Atlee IB Course Components & Connecting Exam Criteria
International Baccalaureate Exam Information: SL vs. HL
Students are classified as either Standard Level or Higher Level based on the number of hours they have completed in the course. Any senior who is completing the course in a single year will follow the requirements for Standard Level. Students that sign up as a Junior will examine at Higher Level their Senior year. The different levels indicate separate IB examination requirements, which are outlined at the end of each course component description in the next section. The differences in SL vs. HL relate to the quantity of work, not quality. All students must meet the exact same criteria for both their IB exam and the IB course. The work completed throughout the course will be documented and submitted electronically at the end of March during their senior year for their exam. The cost of the exam is around $120 and payment is expected at the beginning of November during the student’s examination year. The IB exam is not optional and the fee cannot be waived.
Students are classified as either Standard Level or Higher Level based on the number of hours they have completed in the course. Any senior who is completing the course in a single year will follow the requirements for Standard Level. Students that sign up as a Junior will examine at Higher Level their Senior year. The different levels indicate separate IB examination requirements, which are outlined at the end of each course component description in the next section. The differences in SL vs. HL relate to the quantity of work, not quality. All students must meet the exact same criteria for both their IB exam and the IB course. The work completed throughout the course will be documented and submitted electronically at the end of March during their senior year for their exam. The cost of the exam is around $120 and payment is expected at the beginning of November during the student’s examination year. The IB exam is not optional and the fee cannot be waived.
Atlee High School IB Course Component Descriptions:
I. FINAL PORTFOLIO 40% = 100pts TOTAL
The studio work created in this course should demonstrate personal interests and artistic skills through a range of different media and techniques. These may include drawings, paintings, prints, ceramics, sculptures, collages, design work, digital artwork, photography, architectural models, textiles, and mixed media work. Successful students will produce a substantially greater number of works, enabling them to select their stronger works for the final exhibition submitted for the IB examination. The students’ Final Portfolios can be comprised of one or many different media, as long as there is a strong link between the selected pieces.
Students will work closely with their teacher to develop ideas of specific interest that are personally relevant and accompanied by in-depth research. All work must be aligned with expectations of the Hanover County art program. All content must be acceptable to the goals, mission, and code of conduct for the schools. The work produced during the year must be unique and based on individual research and exploration.
IBO Diploma Studio Work Ethical Practice Checklist:
No artwork will be undertaken that willfully damages the environment.
No artwork will include excessive or gratuitous violence or explicit sexual activity.
All artworks will respect the personal, political and spiritual values of others and contain no intention to offend in remarks about race, gender or religious beliefs.
Growth, motivation, creativity, technical attributes and your ability to meet deadlines will be continually evaluated. Any work submitted after the posted deadline will receive a 10% deduction per class period. Final studio pieces will be judged at the end of each nine weeks and the criteria is aligned with the IB exam.
Studio Requirements:
1 piece completed in class and 1 at home each nine weeks
2 projects per nine weeks @ 30 points each = 60 pts total
STUDIO CRITERIA: (60pts)
A. Coherent body of works (10pts each)
Communicates a clear thematic or stylistic relationships across individual pieces
B. Technical competence (10pts each)
Effective application and manipulation of media and materials
Effective application and manipulation of formal qualities
C. Conceptual qualities (10pts each)
Visually elaborates ideas, themes, or concepts to a point of effective realization
Subtle use of complex imagery, signs or symbols that result in effective communication of stated artistic intentions
Students are expected to properly document their studio work to prepare for the Final Exibition. Work will be photographed and matted by the teacher, but images, sizes, titles, and descriptions of each piece are expected to be displayed on a single Google Slide presentation for their Final Portfolio. Any slides that are submitted after the posted deadline will receive a 10% deduction per class period.
