
PORTFOLIO OF SKILLS. YR 10-SEPT- DEC
PROJECT 1 WINDOWS AND DOORWAYS YR 10 DEC-JUNE
PROJECT 2 PATTERN YR 10 JULY-YR 11 DEC
EXAM (EXTERNALLY SET TASK) YR 11 JAN - APRIL
HOMEWORK
Homework will need to be completed weekly in order to
complete the course successfully. We would expect 2 hours
per week completed outside of lessons. Homework will be set
using ‘Show my Homework’ and at times will be self-
directed.
The Art rooms will be available for students to use after
school on designated days. This is an excellent way of
ensuring homework is completed.
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA (AO’S)
Your work is marked using four headings:
AO1 Develop ideas linked with artists
AO2 Refine ideas and experiment with resources,
media, materials.
AO3 Record ideas and observations
AO4 Make a personal and meaning response
Each Assessment Objective is marked out of 20 giving
you a total maximum mark of 80.
Here is a guideline to how the marks change into
grades, it is important to know that these
boundaries change every year.
A* 80-74
A 73-68
B 67-56
C 55-45
D 44-37
Being able to understand how your work is assessed
will help you regularly review your work
independently and with your teacher. It is important
that ALL Assessment Objectives are covered.
MARKS AO1 Develop ideas linked with artists
AO2 Refine ideas and experiment with resources,
media and materials
AO3 Record ideas
and observations
AO4 Make a
personal and meaningful response
1-4 Minimal ability to develop ideas and link with artists.
Minimal ability to refine and experiment with materials.
Minimal ability to record ideas. Written communication is at a very basic level.
Minimal ability to present a personal, meaningful final piece. Minimal ability to link with artists other sources.
5-8 Some ability to develop ideas and limited ability to link with artists.
Some ability to refine and experiment with materials.
Some ability to record ideas. Written communication is at a limited level.
Some ability to present a personal, meaningful final piece. Limited ability to link with artists other sources.
9-12 Generally consistent ability to develop ideas and link with artists.
A generally consistent ability to refine and experiment with materials.
A generally consistent ability to record ideas. Written communication is reasonably clear.
A generally consistent ability to present a personal, meaningful final piece and link with artists and other sources.
13-16 Consistent ability to develop ideas and link with artists
Consistent ability to refine and experiment with materials.
Consistent ability to record ideas. Written communication is clear and coherent.
Consistent ability to present a personal, meaningful final piece and link with artists and other sources.
17-20 Highly developed ability to develop ideas and confident link with artists
Highly developed ability to thoughtfully refine and experiment with materials.
Highly developed ability to skilfully record ideas. Written communication is fluent and accurate.
Highly developed ability to competently present a personal, meaningful final piece and links with artists and other sources are perceptive.
Assessment Objective 1
Assessment Objective 2
Assessment Objective 3
Assessment Objective 4
Assessment Objectives (AO’s)
AO1- Develop ideas linked with
artists
Take photographs
Digitally manipulate images
Collect images or objects
Make drawings and thumbnail sketches
Collages
Compositions (different layouts)
Use different materials
Different colour ranges
Artist research
Improvements could be annotated.
AO2- Refine ideas and experiment
with resources, media and
materials
Try different techniques, paint, pens,
pencil, collage, 3D, or printing.
Take one of your ideas and explore
different materials.
Show samples of your testings.
Evaluate your ideas.
AO3- Record ideas and
observations
Drawings from real life (observation)
Drawings from imagination
Drawings copied from images
Photography/video
Different viewpoints
Different designs
You could annotate your recordings
Mind maps or mood boards
Maquettes or models
AO4- Make a personal and
meaningful response
Practise your final idea.
Show how it links to other artists,
copy and interpret their work.
Produce a final plan
Complete a final piece that links to
all your development, this could be a
drawing, painting, print, sculpture,
mixed media piece.
Assessing your work
Your work will be regularly marked in two ways;
through Desktop Assessment (DTA) and Sketchbook
feedback prompts (mini post it notes).
SIR marking will be used for DTA.
In order to improve your grade and get the most out
the feedback given to you, you must regularly
respond to the marking by completing suggested tasks
or improvements. The individual dialogue with your
teacher is the best way to inform your independent
study.
The following page shows guidance for the Sketchbook
feedback prompts.
Sketchbook prompts Feedback
Guidance
When your sketchbook has been assessed you will
find coloured tabs that will help you to improve
your grade and maximise your grade. Look at the
colour and use the guidelines below to work out
what you need to do.
Blank page?
Present images that support your current work/ideas
Create a research page based on an artist linked to your idea (ask your teacher for
names)
Draw something from real life– make sure it connects to the project
Take one of your drawings and try it in other materials– annotate.
Unfinished task/work?
Complete the work
Add annotations– comments on how you could develop further.
Evaluate the success of your work Revisit– Work back into this piece using the materials more effectively
Improve– Is this your best quality work? Add more tone? Neaten? Add background?
Explain– How could this have been more successful? Write it then do it?
