How to Get to an 'A' and Above

8/8/2019 How to Get to an 'A' and Above

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Grade A/A* Description forGCSECandidates creatively develop and explore ideas through

investigations. They sustain related activity perceptively and effectivelyanalyse and evaluate images, artefacts and products. Responses,

interpretations and subsequent developments are thoughtfully informed

by an understanding of culture and context.

They thoughtfully develop and refine their ideas through

experimentation, confidently manipulating and exploiting a wide range

of relevant resources, media, material, techniques and processes. Theycombine their knowledge, skills and understanding in resourceful,

discriminating and purposeful ways. Significant relationships are

established between process and product through continuing

evaluation, planning and modification as their work progresses.

They sensitively and skilfully record ideas and interpret observations

and experiences.They present imaginative and personal responses, communicating the

results of thorough research and enquiry in appropriate forms that

clearly relate to and facilitate the realisation of intentions. They make

perceptive and informed connections between personal lines of enquiry

and the work of others.


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REDUndertakes a wide range of in-depth

investigations that provide well-considered, focused and insightful links

to the development of sophisticated,

expressive and imaginative ideas

A01- Analyse and Develop.Through artist research

Demonstrates an excellent

understanding of a wide variety of

source material used for research and

shows perceptive cultural

understanding through independent,

well-informed responses

Case study Number 1

Assessment criteria says . .


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Sophisticated and confiden

presentation

Confident and relevant media investigations imbedding

understanding.Analyse and

Develop,

through artist

research

A01-


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Written work is of

excellent quality,

enhances meaning and

uses clear structure

and fluent style. Workmust have excellent

spelling, punctuation

and grammar.

Analyse and

Develop,

through artist

research

A01-


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Independent, well informed

responses to artists in a

range of mediaA01-Analyse and

Develop,

through artist

research


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Independent responses to

artists work using appropriate

media e.g.. collage

Analyse and

Develop,

through artist

research

A01-


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A02- ExperimentRefine your ideas through experimentingand selecting appropriate resources,

media, materials, techniques

and processes

Shows decisive, focused and well-

considered refinement of ideas

Demonstrates a very strong and sustained

ability to experiment with a wide range ofmedia, materials, techniques and

processes

Selects resources perceptively and

imaginatively; choice of resources is clearly

appropriate

Through media . . .

Through

presentation . . .



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A02-

Significant relationships are established between process and product

through continuing evaluation, planning and modification as your work

progresses.

A02- Experiment

Mature experiments are vital!


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Demonstrates a very strong, sustained and

focused ability to record detailedobservations and insights

Demonstrates excellent understanding

through well-considered and perceptive

observations and insights that show

sophisticated and imaginative connections

to intentions

Record ideas, observations and insightsrelevant to their intentions in visual and/or

other forms

A03- Record



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Sustained investigationsPresent imaginative

and personal

responses

Record through drawing

and painting in a range

of media

A03-


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Confident use of a range of media. This

must include photography which has

been informed by an understanding of

culture and context

Is a way to sensitively and skilfully record ideas

and interpret observations and experiences

Photography . . .

Record through

photography and other

digital media and

manipulation programmes

A03-


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Demonstrates a very strong and sustained

ability to present an informed and

meaningful personal response, showing

focused, in-depth and well-considered

critical and analytical understanding

Demonstrates an expressive, imaginative

and sophisticated realisation of intentions

Makes perceptive and insightful

connections between visual, written, oral

and other elements

Present a personal, informed and

meaningful response demonstratinganalytical and critical understanding,

realising intentions and, where appropriate,

making connections between visual,

written, oral or other elements

PresentA04-



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Clear connections are

made through

independent

developments that

result in a well

informed final piece.

written, oral or other elements

Present

A04-

Present


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The next unit of work is based on the same

title

RED

It will show you how two projects with the

same title can be interpreted

independently according to the students

own strengths.


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RED

Artist research has influenced this student to take the

above photos, these have led to a very strongobservational piece

Case study Number 2


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Following this a

large scale painting

of a high quality has

been produced-strong connections

are made.


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Media work

strongly supports

the project. You

should use your

own strengths,

including 2D

and 3D media.


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Photography isused but with an

emphasis on digital

manipulation

This board of

photography has been

created to make strong

links with the Artist

Frank Miller


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This research has been

strongly supported with

photography, collage ,drawing work and a

larger piece that shows

a more sustained

development


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Final

PieceLike case study 1,

clear links are

made with the

artists, theme of the

project and ownpersonal lines of

enquiry . This alone

is not enough as

the quality needs to

be equally excellent

This piece was created independently under exam conditions. The exam time is

10 hours which is taken towards the end of Year 11.

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