Final Portfolio Slide Requirements:
2 slides (1 for each studio piece) posted by Week 8
Worth 20 pts each = 40pts total
SLIDE CRITERIA: (40pts)
D. Final Porfolio Slides (10pts each)
Prepares work to be photographed upon completion
Inserts image onto Final Portfolio Slide
Includes Title, Media, and Size (rounded centimeters) on the Final Portfolio Slide
Writes the Exhibition Text to explain artistic intentions (500 characters w/ spaces max)
TOTAL FINAL PORTFOLIO WORTH 100pts PER NINE WEEKS
Connecting Exam Requirements: Higher Level (HL) is expected to submit 8-11 substantial and cohesive artworks in any medium. Standard Level (SL) is expected to complete 4-7 substantial and cohesive artworks in any medium. (See Exhibition on page 19 of the Visual Arts Guide). All of the works must be accompanied with an exhibition text (500 characters per artwork for SL and HL). This includes the title, medium, size, and an outline of your intentions. For the final exhibit, students must also submit a Curatorial Rational (up to 400 words/SL or 700 words/HL) and two exhibition photographs. (See Exhibition on page 20 of the Visual Arts Guide)
I. FINAL PORTFOLIO 40% = 100pts TOTAL
The studio work created in this course should demonstrate personal interests and artistic skills through a range of different media and techniques. These may include drawings, paintings, prints, ceramics, sculptures, collages, design work, digital artwork, photography, architectural models, textiles, and mixed media work. Successful students will produce a substantially greater number of works, enabling them to select their stronger works for the final exhibition submitted for the IB examination. The students’ Final Portfolios can be comprised of one or many different media, as long as there is a strong link between the selected pieces.
Students will work closely with their teacher to develop ideas of specific interest that are personally relevant and accompanied by in-depth research. All work must be aligned with expectations of the Hanover County art program. All content must be acceptable to the goals, mission, and code of conduct for the schools. The work produced during the year must be unique and based on individual research and exploration.
IBO Diploma Studio Work Ethical Practice Checklist:
No artwork will be undertaken that willfully damages the environment.
No artwork will include excessive or gratuitous violence or explicit sexual activity.
All artworks will respect the personal, political and spiritual values of others and contain no intention to offend in remarks about race, gender or religious beliefs.
Growth, motivation, creativity, technical attributes and your ability to meet deadlines will be continually evaluated. Any work submitted after the posted deadline will receive a 10% deduction per class period. Final studio pieces will be judged at the end of each nine weeks and the criteria is aligned with the IB exam.
Studio Requirements:
1 piece completed in class and 1 at home each nine weeks
2 projects per nine weeks @ 30 points each = 60 pts total
STUDIO CRITERIA: (60pts)
A. Coherent body of works (10pts each)
Communicates a clear thematic or stylistic relationships across individual pieces
B. Technical competence (10pts each)
Effective application and manipulation of media and materials
Effective application and manipulation of formal qualities
C. Conceptual qualities (10pts each)
Visually elaborates ideas, themes, or concepts to a point of effective realization
Subtle use of complex imagery, signs or symbols that result in effective communication of stated artistic intentions
Students are expected to properly document their studio work to prepare for the Final Exibition. Work will be photographed and matted by the teacher, but images, sizes, titles, and descriptions of each piece are expected to be displayed on a single Google Slide presentation for their Final Portfolio. Any slides that are submitted after the posted deadline will receive a 10% deduction per class period.
