GCSE Assessment Objectives- AO1,AO2,AO3,AO4

• Developing ideas through investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and cultural understanding.
• Refining ideas through experimenting and selecting appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes.
• Recording ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions as work progresses.
• Presenting a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and demonstrates understanding of visual language.

Order of sketchbook

• Research starting point and create a mind map on the theme “IDENTITY”.
• Research of artists inspired by the theme “IDENTITY”, images of their work and information about the artist and their work.
• Completed drawings from your research in a range of media.
• Development of own ideas - photographs and self-portrait drawings, other resources relating to you and your own IDENTITY eg; family photographs, maps, flags, cultural symbols/motifs/patterns, interests; music, sport, text; a quote, poem, lyrics etc
• Design development- a set of a minimum of 4 different designs clearly annotated.
• Final design development- final design and colour studies.
• Final piece to scale.
• Written explanation of final design making connections with artists and the theme IDENTITY.

Year 10/11 Component 1: Identity Project

Year 11 Component 2: Preparatory work

AO1 Investigate and research AO2 Refine experiment with different media

• Include chosen starting point at the front of sketchbook.
• Find dictionary meaning of your theme.
• Mind map starting point- to help you come up with a range of ideas initially linked to your chosen starting point.
• Research artists from the exam paper find images and information relating to chosen starting point.
• Complete drawings/studies in different media and annotations from research.
• Further research other artists/ideas relating to chosen starting point.

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Sketchbooks showing starting point and definitions, drawings from research and studies in different media

Shirin Neshat

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• Shirin Neshat born March 26, 1957 is an Iranian photographer and visual artist who lives in New York City, known for her work in film, video and photography. Her artwork centres on her cultural background and the contrasts between Islam and western views.

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Year 11 Component 2: Preparatory work

• Development of ideas – observational drawings/photographs/other resources with annotations relating to chosen starting point.
• Design development-set of design ideas, experimenting with different media and techniques.

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Drawings from research and studies in the style of the artists

AO2 Refine experiment with media and techniques, AO3 Record and present ideas

Year 11 Component 2: Preparatory work

Development of designs from own photographs inspired by the artists’ work�

Final pieces

Final designs

Year 11 Component 1- Design process

Starting point: “Identity”

Research- dictionary meaning of starting point. Creative mind map on “identity”.

Research:

Research studies of the work of different artists, exploring a range of media and techniques. Studies are annotated giving information about the artist and their work relating to the theme “Identity”

Design ideas –

Photographs, drawings and annotations

Photographs taken and design ideas developed in the style of the artists studied in their research.

Design development:

Photographs taken relating to the theme identity. Different compositions explored.  

Development of final design:

The selection of the most successful design, introduction of text, colour scheme and use of media. Annotations used to explain how all are continually linked to the theme “Identity” and are informed by the artists studied.

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Final Piece: