1st Year - City Project Completion Time Plan

Week Beginning	Lesson Activity		Private Study
Mon. 11th Dec.	Project development. Exploring imagery and media, starting to produce studies towards a final piece in appropriate materials.		Extending lesson work and complementing practical work with relevant research.
Mon. 18th Dec.	Project development. Exploring imagery and media, ensure you produce studies towards a final piece in appropriate materials.		Extending lesson work and complementing practical work with relevant research.
Christmas Holiday		Ensure ideas for Coursework final piece are clear and well evidenced in your sketchbook.
Mon. 8th Jan.	Preparation for production of Final pieces. Order canvases/materials, complete underdrawings, discuss plans with staff.		Complement practical work with relevant research.
Mon. 15th Jan.	All students to work on production of City Project Outcomes.		Completion of supporting sketchbooks.
Mon. 22nd Jan.	All students to work on production of City Project Outcomes.		Completion of supporting sketchbooks.
Mon. 29th Jan.	All students to work on production of City Project Outcomes.		Completion of supporting sketchbooks.
Mon. 5th Feb.	Final week for completion of City Project – sketchbooks and outcomes. First Year Exam papers issued.		COURSEWORK SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Thursday 8th February.
Half Term			Gather broad range of primary photographic source imagery in response to the Exam theme.

2nd Year - Coursework Completion Time Plan

Week Beginning	Lesson Activity		Private Study
Mon. 11th Dec.	Development of coursework. Exploring imagery and media, starting to produce studies towards a final piece in appropriate materials.		Extending lesson work and complementing practical work with relevant research. Ensure Personal Study title and sources are identified.
Mon. 18th Dec.	Development of coursework. Exploring imagery and media, ensure you produce studies towards a final piece in appropriate materials.		Extending lesson work and complementing practical work with relevant research. Start writing Personal Study.
Christmas Holiday		Complete first draft of Personal Study, Ensure ideas for Coursework final piece are clear and well evidenced in your sketchbook.
Mon. 8th Jan.	Preparation for production of Final pieces. Order canvases/materials, complete underdrawings, discuss plans with staff.		Complement practical work with relevant research. Hand in draft of Personal Study.
Mon. 15th Jan.	All students to work on production of final Coursework Outcomes.		Completion of supporting sketchbooks. Personal Study Drafts returned with feedback.
Mon. 22nd Jan.	All students to work on production of final Coursework Outcomes.		Completion of supporting sketchbooks and personal study essays in response to feedback.
Mon. 29th Jan.	All students to work on production of final Coursework Outcomes.		Completion of supporting sketchbooks and personal study essays in response to feedback.
Mon. 5th Feb.	Final week for completion of Coursework – sketchbooks, outcomes and personal studies. Exam papers issued.		COURSEWORK SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Wednesday 7th February.
Half Term			Gather broad range of primary photographic source imagery in response to the Exam theme.

1st Year City Project, Progress Checklist.

We are now over half way through our preparation time for the "City" Coursework project and a substantial set of work should be starting to form in your sketchbooks.
You should now be starting to move your ideas along and considering what your intentions are for a project outcome. Over the last 2 weeks of term producing some developmental studies that explore imagery, media and composition that directly relate to your final piece is the best use of your time.
It would be great to see a few more of you using the studios beyond lessons and upping your commitment a gear - the more you invest in a creative subject like Art the greater the rewards.
I look forward to you producing some really ambitious project outcomes after Christmas.