Final Portfolio Slide Requirements:
2 slides (1 for each studio piece) posted by Week 8
Worth 20 pts each = 40pts total
SLIDE CRITERIA: (40pts)
D. Final Porfolio Slides (10pts each)
Prepares work to be photographed upon completion
Inserts image onto Final Portfolio Slide
Includes Title, Media, and Size (rounded centimeters) on the Final Portfolio Slide
Writes the Exhibition Text to explain artistic intentions (500 characters w/ spaces max)
TOTAL FINAL PORTFOLIO WORTH 100pts PER NINE WEEKS
Connecting Exam Requirements: Higher Level (HL) is expected to submit 8-11 substantial and cohesive artworks in any medium. Standard Level (SL) is expected to complete 4-7 substantial and cohesive artworks in any medium. (See Exhibition on page 19 of the Visual Arts Guide). All of the works must be accompanied with an exhibition text (500 characters per artwork for SL and HL). This includes the title, medium, size, and an outline of your intentions. For the final exhibit, students must also submit a Curatorial Rational (up to 400 words/SL or 700 words/HL) and two exhibition photographs. (See Exhibition on page 20 of the Visual Arts Guide)
II. PROCESS PORTFOLIO: 40% - 100pts
This process beings with your Visual Arts Journal, which is meant to document your life as an artist over the next one or two years! This Journal will contain written notes, photos, exhibition leaflets, postcards, sketches, experiments with different media, written analysis of artworks, and brainstorms. Everything you put in your Journal must support the investigation and development of your artistic ideas and skills. Your Journal is an organic work, not a scrapbook in which you paste what you’ve accomplished. It should grow and develop with your studio work and reflect that fact.
You should aim to complete 6 Journal pages every three weeks (2 pages per week). Week 4 and Week 8 are reserved for journal grading. They must be submitted no later than Monday at 8:30am on the appropriate week to receive full credit. The Journal must be completed in your studio time at home. There will not be time dedicated in class to physically completing these pages, although you are permitted to work on experiments and print materials that can be inserted in your journals at a later time. By the end of each nine weeks you will generate at least 12 pages. Some weeks you will find you are able to do more than normal because of your wonderful ideas. This is excellent, but does not mean the next week you do not have to do any!
Your Visual Arts Journal should be the dialogue between YOU the artist, your ideas/mind and your hand. It must be visually interesting and legible. BALANCE EVERY PAGE WITH BOTH TEXT AND VISUALS. Use white out to correct mistakes as you go and please write as neatly as you can. You also have the option to type and print out your pages to be glued into your Journal. Describe your feelings, successes and failures, comment upon your own progress and your ideas about life but DON’T use slang or informal English! Remember that this is your Journal, but it’s not being written for your friends or for your instructor – an IB examiner will be reading it!!
You Journal should have evidence of investigation of sufficient depth and breadth through a successful development and synthesis of ideas and explained connections between your work and the works of others. Take in a broad range of influences, ideas and inspirations that will guide you to formulate a successful synthesis of these within your own work. The different types of criteria for your Journal pages are meant to help you accomplish this (see page 10 for further details).
Remember that plagiarism is a serious offense and can result in a failing grade for the project, quarter, or year. All writing must be done in your own words. Do not copy anything word for word. Always try to use the correct art vocabulary to demonstrate your understanding of the subject. Take pride in your Journal and enjoy this part of your artistic journey! !
Journal Page Requirements: 6 Journal pages should be completed every three weeks
(collected not later than Monday @ 8:30am Week 4 & Week 8)
12 pages total per nine weeks @ 5 points each = 60 pts total
NOTE: Each nine weeks, at least one critical investigation should be completed from work experienced first hand at a museum, gallery. (See Gallery Visit on Page 13 for further instructions)
JOURNAL CRITERIA: (60pts)
A. Type of Investigation (2pts): Conceptual, Media, Critical, Contextual, or ReflectiveB. Visual Presentation (1pt)
There will be regular opportunities for you to explain your ideas through group discussions and individual critiques. You will be asked to comment on your own work and that of other IB students as well. Your participation in group critiques is required and it is also extremely valuable in your artistic growth and that of your classmates.
You will have the opportunity to create and present Google Slides outlining your works in progress, your research findings, and your project intentions while also receiving comments and valuable feedback from your teacher and classmates. In doing so, you can identify both your strong points and areas where improvements are needed.
To prepare to present your work to the class, it is recommended that you scan and insert between 3 and 6 Journal pages per presentation (no more than two per slide). You will then add any additional photos, text, links, and/or videos as needed. You may not include images of finished works, only works in progress. These slides will used in your final examination.