Finish– incomplete work will not show your best efforts– complete it!
Visual impact
Are images cut straight?
Are there blank spaces– how could you fill them?
Could you add borders or boxes?
Do you need a background?
On a research page have you used all of the elements expected?
Have you analysed using MCMO?
Fabulous work– keep it up
Reuse this or develop this idea towards a final piece!
This is what you are capable of more of this please!
COURSEWORK
Portfolio of Skills
September-December Year 10
This work is directed by your teacher. You will explore a variety
of materials, techniques and artists. Work will consist of
sketchbook and mini outcomes. This unit is a good opportunity for
you to identify your strengths for subsequent projects.
Project 1 Windows and Doorways
December-June Year 10
This project explores a number of artists which may include, Ian
Murphy, John Piper, Banksy, Valerie Barden, Robert Rauschenberg
and Edward Hopper.
You will start with tasks set in class for phase one of your
development and this will lead you into individual directions for
phase two.
The topic is very broad and will encompass shop fronts,
graffiti/urban decay, interiors/exteriors and architectural
features.
Project 2 Pattern (Mock exam)
July Yr 10-Dec Yr 11
Although this is a coursework project it is also your mock exam.
This project explores a number of
artists/craftspeople/designers/cultures which may include; Melinda
Hackett, MWM Graphics, Zentangles, Rangoli, Charles Rene
Mackintosh and Jill Ricci.
You will start with tasks set in class for phase one of your
development and this will lead you into independent work for phase
two, ending with the final piece being completed in controlled
exam conditions.
Externally set task (The Exam)
The exam begins in January Year 11 and this is 40% of your
overall mark.
Exam timings
You will be given the exam paper and supporting Powerpoint
in January and will have until April to complete
preparatory work. The exam is 10 hours long (2 days) and
during this time you must complete your final piece, in
‘controlled conditions’.
The question paper consists of approximately 7
‘questions’, each of which are themed starting points for
a project. Every question will contain named artists to
help you get started.
Example question
Many artists, craftspeople and designers are inspired by
the shape, colour, form and texture of food. Paul Cezanne
made a number of still life paintings of fruit. And Sarah
Graham makes colourful paintings of sweets. Ceramicist
Kate Malone has created vessels inspired by exotic fruits.
Research appropriate sources and make your own work in
response one of the following:
a)Fruit b) Sweets C)Shape, colour, form and/or texture in
food
You will approach the exam question in the same way you
would a coursework project and it is marked against the
same Assessment Objectives.
TOP EXAM TIPS
Research the artists immediately.
Plan your time on a calendar so you know exactly
how many weeks you have before the exam date.
Leave enough time to develop your ideas.
Choose a question that interests you and use the
skills you have already learnt.
Work the hardest you have ever worked, this is
40% of your overall mark.
Carefully consider scale, materials and the time
frame you have.
Prepare the surface you are working on well
before the exam day.
Practise you final piece (even if it is a bit
smaller) before the exam day.
Come to the exam with all of your prep work.
Improve the quality and presentation of your prep
before the deadline.
Why do you need to annotate your work?
· It helps to show that you have understood the task.
· It will get you marks in all of the Assessment objectives if it’s
done well.
· It will help you to learn how to analyse your ideas and make good
decisions in your artwork.
· The thoughts that you have in your head and the words you
frequently say in lessons are valuable and should be recorded.
Phrases that may help you to annotate and explain
your work.
This idea came from…..
This reminds me of….
I have used…. (insert technique or material)
This is effective because……..
If I use this I will improve…..
This material works the best for this because…….
My next step might be……….
………………….part is most successful because
……………….part is less successful because… I could try……….
This one is more successful than this one because……..
I have linked with (insert artist’s name) by……………
I want to communicate ………….by using………………………
I want to give the effect of……..
I am aiming to………………
This idea wouldn't work as well because……………….
Tick list for a successful research page
Printed images of several pieces of work by the artist
or artists you are researching. These work best if
they are cut straight and mounted onto paper to give
a border.
Written comments, using analysis skills; MCMO
Your copy of the artists’ work or section of it.
A border, background and title presented so that it
links with the artist style.
Facts and dates with website address referenced.
Your own work in the style of the artist with comments
to explain how it links.
KEY WORDS
Thumbnail sketch - A small idea sketch
Mark making – Using marks to create different textures.
Mixed Media – Artwork using more than one material.
Visual research – Pictures collected about a theme.
Visual analysis - When you copy a picture you are visually
analysing it.
Research – Information visual or written about a theme.
Artist research page – Research presented in the sketchbook
investigating the artists’ style.
Refine – Carefully and thoughtfully improve.
Tone – Light and dark.
Tonal range – The shade in-between light and dark.
Texture – The way a surface looks to feel.
Linear – Using lines.
Contours – The imaginary lines that make the shape of an
object.
Annotate – Make notes explaining processes and ideas.
Preparatory work – Work which covers the Assessment
Objectives and leads you to a final piece.
Composition – The layout of a drawing/design.