N5 Art & Design

ABOUT THE COURSE

In National 5 Art & Design there are 3 components:

1. An Expressive Folio that gets sent away to the SQA for external marking

• This is completed over the course of the session and is worth 100 marks. It is worth 40% of the overall course award.

2. A Design Folio that gets sent away to the SQA for external marking. It is worth 40% of the overall course award.

• This is also completed over the course of the year and is worth 100 marks.

• There is an element of choice over which design area you work within.

3. A written exam that lasts 1hr 30 minutes.

• This exam is worth 40 marks. It is worth 20% of the overall course award.

• In the exam you will be asked to answer questions on an artist and a designer that you have studied. You will also be asked to discuss what influenced these artists/designers.

• You will also be asked to answer a question on unseen works. 

• In your written elements you will have to show that you understanding how and why your chosen artists and designers use elements, techniques and materials in their works.