3 slides meeting the criteria on page 8 must be completed for the midway critique @ Week 4
You will present these slides along with your physical studio project at the midway critique. You will then have three weeks remaining for refinements in response to the feedback you received.
3 slides meeting the criteria on page 8 must be completed for the final critique @ Week 8
Slide requirements: 3 slides for each presentation are worth 20pts
Two slide presentations per nine weeks = 40pts total
SLIDE CRITERIA: (40pts)
A. Skills, techniques and processes (4pts)
TOTAL PROCESS PORTFOLIO WORTH 100pts PER NINE WEEKS
Connecting Exam Requirements: Higher Level (HL) is expected to submit 13-25 screens with at least three different art-making forms explored in the Process Portfolio. Standard Level (SL) is expected to complete 9-18 screens with at least two different art-making forms explored in the Process Portfolio. (See Process Portfolio on page 15 of the Visual Arts Guide)
This process beings with your Visual Arts Journal, which is meant to document your life as an artist over the next one or two years! This Journal will contain written notes, photos, exhibition leaflets, postcards, sketches, experiments with different media, written analysis of artworks, and brainstorms. Everything you put in your Journal must support the investigation and development of your artistic ideas and skills. Your Journal is an organic work, not a scrapbook in which you paste what you’ve accomplished. It should grow and develop with your studio work and reflect that fact.
You should aim to complete 6 Journal pages every three weeks (2 pages per week). Week 4 and Week 8 are reserved for journal grading. They must be submitted no later than Monday at 8:30am on the appropriate week to receive full credit. The Journal must be completed in your studio time at home. There will not be time dedicated in class to physically completing these pages, although you are permitted to work on experiments and print materials that can be inserted in your journals at a later time. By the end of each nine weeks you will generate at least 12 pages. Some weeks you will find you are able to do more than normal because of your wonderful ideas. This is excellent, but does not mean the next week you do not have to do any!
Your Visual Arts Journal should be the dialogue between YOU the artist, your ideas/mind and your hand. It must be visually interesting and legible. BALANCE EVERY PAGE WITH BOTH TEXT AND VISUALS. Use white out to correct mistakes as you go and please write as neatly as you can. You also have the option to type and print out your pages to be glued into your Journal. Describe your feelings, successes and failures, comment upon your own progress and your ideas about life but DON’T use slang or informal English! Remember that this is your Journal, but it’s not being written for your friends or for your instructor – an IB examiner will be reading it!!
You Journal should have evidence of investigation of sufficient depth and breadth through a successful development and synthesis of ideas and explained connections between your work and the works of others. Take in a broad range of influences, ideas and inspirations that will guide you to formulate a successful synthesis of these within your own work. The different types of criteria for your Journal pages are meant to help you accomplish this (see page 10 for further details).
Remember that plagiarism is a serious offense and can result in a failing grade for the project, quarter, or year. All writing must be done in your own words. Do not copy anything word for word. Always try to use the correct art vocabulary to demonstrate your understanding of the subject. Take pride in your Journal and enjoy this part of your artistic journey! !
Journal Page Requirements: 6 Journal pages should be completed every three weeks
(collected not later than Monday @ 8:30am Week 4 & Week 8)
12 pages total per nine weeks @ 5 points each = 60 pts total
NOTE: Each nine weeks, at least one critical investigation should be completed from work experienced first hand at a museum, gallery. (See Gallery Visit on Page 13 for further instructions)
JOURNAL CRITERIA: (60pts)
A. Type of Investigation (2pts): Conceptual, Media, Critical, Contextual, or ReflectiveB. Visual Presentation (1pt)
- Highly effective balance of text and imagery
- Clear, legible and organized layout
- Confident and coherent articulation of ideas
- Meaningful and insightful reflections
- Accurate and appropriate use of subject-specific language
- Each page is numbered with a unique heading, image captions, and citations
There will be regular opportunities for you to explain your ideas through group discussions and individual critiques. You will be asked to comment on your own work and that of other IB students as well. Your participation in group critiques is required and it is also extremely valuable in your artistic growth and that of your classmates.
