Hey!
It's all good haha, though I'm not sure where you are struggling at but I hope I can help!!
SECTION 1 So for exams, section I... practice exams are the key to success! I CAN'T STRESS THIS!! This has helped me heaps to get better at analysing at the plates in terms of speed and quality of responses.
Doing 1-2 practice question a week, depending on how much you think you need it will SIGNIFICANTLY increase your marks.
Just know your Conceptual Framework, Artist practice and Frames really well! So you are able to identify the question type and get into the mindset of deconstructing through the appropriate agency.
If you are struggling with coming up with to write when first seeing the plates, I would ask these questions.
"Why has the person who made this exam place this?"
"What does the warm colour palette tell us about (concept)" Remember to not ONLY describe, but give the effect of what you have described. Similar to how you would write in English...
E.g.
"In Plate 1, Dali's depicts an unconventional representation of the clock (describing) through his manipulation of its shape, creating obscurity (effect) within the painting"... See how I described what I saw and then stated the effect.
EXTRACTS!!!! PLEASE INCLUDE THEM!! Be smart about including them. The way I use them, and definitely, may differ from other students, is that I would incorporate it to express a certain point and explain what it means/shows.
E.g. "Plate 3, depicts Wenda Gu's direction for "1500 children to paint with algae water" (Extract A) indicating his unconventional art practice as he has utilised others to create his artworks, rather than himself" (Btw, poorly worded lol...).
USE YOUR READING TIME EFFECTIVELY --> THIS APPLIES TO BOTH SECTION I AND II. During this reading time, I would actually start at Section II and pick a question that suits whatever I have prepared. Personally, I go for the frames questions as my artists and artworks revolve around the deconstruction and influences from the cultural world and personal experiences. More on Section II later.
After knowing what question I want to do, I would do a small brainstorm in my head and organise the ideas/points that I want to deliver in response to the question.
Once satisfied, I would move onto Section I and read each question carefully and decide if its either Conceptual Framework. Artist Practice or a Frames Question. Then observe the plates and extracts. I would make small brainstorms in my head for every question.
DOING THE EXAM I ALWAYS start with Section II, since it's the extended response and gives me that drive to "not take my time" and be cautious of time. Then I would move on to the 12, 8 and 5 mark question respectively. Essentially, I work in reverse. I tend to use too much time on Section I when I first started doing VA exams and lost a lot of marks in Section II.
That way, if I spent too much time on my essay or 12 or 8 mark question respectively. I can really quickly go over the 5 mark question and answer them in simple and short sentence or dot points! You'll at most score a 3 /5 if you did that.
But this approach is totally subjective and you don't need to use it. It's what best suits you!!
SECTION II --> TO PREP!!! PRACTICE QUESTIONSS AGAIN! - Pick artists that you actually like!! And decide what area of the three agencies you want to focus on... Again, I did frames because I found it easier and since my chosen artists were easily adaptable to the questions. REMINDER: That the essay questions are allocated in the three agencies. So whatever agency you prepped for, CHOOSE IT!
- Remember 2 artworks for each artist.
- Generally speaking, frames question are usually question based on the artist's use of cultural, societal issues, visual language and/or personal experience as their influence.
- STRUCTURE --> would be like an English essay. intro, body and conclusion.
- Thesis statements !! Still apply and make it strong and impactful so that it answers the question really well.
- QUOTES!!!! INCLUDE THEMMM! It could from the artist themselves or art critics. Personally, I've only used quotes from the artist's themselves that describe what they explore within their artwork and what aspect of the world it reflects... Though I suspect that Artist practice will definitely need quotes from both artist and art critics!!
REVISION/ MAKING NOTES- I would imagine that you have had your notes for your artists and artworks completed, if not for any reason, I would recommend them to be completed in the next few weeks.
- Have a general outline of what features/examples you want to use from the chosen artworks, loosely remember so you are able to adapt them to the question in the exam.
- PRACTICE! PRACTICE PRACTICE! This will help you think faster and write faster!
- If you are having trouble memorising your points, I actually imagine the image in my head or draw a small sketch on the side of my exam paper and deconstruct on the spot. Trigger words like "cursive lines" will be enough to allow me to elaborate on it! So even if you don't remember fully, you'll definitely be able to write about based on your brief memory of your notes, fast thinking skills from practice and passion for the artworks/artist.
HERE ARE SOME NOTES ON CF, AP AND F TO REVISE AND TEMPLATES I USE FOR STUDY NOTES:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BuKncYhF6JKyF5Gt5XopAGzwfoclO_DOnDTaBGsG08o/edit?usp=sharinghttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1gpF313HmRw-wMNlOJRL2-qrP3NgEP59C6TLQw0p1px8/editAnd I think that's all I've got to say haha! I hope I've helped and please message me if you are unclear about anyhitng I haven't discussed or already discussed! Remember this is purely based on my personal strategy and approach that has helped me sustain A grades for my exams.
AND IF I'M WRONG, ANYONE IS WELCOME TO CORRECT ME
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