Mind mapping and exploring their theme(s)
Developing approaches to their theme(s)
Choosing primary sources to work with and bringing them in (shoe boxes are great to hold sources)
Making observational drawings from their primary sources
Studying the work of other artists, designers and crafts people engaging with similar themes or working in similar disciplines as the students
Finding and documenting connections between their work and the researched works
Using the language or visual art to describe and critically analyse their work developing work and that of others
Making analytical drawings and development drawings where they move beyond observation of primary sources to exploring those sources with the view to making finished artefacts. This might involve looking at the source through the lens of on art element (such as colour or line), Looking closely (zooming in), placing the object in different contexts, experimenting with different media, using different lights sources, taking object apart, morphing the object with another object, simplifying the object..
Notes outlining learning during the CBA and reflections on what the student plans to do next.
Here are examples of what the stages look like
Primary Source Drawings