You will have the opportunity to create and present Google Slides outlining your works in progress, your research findings, and your project intentions while also receiving comments and valuable feedback from your teacher and classmates. In doing so, you can identify both your strong points and areas where improvements are needed.
To prepare to present your work to the class, it is recommended that you scan and insert between 3 and 6 Journal pages per presentation (no more than two per slide). You will then add any additional photos, text, links, and/or videos as needed. You may not include images of finished works, only works in progress. These slides will used in your final examination.
3 slides meeting the criteria on page 8 must be completed for the midway critique @ Week 4
You will present these slides along with your physical studio project at the midway critique. You will then have three weeks remaining for refinements in response to the feedback you received.
3 slides meeting the criteria on page 8 must be completed for the final critique @ Week 8
Slide requirements: 3 slides for each presentation are worth 20pts
Two slide presentations per nine weeks = 40pts total
SLIDE CRITERIA: (40pts)
A. Skills, techniques and processes (4pts)
- Include Media Investigation pages
- Add supporting visuals and text to explain and elaborate on your investigations
- Include Critical and/or Contextual Investigation pages
- Add supporting visuals and text to explain and elaborate on your investigations
- Include Conceptual and/or Contextual Investigation pages
- Add supporting visuals and text to explain and elaborate on your investigations
- IncludeReflective Invesigation pages
- Add supporting visuals and text to explain and elaborate on your investigations
- Each slide must have its own unique heading with proper captions on every image and citations included for all outside information
- Focus on legibility and ensure formatting is both consistent and appropriate
TOTAL PROCESS PORTFOLIO WORTH 100pts PER NINE WEEKS
Connecting Exam Requirements: Higher Level (HL) is expected to submit 13-25 screens with at least three different art-making forms explored in the Process Portfolio. Standard Level (SL) is expected to complete 9-18 screens with at least two different art-making forms explored in the Process Portfolio. (See Process Portfolio on page 15 of the Visual Arts Guide)
III. COMPARATIVE STUDY: 20% - 50pts
Students at both SL and HL must examine and compare at least three pieces, at least two of which should be by different artists. The works selected for comparison and analysis must come from contrasting cultural contexts. Students will utilize independent critical and contextual investigations to examine these artworks, objects and artifacts that have been produced across any of the art-making forms, and that hold individual resonance for the student and relevance to their own art-making practice. This is of particular importance to HL students, since they must demonstrate this criteria with additional slides that reference the ways in which their own work as been been influenced by works examined in the comparative study.
It is valuable for students to have experienced at least one of the works in real time and space, such as a painting at a gallery, a sculpture in a park or an artifact from the local community, which is why regular gallery visits are scheduled each nine weeks and should be documented in their Journals. Good quality reproductions can be referred to when a student’s location limits their access to such works first hand. Students must support their interpretation with references to sound and reliable sources. A recognized system of academic referencing must be used in line with the school’s academic honesty policy. A candidate’s failure to acknowledge a source will be investigated by the IB as a potential breach of regulations that may result in a penalty imposed by the IB final award committee.
Scholarly books and journals on visual arts, artists, styles, movements, periods and themes are extremely useful. Exhibition catalogues in particular can provide models for constructing a comparative study if viewed critically. Students should consider why the curator has chosen to put certain works together and what associations and connections are being suggested. The internet is increasingly useful in investigation if used judiciously. Students need to find the the authors of sites and determine if the information provided is reliable. Many art galleries and museums have great websites with educational pages or forums. These are great starting points, as are the growing number of established contemporary artists who manage their own websites. Many of these are provided on the Atlee Arts Weebly under Research Links. We will make progress on the Comparative Study slides during Week 9 of each marking period.
