GCSE Art & Design
EXTERNALLY SET ASSIGNMENT: I, Me, Mine
Body Adornment
Assessment Objective 1
a)Select and organise information
b)Record observations
IN OTHER WORDS:
…Present a wide range of carefully chosen images
collected from real life and pictures connected to the
theme (as the project progresses)
IN OTHER WORDS:
…Make small studies of objects, people and places
from real life AND from pictures (using LINE, TONE,
COLOUR, TEXTURE and PATTERN)
THE “WHAT?”
THE “WHAT?”
1. Show your thoughts about the theme
2. Collect research to help you with your ideas
1. Make drawings from primary sources (real life)
2. Make drawings from secondary sources (pictures/
photos)
Body Decoration – permanent: Scarification,
Branding, Piercing, Tattoos from different
times and places
Body Decoration – temporary: henna, body
painting from around the world
Symbolism of different natural and manmade
images
Individualism and uniformity (cloning)
Body modification – the Lizard Man, the Cat
Woman
Nature – vines, creepers, tendrils, Creepycrawlies
Angels/Fairies – feathers, butterfly wings –
flight, freedom, dreams
Demons – horns, reptiles features, talons –
horror, imprisonment, nightmares
Fashion and accessories in the 20th Century
Camouflage and Mimicry: animal prints;
environments
Body Image, Social Identity, Rites of Passage
Masks, costumes, carnivals, shows, Halloween,
performance, circus, opera, ballet
THE “HOW?”
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Faces
Bodies
Arms and hands
Legs and feet
Jewellery and gems
Tattoos
Animals and their natural environments
Insects – butterflies, ladybirds, beetles,
spiders
Ordinary and Exotic flowers
Ordinary and Exotic birds
 THE “HOW?”
Write a Spider chart/Brainstorm/your thoughts
about the Project Theme
Take your own photographs
Make drawings of the work of others from
Museums and Galleries
Collect postcards, leaflets, brochures
Collect real things
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Make sketches in pencil
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Line drawings in biro
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Line drawings in pen and ink
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Tonal drawings in pencil
Tonal drawings in chalk and charcoal
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Collect pictures and facts about artists from
different times and places
Collect pictures and facts about the techniques
used by artists from different times and places
Cut out pictures from magazines/newspapers
Make photocopies of useful imagery
Write notes to explain why you have collected the
items and what you intend to do next
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Colour drawings in pencil
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Colour drawings in chalk pastel
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Colour drawings in oil pastel
Collage work
Tonal paintings
Colour paintings
THE “WHY?”
THE “WHY?”
Because this section is worth 10 marks out of the total 80
Because this section is worth 10 marks out of the total 80
Assessment Objective 2
a) Respond to work from other times and
places
b) Analyse and evaluate sources
IN OTHER WORDS:
…Collect and comment on examples of the work of
others – art, craft and/or design – that is related to the
theme
IN OTHER WORDS:
…Explain the reasons for art, craft and design being
created and how it comes to look the way it does
THE “WHAT?”
THE “WHAT?”
1. Research work by other artists
2. Create your own artwork in response to what you
have seen
1. Research the background behind the work of your
chosen artists
2. Comment on how art reflects society
Tribal adornment
Giger – scarification, aliens, piercing, body
modification, morphing
Pat McGrath – make up
Erte – costumes, alphabet, numbers
William Morris – pattern from natural forms
Alexander McQueen – fashion
Philip Treacy – hats
Vivienne Westwood
Hieronymous Bosch
Durer
Rousseau – jungle scenes
Rites of Passage – what are these? How are
the stages of life “marked” in different
cultures and traditions?
Body image – pursuit of “Beauty” – how does
the idea of this change throughout time and
place?
Individualism and conformity – fashion trends
what makes us want to fit in or to stand out in
a crowd?
Masks – why have these been so popular in the
history of different cultures?
THE “HOW?”
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Collect images of the work of 3-4 artists connected
to the project theme
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Label all images with details of the artist, date of
work, materials used, art movement, other artists
included in the same art movement
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Make your own versions of the artwork using a
range of materials
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Write detailed analyses of at least 3 pieces of art,
craft and/or design that you feel will strongly
influence your own
Write a factual description of world events* that
you feel must have influenced the life of each of
your chosen artists (*i.e. in Science, Technology,
Politics, Religion, Culture)
Write a factual description of personal events that
you feel must have influenced the life of each of
your chosen artists
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Brainstorm possible ideas for your own work based
on your research into the work of others
Make sketches with brief written explanations to
show what you will do next and how your own work
has been affected by the work of your chosen
artists
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Use factual information to help you explain why
you think the art, craft and/or design work was
made.
