GCSE AQA MOCK EXAM TASK BOOKLET

Comprehensive AQA GCSE Art Component 1 Mock Exam Project Resource

Take the stress out of planning and ensure your students excel with this complete, ready-to-use AQA GCSE Art Component 1 (Coursework/Mock Exam) project resource! This comprehensive guide is a fully editable PowerPoint and printable PDF that provides structured, step-by-step support for students to independently complete their mock exam project. It can also be easily adapted for the Externally Set Assignment (Component 2).

Key Features and Benefits:
AQA Assessment Objective Coverage: The project’s structure is carefully designed to guide students through all four Assessment Objectives (AOs), ensuring a thorough body of work that meets the AQA specification requirements. Clear, student-friendly explanations and tasks are provided for each stage.

Clear Project Path: Starting in Year 10 and continuing into Year 11, the resource offers a logical, sequential Task List for preparatory work and final outcomes.

Engaging Theme Options: Students can choose from two broad and inspiring themes: ‘Objects’ or ‘Places & Spaces’.

Inspiring Artist Banks: Each theme includes a wealth of suggested artists to kick-start research and analysis, such as Jo Barrett, Michael Craig-Martin, and Lisa Milroy for ‘Objects,’ and Paul Nash and Richard Diebenkorn for ‘Places & Spaces’.

Structured Research & Analysis: Clear instructions for creating a Mood Board/Mind Map and two Artist Research Pages are provided. The resource includes a detailed WHO, WHAT, HOW, WHY framework to help students successfully analyze an artist’s work, including transcriptions and reflections.

Creative Experimentation: Includes dedicated tasks for Artist Pastiches, a detailed A3 Tonal Pencil Drawing, and SCAMPER Experiments (Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put to another use, Eliminate, Reverse) to encourage experimentation and idea generation.

Development and Reflection: Tasks cover the Development of Ideas, Composition Designs, a Mini Trial Outcome, and a crucial Stop and Think Page for reflection and linking work back to artists, culminating in the Final Outcome.

Easy Online Integration: The PDF format lends itself perfectly to being uploaded to your online classroom (like Google Classroom or Showbie), and the editable PowerPoint allows for simple customization to suit your specific teaching needs and student cohort.

Empower your students to produce high-quality, fully realized art projects with this comprehensive guide—a true time-saver for any busy Art teacher!