Art and Design (Graphics)

Assessment

COMPONENT 1: PERSONAL INVESTIGATION. (60% OF A LEVEL) Learners should produce two elements: - A portfolio of practical work showing their personal response to either a starting point, brief, scenario or stimulus, devised and provided by the learner or center. - A related study: an extended response of a guided minimum of 1000 words. COMPONENT 2: EXTERNALLY SET TASK (40% OF A LEVEL) The exam paper will be issued on 1st February and will provide learners with a number of themes, each with a range of written and visual starting points, briefs and stimuli. A response should be based on one of these options. Personal Investigation and the Externally Set Assignment – where the final outcome is completed under controlled conditions.