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Task summary
Task summary
The comparative study is an externally examined assessment task worth 20%.
This task requires you to present a critical and contextual investigation of at least three artworks by at least two different artists from different and contrasting cultural contexts. The work should be selected from work you have investigated as a part of your independent coursework, and will be explored further and presented as a series of screen-based slides.
Formal requirements
SL
Submit 10–15 screens, which examine and compare at least three artworks, objects or artifacts, at least two of which need to be by different artists.
The works selected for comparison and analysis should come from differing cultural contexts.
Acknowledge sources and provide an additional sources page (word doc)
HL addition
+ 3-5 screens which analyze the extent to which their work has been influenced by the art and artists examined.
-IB Visual arts guide First examinations 2017
Structure
Structure
The scope and scale of the comparative study task will depend largely on the materials selected for investigation. Students may wish, however, to adapt the following structure to suit their needs.
The scope and scale of the comparative study task will depend largely on the materials selected for investigation. Students may wish, however, to adapt the following structure to suit their needs.
Select either the Thematic or Historical approach.
Select either the Thematic or Historical approach.
Thematic approach
Thematic approach
Historical approach
Historical approach
ORDER
ORDER
Junior year submission
Junior year submission
- Introduction screen
Artwork # 1
Artwork # 1
- C screen
- B screen
- A screen
Artwork # 2
Artwork # 2
- C screen
- B screen
- A screen
- D screen
Separate works-cited page (google doc)
Separate works-cited page (google doc)
Final
Final
- Introduction screen
Artwork # 1
Artwork # 1
- C screen
- B screen
- A screen
Artwork # 2
Artwork # 2
- C screen
- B screen
- A screen
Artwork # 3
Artwork # 3
- C screen
- B screen
- A screen
- D screen
- D screen
- D screen
HL EXTENSION (3-5 SCREENS)
- F screen
- F screen
- F screen
Separate works-cited page (google doc)
Separate works-cited page (google doc)
Designing the screen
Designing the screen
While the comparative study may include text-based analysis, it may also include diagrammatic and graphic elements such as annotated sketches and diagrams, annotations on copies of artworks as well as other visual organizing techniques (such as flowcharts, relative importance graphs, concept webs and Mind Maps®).
While the comparative study may include text-based analysis, it may also include diagrammatic and graphic elements such as annotated sketches and diagrams, annotations on copies of artworks as well as other visual organizing techniques (such as flowcharts, relative importance graphs, concept webs and Mind Maps®).
Flow Charts
June King McFee’s conceptual framework
Art Compass
Graphic organizers
Annotated Diagrams
Concept Maps
Venn Diagrams
Matrices
What to check for before submitting your junior year submission:
What to check for before submitting your junior year submission:
Did I ensure that every single fact stated in my CS has been followed with a citation? It doesn't matter if the fact is paraphrased or quoted, I still need to include the source for that fact. *Do I fully understand that submitting a CS without proper citations is a form of plagiarism and will be reported to the school as an incident of academic misconduct?
Did I put my junior year submission in the correct order?
Does my D screen elaborate/evidence to my reader whether my comparative study has a thematic or historical approach? Does my research relate to this approach?
Have I removed my works-cited screens from the end of the google slideshow and moved them into the separate document (LINK TO WC PAGES)? Look for your WC page below the link to your CS.
Did I make changes based on all comments in my CS and resolve them all before submitting my junior year submission?
Did I "design" my study or did I simply place information in boxes? *At the bare minimum I have watched this video and I have considered Proximity, White Space, Alignment, Contrast and Repetition. Both A-A, B-B, C-C screens have the same design/layout.
# 7
Did I follow the MLA rules to create my works-cited page?
# 9
Did I correctly use in-text citations throughout the CS?
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