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Skillshare is an online learning community for creators. 
user: yls@thomasadams.net  pass: Thomasadams1

Browse through the various classes:
Zines  
https://www.skillshare.com/classes/design/Making-Your-First-Zine-From-Idea-to-Illustration/967918475?via=search-layout-grid

Posters
https://www.skillshare.com/search?query=poster

Drawing
https://www.skillshare.com/search?query=drawing

Vector and handrawn
https://www.skillshare.com/classes/design/The-Play-Doh-Technique-Fun-Hand-made-Vectors-In-Illustrator/881059983?via=browse-popular-illustration-layout-grid

Important Dates for 2017

23 January

Comp 1.1 (story illustration) and Comp 1.2 (Written Personal Investigation / Practical) 

1 February 

Comp 2 Exam Paper out

10 weeks of preparation including 2 weeks for Easter (7-24 April - the last two weeks)

26 April  (or 2, 3, 4th for Textiles/Photography)

Exam in rm41 for 3 days

8 May

Final marking of Comp 1 and 2 begins for 1 week

15 May

Marks submitted to the Exam board.

26 May

Year 13 leave

Hand in date for Comp 1.2 sketchbooks - 14th of November

Hand in date for Comp 1.2 sketchbooks and Google Presentations

3.15pm Monday 14th of November.

Look on the Comp 1.2 list for your chosen area. You should be up to mid November

Below is the list for children's books, just as a quick guide.

• Find story 
• Photographs of Subject matter  (Character and Setting)
• Primary drawings of subject matter (Character and Setting)
• Secondary drawings of subject matter
• Character design and development
• Setting design and development
• Storyboard 3 other books
• Storyboard your book
• Rough page development

Final stage of personal investigation.

Written study help thingy HERE

Objective
To complete your personal investigation.
To conclude your personal investigation with a final paragraph that actually answers your original question in summary form.

Exam Board Assessment Grid HERE    How to write a bibliography HERE

Task
For the best results, you should be bringing in lots of the information, quotes and terminology that you found whilst completing your research pages.
I have written a handy helpsheet especially for conclusions HERE

Write either:

• an introduction that will lead to the start of your writing. 
• dive straight into another interesting idea that you have formulated
• do some comparative analysis 
• find a quote and react to it. How does it back up your argument? 
• as a last resort, do a mini 'history of' 

Analysis slides HERE - Just use the questions, don't make a new presentation.
Creative stages HERE

Presentation
Written study shared with danhaycocks@me.com

Checklist for assessment
Detailed, in-depth writing using complex sentences and spellchecked

Exemplar
Harriet

Deadline
Start of lesson, Monday 6th of November

Good example of presentation layout

Personal Investigation. 2300 words

Written study help thingy HERE

Objective
To complete up to 2300 words of your personal investigation.

Exam Board Assessment Grid HERE    How to write a bibliography HERE

Task
For the best results, you should be bringing in lots of the information, quotes and terminology that you found whilst completing your research pages.

Write either:

• an introduction that will lead to the start of your writing. 
• dive straight into another interesting idea that you have formulated
• do some comparative analysis 
• find a quote and react to it. How does it back up your argument? 
• as a last resort, do a mini 'history of' 

Analysis slides HERE - Just use the questions, don't make a new presentation.
Creative stages HERE

Presentation
Written study shared with danhaycocks@me.com

Checklist for assessment
Detailed, in-depth writing using complex sentences and spellchecked

Exemplar
Harriet

Deadline
Start of lesson, Friday 30th of September

Primary drawings.