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Developing and presenting work

5 dot points across 5 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How do you turn a broad theme into a focused, developing line of enquiry?

Building a line of enquiry: narrowing a broad theme into a focused, personal question; sustaining a connected thread of development from starting point to outcome; making the enquiry visible to a moderator.
How to build a line of enquiry in Eduqas Art and Design: narrowing a broad theme into a focused, personal question, sustaining a connected thread of development from starting point to outcome, and making the enquiry visible to a moderator.
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How do you annotate and evaluate your work so your thinking and judgement are visible?

Evaluating and annotating: making thinking visible through annotation; critical evaluation of your own work and progress; reflecting on decisions to drive development and evidence the objectives.
How to evaluate and annotate work in Eduqas Art and Design: making your thinking visible through annotation, critically evaluating your own work and progress, and reflecting on decisions to drive development and evidence the objectives.
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How do you present and organise a portfolio so a moderator can follow it and the work reads well?

Presenting and curating: organising sketchbooks and sheets so the journey reads clearly; sequencing, layout and selection; presenting work for a moderator; the portfolio as a coherent whole.
How to present and curate a portfolio in Eduqas Art and Design: organising sketchbooks and sheets so the journey reads clearly, sequencing, layout and selection, presenting for a moderator, and making the portfolio a coherent whole.
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How do you resolve a final outcome that fulfils the project's intentions?

Resolving a final outcome: planning and producing a resolved response that realises intentions; drawing the development together; the final piece as the culmination of the line of enquiry (in both components).
How to resolve a final outcome in Eduqas Art and Design: planning and producing a resolved response that realises intentions, drawing the development together, and making the final piece the culmination of the line of enquiry in both components.
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How do you sustain experimentation and development across a long project?

Sustaining experimentation and development: keeping the project developing across its whole length; purposeful experimentation that feeds the enquiry; avoiding stalling, repetition or premature resolution.
How to sustain experimentation and development in Eduqas Art and Design: keeping a project developing across its whole length, purposeful experimentation that feeds the enquiry, and avoiding stalling, repetition or premature resolution.
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