THE “WHY?”
THE “WHY?”
Because this section is worth 10 marks out of the total 80
Because this section is worth 10 marks out of the total 80
Assessment Objective 3
a) Develop and explore (ideas and materials)
b) Review and refine (ideas and materials)
IN OTHER WORDS:
…Experiment with different ideas inspired by
research and exploring a wide range of materials
IN OTHER WORDS:
…Experiment with making your final outcome the best
it can be
THE “WHAT?”
THE “WHAT?”
1. Make drawings of 3-4 different ideas based on your
work for Assessments 1 and 2
2. Experiment with and develop your ideas using
different materials and techniques (2D and 3D)
1. Choose your best idea for further development
2. Experiment with and develop this idea until it is
ready for Assessment Objective 4
Design a full-body tattoo/body painting to
represent a personal journey/story.
Design a costume/mask/make-up for a
specific character.
Create a self-portrait that reflects Body
Adornment from around the World.
Create a piece that shows the metamorphosis
of changing from one animal into another.
“World Traveller” piece.
“Time Traveller” piece.
Draw out your favourite design and
experiment by changing the outside shape, the
inside details, the arrangement of the
different parts, the colour scheme, the
materials used…
Use ICT and digital image manipulation as part
of this work.
THE “HOW?”
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LINE – experiment with as many different materials
as you can to develop your ideas – e.g. string,
wire, rope, monoprint
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TONE - experiment with as many different
materials as you can to develop your ideas – e.g.
mixed media collage in 2D, single colour paper
collage in relief/3D, mark-making in clay
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Look through all the work you have done so far
and choose the images you wish to include in your
final piece. Explain the reasons behind your
choices.
Experiment with composition of the different
elements to be included.
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COLOUR- experiment with as many different
materials as you can to develop your ideas – e.g.
monochromatic/polychromatic/harmonious/
complementary/warm/cool colour schemes in
pencil, paint, collage, fabric
TEXTURE - experiment with as many different
materials as you can to develop your ideas – e.g.
rubbings, relief work, paper lamination, modroc
PATTERN - experiment with as many different
materials as you can to develop your ideas – e.g.
repeat, symmetry in paint, print, drawing, textiles,
collage
Label all experiments to explain what you have
done and why
Describe what you have discovered and what you
will do next
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Experiment with the materials you have chosen
from your earlier experimentation
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Experiment with the techniques you have chosen
from your earlier experimentation
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Describe the final choices you have made and
explain why you have made them
THE “WHY?”
THE “WHY?”
Because this section is worth 10 marks out of the total 80
Because this section is worth 10 marks out of the total 80
Assessment Objective 4
a) Realise intentions
b) Make connections
IN OTHER WORDS:
…Carry out a major piece of work in response to the
theme
IN OTHER WORDS:
…Make sure that your major piece reflects the studies
that you have made into the work of others
THE “WHAT?”
THE “WHAT?”
1. Complete the project with a 10 hour piece
1. Your final piece MUST be something that results
from your work on Assessment Objective 2
2. You must show the intelligent (and not emotional)
thinking that went on behind your work throughout
the unit
Make a painting, 3D model, clay sculpture,
Mixed media piece, Textiles construction,
Print, Mosaic…
THE “HOW?”
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Focus on why you have done what you have and
not on how well you have done it!
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Use all the knowledge, skills and understanding
that you have developed during the previous three
Assessment Objectives to complete a high quality
personal response to the theme in 2D and/or 3D
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Make a final sketch of your finished piece that is
labelled with details to show each of the ways it
connects to the work of others – commenting on:
subject, elements, media and intention
Write comments throughout your whole
assignment explaining how you have used the
work of others to influence your own.
THE “WHY?”
THE “WHY?”
Because this section is worth 10 marks out of the total 80
Because this section is worth 10 marks out of the total 80
And that’s all there is to it!
Coursework units 1 & 2: 80 marks (60%)
Externally Set Assignment: 80 marks (40%)
Marks out of 80
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8-15
16-23
24-32
33-41
42-53
54-65
66-77
78-80
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January 2009