A Level Coursework Project: City.
AO 1	Research & Develop Ideas
What you should complete: Research into at least 6 Artists associated with the approach you are taking including analysis of individual images in terms of technique, scale, media, composition, use of colour etc. Links to your own studio work should be explained. Present your research over at least 12 sketchbook pages; consider layout and how to include text carefully. Get several good quality reproductions of each Artist’s work and make visual responses in appropriate media.
By Monday 11th December: Complete research into at least 3 Artists over 6 sketchbook pages.
AO 2	Explore & Select Media
What you should complete: At least 12 pages of experimentation and development of your imagery. Establish a theme and produce a series of related studies …use and combine a range of media (e.g. photomontage, paint, printmaking, collage, PhotoShop).  Your developmental work should show progress from your initial imagery towards your outcome. Use this work to explore technique, colour and composition. Annotation explaining your choice of media and the progression of your ideas. Several larger studies (full page or a more substantial pieces in addition to the sketchbook) that clearly relate to the final piece in terms of technique and composition. Series of developmental sketchbook pages
By Monday 11th December: Begin experiments with the media you intend to use in your final piece and make some developments from your initial imagery across a minimum of 4 sketchbook pages.
AO 3	Visual Recording
What you should complete: A wide range of your own photographic source imagery carefully presented in your sketchbook (contact sheets and larger prints of plenty of images). At least 4 high quality pencil drawings based on your photographs (these should each represent at least 3 hours worth of focussed work). Additional drawings exploring more expressive technique and other media (such as fineliner or biro). At least 3 prints developed from your photographic imagery (monoprints and/or gold card).
By Monday 11th December: All the above should be complete.
AO 4	Realise Intentions
What you should complete: A substantial and fully resolved final outcome to your set of work (this piece should represent at least 15 hours worth of work). A final word processed evaluative statement of around 500 words in which you assess the strengths and weaknesses of your body of work. Discuss your how you obtained source imagery, how you developed this imagery, what techniques and materials you employed and most importantly explain how your work was informed and influenced by the Artists you researched.
To be produced after Christmas

2nd Year - Final Coursework Unit, Progress Checklist.

You are now over half way through your preparatory time for your Final Coursework Project - this project is your last chance to influence the Coursework grade you achieve in this subject.

It is essential that the time remaining this term is used productively and that you up your commitment to this subject beyond lessons.

You should now be thinking towards the Final piece that we'll produce after Christmas and exploring the imagery, composition and media that relate to your intentions.

Let's end the Coursework on a high and produce some really exciting outcomes in January!

A Level Coursework Part II.
AO 1	Research & Develop Ideas
What you should complete: Research into at least 6 Artists associated with the approach you are taking including analysis of individual images in terms of technique, scale, media, composition, use of colour etc. Links to your own studio work should be explained. Present your research over at least 12 sketchbook pages; consider layout and how to include text carefully. Get several good quality reproductions of each Artist’s work and make visual responses in appropriate media. A 3000 word personal study researching an area associated with your practical work (see previous blog post for additional guidance on this).
By Monday 11th December: Complete research into at least 3 Artists over 6 sketchbook pages. Make a start to your Personal Study, identify Artists and imagery that you want to discuss, finalise your title and note a range of sources that you will access (at least 4 websites and 2 books to start with).
AO 2	Explore & Select Media
What you should complete: At least 16 pages of experimentation and development of your imagery. Establish a theme and produce a series of related studies …use and combine a range of media (e.g. photomontage, paint, printmaking, collage, PhotoShop).  Your developmental work should show progress from your initial imagery towards your outcome. Use this work to explore technique, colour and composition. Annotation explaining your choice of media and the progression of your ideas. Several larger studies (full page or a more substantial pieces in addition to the sketchbook) that clearly relate to the final piece in terms of technique and composition. Sketchbook development
By Monday 11th December: Begin experiments with the media you intend to use in your final piece and make some developments from your initial imagery across a minimum of 6 sketchbook pages.
AO 3	Visual Recording
What you should complete: A wide range of your own photographic source imagery carefully presented in your sketchbook (contact sheets and larger prints of plenty of images). At least 4 high quality pencil drawings based on your photographs (these should each represent at least 3 hours worth of focussed work). Additional drawings exploring more expressive technique and other media (such as fineliner or biro). At least 3 prints developed from your photographic imagery (monoprints and/or gold card).
By Monday 11th December: All the above should be complete.
AO 4	Realise Intentions
What you should complete: A substantial and fully resolved final outcome to your set of work (this piece should represent at least 15 hours worth of work). A final word processed evaluative statement of around 500 words in which you assess the strengths and weaknesses of your body of work. Discuss your how you obtained source imagery, how you developed this imagery, what techniques and materials you employed and most importantly explain how your work was informed and influenced by the Artists you researched.
To be produced after Christmas