Slide requirements: 5 Slides due @ the end of Week 9 - Each slide is worth 10pts
SLIDE CRITERIA: (50pts)
A. Analysis of formal qualities (10pts): What elements and principles of design are utilized in the composition and how?
B. Interpretation of function & purpose (10pts):What was the stimulus for the work to be created? What is your interpretation of the work? What purpose does the work serve?
C. Evaluation of cultural significance (10pts): What is it and how was it made? Where and when was it made? Who made it? Why does it matter? (Include artists’ biographical information, historical information about the time period, and relevant social/ cultural influences)
D. Making comparisons & connections (10pts): In what ways are the works similar? In what ways do they differ? (Relate to formal qualities, function & purpose, and cultural significance)
E. Presentation & subject specific language (10pts)
F. Making connections to own art making practice - HL ONLY
TOTAL COMPARATIVE STUDY WORTH 50pts PER NINE WEEKS
Connecting IB Exam Requirements: Both SL and HL must submit 10-15 screens for the Comparative Study. Additionally, HL students must complete 3-5 screens connecting their own studio work to the works explored in the comparative study. (See Comparative Study on page 15 of the Visual Arts Guide)
Students at both SL and HL must examine and compare at least three pieces, at least two of which should be by different artists. The works selected for comparison and analysis must come from contrasting cultural contexts. Students will utilize independent critical and contextual investigations to examine these artworks, objects and artifacts that have been produced across any of the art-making forms, and that hold individual resonance for the student and relevance to their own art-making practice. This is of particular importance to HL students, since they must demonstrate this criteria with additional slides that reference the ways in which their own work as been been influenced by works examined in the comparative study.
It is valuable for students to have experienced at least one of the works in real time and space, such as a painting at a gallery, a sculpture in a park or an artifact from the local community, which is why regular gallery visits are scheduled each nine weeks and should be documented in their Journals. Good quality reproductions can be referred to when a student’s location limits their access to such works first hand. Students must support their interpretation with references to sound and reliable sources. A recognized system of academic referencing must be used in line with the school’s academic honesty policy. A candidate’s failure to acknowledge a source will be investigated by the IB as a potential breach of regulations that may result in a penalty imposed by the IB final award committee.
Scholarly books and journals on visual arts, artists, styles, movements, periods and themes are extremely useful. Exhibition catalogues in particular can provide models for constructing a comparative study if viewed critically. Students should consider why the curator has chosen to put certain works together and what associations and connections are being suggested. The internet is increasingly useful in investigation if used judiciously. Students need to find the the authors of sites and determine if the information provided is reliable. Many art galleries and museums have great websites with educational pages or forums. These are great starting points, as are the growing number of established contemporary artists who manage their own websites. Many of these are provided on the Atlee Arts Weebly under Research Links. We will make progress on the Comparative Study slides during Week 9 of each marking period.
Slide requirements: 5 Slides due @ the end of Week 9 - Each slide is worth 10pts
SLIDE CRITERIA: (50pts)
A. Analysis of formal qualities (10pts): What elements and principles of design are utilized in the composition and how?
B. Interpretation of function & purpose (10pts):What was the stimulus for the work to be created? What is your interpretation of the work? What purpose does the work serve?
C. Evaluation of cultural significance (10pts): What is it and how was it made? Where and when was it made? Who made it? Why does it matter? (Include artists’ biographical information, historical information about the time period, and relevant social/ cultural influences)
D. Making comparisons & connections (10pts): In what ways are the works similar? In what ways do they differ? (Relate to formal qualities, function & purpose, and cultural significance)
E. Presentation & subject specific language (10pts)
F. Making connections to own art making practice - HL ONLY
TOTAL COMPARATIVE STUDY WORTH 50pts PER NINE WEEKS
Connecting IB Exam Requirements: Both SL and HL must submit 10-15 screens for the Comparative Study. Additionally, HL students must complete 3-5 screens connecting their own studio work to the works explored in the comparative study. (See Comparative Study on page 15 of the Visual Arts Guide)
New IB Visual Arts Course at a Glance
The IBDP Visual Arts Curriculum has gone through a major change with a new Visual Arts Guide in place from beginning with the first exam in 2016. Most of the ideas and values that underpin the current course have remained unaltered and much of the teaching of the courseis the same, however, there are some key changes outlined below.
