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A LEVEL ART - OCR
Year 12
During the first two terms of Year 12, students will produce a portfolio of practical work which demonstrates their personal response to an initial starting point which we will provide. Students will be encouraged to experiment with their own ideas, a range of media and develop their critical/contextual awareness. The mock exam paper is issued in January and provides candidates with a number of themes, each with a range of written and visual starting points, briefs and stimuli. From these, one must be selected and students develop their ideas over a ten-week period. At the end of this there will be ten hours of supervised time in which students will aim to realise their ideas into an outcome.
YEAR 13
Component 1: Personal Investigation. Candidates will be required to submit two elements for this component. A portfolio of practical work showing their personal response to their own starting point and a related written study.Within this unit (the personal investigation), students develop a personal project based entirely on their own ideas, issues or concepts.This is supported by a written element (a related personal study) of between 1000-3000 words.
Component 2: Externally Set Task.The paper is issued in January and provides candidates with a number of themes, each with a range of written and visual starting points, briefs and stimuli. From these, one must be selected and students develop their ideas over a ten-week period. At the end of this there will be fifteen hours of supervised time in which students will aim to realise their ideas into an outcome.
Areas of study:
You are required to work/experiment in one or more of these areas:
• Painting, drawing and mixed media including collage and assemblage
• Sculpture, including ceramic sculpture
• Land art, installation and construction
• Printmaking
• Photography/Film
HOW WILL WORK BE ASSESSED?
The coursework (Component 1) is worth 60% of the overall A Level.
The externally set task (Component 2) is worth 40% of the total A Level.
During the first two terms of Year 12, students will produce a portfolio of practical work which demonstrates their personal response to an initial starting point which we will provide. Students will be encouraged to experiment with their own ideas, a range of media and develop their critical/contextual awareness. The mock exam paper is issued in January and provides candidates with a number of themes, each with a range of written and visual starting points, briefs and stimuli. From these, one must be selected and students develop their ideas over a ten-week period. At the end of this there will be ten hours of supervised time in which students will aim to realise their ideas into an outcome.
YEAR 13
Component 1: Personal Investigation. Candidates will be required to submit two elements for this component. A portfolio of practical work showing their personal response to their own starting point and a related written study.Within this unit (the personal investigation), students develop a personal project based entirely on their own ideas, issues or concepts.This is supported by a written element (a related personal study) of between 1000-3000 words.
Component 2: Externally Set Task.The paper is issued in January and provides candidates with a number of themes, each with a range of written and visual starting points, briefs and stimuli. From these, one must be selected and students develop their ideas over a ten-week period. At the end of this there will be fifteen hours of supervised time in which students will aim to realise their ideas into an outcome.
Areas of study:
You are required to work/experiment in one or more of these areas:
• Painting, drawing and mixed media including collage and assemblage
• Sculpture, including ceramic sculpture
• Land art, installation and construction
• Printmaking
• Photography/Film
HOW WILL WORK BE ASSESSED?
The coursework (Component 1) is worth 60% of the overall A Level.
The externally set task (Component 2) is worth 40% of the total A Level.