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= 11IB Visual Art students @ The American International School in Egypt=

On this site you will find relevant assessment information, due dates, samples, artist models etc - anything that may help you in the production of your IWB and SW. From this site you can access all student wikis (see links to student wikis). On your own wiki you upload your SW and IWB assessments every month. You will leave comments for your peers on the "Feedback" Page - and reply to any comments left for you.

UPDATE 24 MAY: **MOCK CRB.** I have uploaded the files needed for you Mock CRB. PLease read over the instructions and ensure you understand the requirements and deadlines. Dont leave this until the last minute - it takes longer than you think!



UPDATE 1 MAY: **UPDATED CALENDAR.** I have updated the assessment calendar to reflect recent changes. Please see new assessment dates and ensure you are aware of what is coming up - in the last few months time is tight and there is no room for extensions. I have included the calendar as a pdf for you to download and print. I suggest you paste this into the back of your IWB to ensure you are always aware of upcoming deadlines. media type="custom" key="16174190"



UPDATE 18 March: **UPDATED CALENDAR.** I have updated the assessment calendar to reflect recent changes. Unfortunately it seems many of you missed assessment deadlines or have not been able to complete all tasks within the time frame to the standard required. Please remember that you are being assessed for your final IB Art exam EVERY DAY. Not getting something completed now (or not completing something to a high enough standard) is a guaranteed way of lowering your exam grade at the end of your grade 12 year. I have extended deadlines, lowered the number of weekly pages from 5 to 4 then down to 3 and added an extra week to each project and unfortunately some of you are still not able to meet deadlines! IB Art requires work EVERY DAY - you cannot leave it until the last minute! Assessment information is available IN ADVANCE on this wiki - check it regularly and ensure you understand requirements.

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UPDATE 20 February: **UPDATE PERMISSION SETTINGS ON WIKIS.** I need you all to go into the settings section of your wikis and change the settings so that pages are not locked, so that anyone who is a member of your wiki can edit pages. This will allow me to make changes (eg If I need to show you how to format something or want to add an image etc for you to look at) and will also enable viewers to make comments. The current set up for making and recieving comments is quite confusing and the option of adding feedback is not available on all pages. You will all need to create a new page titled "Feedback". Viewers of your wiki will be able to edit this page and write feedback for all studio work. Please check settings of pages by going to Manage wiki - permissions - page permission - and check that pages are unlocked. This needs to be done before the end of the week.

UPDATE 7 February: Analysis for SW - you need to complete this for the wiki but you have also been completing this in your IWB. IF the analysis for your IWB is thorough enough (as most of you have been doing for the wiki analysis) you may scan in and upload the IWB analysis and upload to your wiki in place of typing this out again. OR you may type the analysis and print this page and paste in your IWB. I do not want you doubling up but it is important that this analysis is on your wiki - choose the method that works best for you but please ensure your analysis is thorough, in most cases the wiki analysis is far superior to the IWB analysis. PLEASE READ THE UPDATE BELOW DATED 6 FEB.

UPDATE 6 February: Two things - **ONE - WORKSHOP:** I will be in at school for a workshop with my 12IB students this weekend (Friday 10th February) - if you need to come into school to use the facilities to complete printmaking or to update your wiki or voicethread for SW4 please let me know that you are coming in BEFORE Thursday. I will be going to CES to act as a mock examiner for the 12IB art students on Thursday. I will be in school in the morning so please see me before period one to confirm you are coming (if you have not done so earlier). I am intending to be back at school for our lesson after lunch but this will be dependent on the time it takes to get through all Grade 12IB Art students at CES so it may only be for a portion of the lesson. Mrs King will be covering the lesson until I return.
 * TWO - ASSESSMENT DATES:** Sunday is still the major assessment date for SW4. You cannot work on this in class next week so must have all SW completed this week (or during the workshop). You need to submit - Weekly IWB page and self assessment - emailed as usual, Updated wiki (image of SW4 on homepage, New wiki page with large image of SW4 and completed analysis). I have adjusted the voicethread due date - this is now THURSDAY FEBRUARY 16 BEFORE 4PM. You will not have time to complete this in class but at least have extra days. You must complete this before this deadline - I am not able to give extensions as I will be grading the voicethread that weekend and giving feedback on Sunday 19th. I have not yet updated the calendar but please make note of the assessment dates - late penalties are being strictly enforced in Semester 2.

