Comp 2 Start

Link to Task List is HERE

8 college weeks and 1 half term.
April 5th, 8th and 9th = 15 hours.
Final deadline is Thursday 2nd May.

Learner statement

Learner statement link is HERE
Example and help HERE

Final deadline for essay.

Final word count for your essay should be 2000-3000wrds.
Deadline: Thursday 24th January.

• Read back through your personal investigation. 
• The practitioners that you have chosen will suggest a theme that is reflected in your practical work. 
• Please ensure that you are including examples from your own work and writing about how the photographers you have chosen have influenced your practical work. Comparing and contrasting is essential.
• Come up with a good two-part title. The first part should grab attention. The title will be answered or explored in your writing.
• Write until you have concluded your investigation. 
• Make sure that you have evaluated the approaches of artists, compared and contrasted, asked suitable questions and searched for relevant answers, and present your own, considered points of view
• A. B and C grade students will revise their essay. Going back in and editing, taking bits out that are irrelevant and tightening it up. 
• Give it to a friend or relative. Ask them to feedback- does it make sense? Does it explore? Is there a clear introduction and a satisfying conclusion?
• Correct spelling and punctuation.
• Include a bibliography.

Extended Writing 1000-2000wrds

Word count for AO1 should be 2000-3000wrds.
Deadline: Thursday 20th December.

• Read back through your personal investigation. 
• The practitioners that you have chosen will suggest a theme that is reflected in your practical work. Ensure that you have written in detail how your work reflects the IDEAS of the chosen practitioners. 
• Come up with a good two-part title. The first part should grab attention. The title will be answered or explored in your writing. 
• Write up to 2000 words or more. 
• Make sure that you have evaluated the approaches of artists, compared and contrasted, asked suitable questions and searched for relevant answers, and present your own, considered points of view 
• A. B and C grade students will revise their essay. Going back in and editing, taking bits out that are irrelevant and tightening it up. (Don't be afraid to cut out practitioners that are now no longer relevant. If you do this, tell me.) 
• Give it to a friend or relative. Ask them to feedback- does it make sense? Does it explore? Is there a clear introduction and a satisfying conclusion? 
• Correct spelling and punctuation. 
• Begin a bibliography.

A* Photography Sketchbook

Rationale writing prompts.

Use these prompts to help you arrive at a deeper evaluation of your current work.

 

Extended Writing

What is the extended writing element of the Personal Investigation?
The Comp 1 Personal Investigation must include a ‘written element’ taking the ‘form of 1000-3000 words of extended response’. This Ofqual requirement effectively means that continuous prose must be submitted in addition to any short tracts of written annotation in sketchbooks or other formats.

I have created a help sheet called 'Extended Writing' to help.

Over the next few weeks, we will continue the process of researching and writing. Luckily, you don't have to complete all of the sections in one go. It is better if you write in short bursts of well-written prose and allow that to inform your work.

Let's focus on A01 first.

Task 1
Read through the help sheet thoroughly and ask questions of any parts that don't make sense.

Task 2
Create a Google Doc, name it 'Your name_Written Element_Personal Investigation' and share it with danhaycocks@me.com.

Task 3
Choose a photograph that is relevant to your investigation. 
Work through the Photography Analysis sheet. Write 500+ words
Include images within the document to illustrate your writing.

Deadline Monday 19th of Nov. 1000+ words.