A mini overview of some of the changes. The core syllabus is composed of 3 parts.
Visual Art in Context:
The cycle of inquiry, considering and comparing work from a variety of cultures, historical, social contexts. Analyzing, interpreting, comparing, evaluating, using art vocabulary. Reflection and understanding.
Visual Arts Processes:
Experimenting with techniques, media, processes, developing a body of resolved and unresolved work, self review and critique, documentation in a Visual Arts Journal (formerly the Investigation Workbook - IWB).
Presenting and Communicating Visual Arts:
This 3rd part has to do with understanding curatorial processes, what makes an effective exhibition and selecting and presenting the students own work.
How will this be Assessed? Assessment will be divided into 3 parts, with the following breakdown. Go to the linking site pages for each component for more detailed discussion.
Part 1: The Comparative Study Externally Assessed - 20% of final grade
Compare and contrast the work of (at least 2) different artists, different techniques for making art and theory behind the work (HL students will also include a reflection of how this relates to their own work)
SL 10-15 screens
HL 10-15 screens & 3-5 screens comparing own work
Part 2: Process Portfolio Externally Assessed - 40% of final grade
The students journey of art‐making, their engagement with different media and techniques, and processes involved in making their own body of works.
SL: 9‐18 pages/screens submitted.
HL: 13‐25 pages/screens submitted.
Part 3: Final Exhibition (with a written rationale) Internally Assessed by Teacher - 40% of final grade
Students reflect on changes made during the process of creation and provide a rationale for the decisions regarding the selection of certain pieces for exhibition.
SL: 4‐7 artworks, exhibition text and a curatorial rationale of max 400 words
HL: 8-11 artworks, exhibition text & curatorial rationale max 700 words
A mini overview of some of the changes. The core syllabus is composed of 3 parts.
Visual Art in Context:
The cycle of inquiry, considering and comparing work from a variety of cultures, historical, social contexts. Analyzing, interpreting, comparing, evaluating, using art vocabulary. Reflection and understanding.
Visual Arts Processes:
Experimenting with techniques, media, processes, developing a body of resolved and unresolved work, self review and critique, documentation in a Visual Arts Journal (formerly the Investigation Workbook - IWB).
Presenting and Communicating Visual Arts:
This 3rd part has to do with understanding curatorial processes, what makes an effective exhibition and selecting and presenting the students own work.
How will this be Assessed? Assessment will be divided into 3 parts, with the following breakdown. Go to the linking site pages for each component for more detailed discussion.
Part 1: The Comparative Study Externally Assessed - 20% of final grade
Compare and contrast the work of (at least 2) different artists, different techniques for making art and theory behind the work (HL students will also include a reflection of how this relates to their own work)
SL 10-15 screens
HL 10-15 screens & 3-5 screens comparing own work
Part 2: Process Portfolio Externally Assessed - 40% of final grade
The students journey of art‐making, their engagement with different media and techniques, and processes involved in making their own body of works.
SL: 9‐18 pages/screens submitted.
HL: 13‐25 pages/screens submitted.
Part 3: Final Exhibition (with a written rationale) Internally Assessed by Teacher - 40% of final grade
Students reflect on changes made during the process of creation and provide a rationale for the decisions regarding the selection of certain pieces for exhibition.
SL: 4‐7 artworks, exhibition text and a curatorial rationale of max 400 words
HL: 8-11 artworks, exhibition text & curatorial rationale max 700 words
