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The externally set task

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

Why must the final outcome connect to the preparatory work, and how do you make that connection clear?

Connecting the outcome to preparatory work: the requirement that the final piece grows from and connects to the preparatory work, why the outcome is marked together with the preparation, and how to make the line from preparation to outcome visible.
Why the OCR GCSE Art and Design final piece must connect to the preparatory work, how the outcome is marked together with the preparation across all four objectives, and how to make the line from preparation to outcome clear to a moderator.
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How do you plan and pace the 10 hours so the final piece is finished and realises your intention?

Planning and pacing the final piece: entering the supervised time with a worked-out plan, staging the making across the sessions, and reserving time to resolve so the outcome is finished rather than rushed or abandoned.
How to plan and pace the OCR GCSE Art and Design 10-hour supervised piece: entering with a worked-out plan, staging the making across sessions (block in, develop, resolve), and reserving time so the final outcome is finished and realises the intention.
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How does the OCR question paper work, and how should you use the preparatory period to develop a personal response?

The question paper and preparatory period: how OCR releases broad starting points from 1 January, how to choose and interpret one, and how to use the unsupervised preparatory time to investigate, experiment, record and plan the final piece.
How the OCR GCSE Art and Design Externally Set Task question paper works and how to use the preparatory period: choosing and interpreting a starting point, then investigating, experimenting, recording and planning a personal response before the 10-hour supervised piece.
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How does the 10-hour supervised exam work, and what are the rules for making the final piece?

The 10-hour supervised exam: the rules of the supervised period, that preparatory work cannot be altered during it, that the outcome must be made unaided, and how this timed final piece differs from the unsupervised preparatory work.
How the OCR GCSE Art and Design Externally Set Task supervised period works: the 10 hours of supervised time, the rules (preparatory work is fixed, the outcome is made unaided, no new work brought in), and how the timed final piece differs from preparatory work.
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What is Component 02, the Externally Set Task, in OCR GCSE Art and Design, and how is it weighted and structured?

Component 02 the Externally Set Task: what it is, that it is worth 40 percent and 80 marks marked across all four objectives at 20 marks each, the OCR-set question paper, the preparatory period, and the 10-hour supervised final piece.
What the OCR GCSE Art and Design Externally Set Task (Component 02) is: a coursework component worth 40 percent and 80 marks, an OCR-set question paper with a preparatory period and a final piece made in 10 hours of supervised time, marked across all four objectives at 20 marks each.
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