UPDATE 27 January: My apologies - my computer is is still not ready despite being told it would be. I have updated the calendar but apologize as I had to do this quickly (on a borrowed computer). Please read and see assessment dates - highlighted in red and read the note on the weekly assessment in blue - you may hand this in this Sunday or the next. I have tried to move things to take exams into account.

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UPDATE 17 January: WELL DONE to those of you who have completed and uploaded your Voicethreads! I will be giving you individual feedback but just wanted to congratulate you on an excellent job in your first attempt at using Voicethread! You clearly communicated your intentions for your Studio work and explained your process in your IWB. For those of you who have not yet uploaded you Voicethread you need to do so ASAP! Delaying this is eating into time for your current project - less time on this will result in weaker studio work, as well as points being deducted for submitting your Voicethread after the deadline. If you need assistance look at the examples of your classmates - they have done a great job!

UPDATE 3rd December: The due date for updating your wiki was on the 27th of December. You have had over a month to work on these and have had many reminders. Unfortunately only a few people have updated met the deadline and updated their wikis as requested. It is very clear what the expectations were for this deadline. See the instructions below (Update 4th December). The longer it takes you to complete any assignment the longer it takes for me to get the grades/feedback back to you - and you lose points (10% each week to a maximum of three weeks - this is the weekly version of assessment policies, 1 point off to a maximum of 3 days for the weekly assessments).

UPDATE 26th December: Reminder that the due date for wikis to be updated is the **27th of December** - see the calendar below. Please see the two messages below reminding you about the wiki due date (on the 4th and 11th of December). I trust that you have planned for this assessment over the previous weeks and are ready for the wiki assessment. I am looking forward to seeing your updated wikis and will be giving feedback over the break.

UPDATE 13th December: I have added new pages - "IWB Sample Pages" and "IWB Sample Pages - Gallery". The images from the Gallery handout have been added to the gallery page and I will be adding sample IWB Pages very soon - please check regularly. The Voicethread page has also been updated with an instructional video on how to use Voicethread. REMEMBER the due date for your updated wikis - you cannot afford to leave this until the last minute.

UPDATE 11th December: The most recent update of a student wiki IS STILL THE 24TH OF NOVEMBER, most were last updated on the 20th or 21st. Most still need organizing (naming pages correctly etc), I have given feedback to some students (see discussion tab at the top of pages, however I haven't been able to write feedback for everyone - because there is not enough on some wikis!Check the calendar to see the due date for wikis (this is during winter break - be prepared, the minute late rule still applies).

UPDATE 10th December : Project Proposals due Sunday 11th - check calendar below for due dates (in red). You will hand in your proposal and I will return it after grading, you will then be required to hand in again (with relevant updates) with the monthly assessment for SW#3

UPDATE 9th December: ** Art Gallery Field trip on Monday 12 December - ** Completed permission slips needed urgently! Please check emails for instructions and handout.

UPDATE 4th December: The most recent update of a student wiki was on the 24th of November, many have not updated their wikis since the 20th or 21st. No one yet has a completed wiki - you need to have a home page that introduces the wiki and small images of all work, with links to pages for each completed piece of studio work. Each page that focuses on a completed piece of SW must have a large image, title, media, size, and month of completion. You must also write a paragraph explaining the work, including artists models and complete an analysis of the SW. Please see the samples pages on my wiki. It is your choice whether you include a page for the summer assignment but you must have pages for all other projects. REMEMBER THAT STAFF AND EVENTUALLY OTHER STUDENTS WILL BE VIEWING YOUR WIKIS - this will be happening **very** soon! All pages should be listed in the order completed eg SW1 (title of work), SW2 (25 Drawings), - this page must include your presentation and images of your final drawings. SW3 (current project, will have individual title). Name the pages as above, with the number of the SW in the beginning, this ensures they are listed in the correct order, making your wiki easy to navigate. UPDATE YOUR WIKIS ASAP!

=Assessment Calendar: Updated 5 December 2011 = View online or see link below to download as pdf

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