Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Travel Journals
Finding time to make art Why an accordion fold book is the perfect format for a travel journal Applications for the IB classroom If you’re anything like me ( Shannon), as an art teacher, you might struggle...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Postcard Captions
preparation for writing Exhibition Texts I created this activity for a recent workshop with teachers and it was very effective and enjoyable. It teaches students to consider the artists' intention for...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Summer CS Research
Send mid IB students off with some summer homework to give the Comparative Study an extra boost. Summer holidays are an opportune time for students to visit museums, galleries, or artist studios and see...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Uncovering Bigger Ideas
Now is the time for year 2 students to begin clarifying their intentions and focusing on their final exhibition. It is still possible to tackle some new challenges and work towards a body of work for...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Differing Cultural Contexts
Criterion C. Analysis & evaluation of cultural significance requires that the works selected for comparison come from more than one cultural context. Generally speaking, any artworks that come from different...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Guided Cultural Comparison
Use the first activity to introduce a cultural comparison with the guided questions, followed by the second activity which is an independent comparison. Students may use this for building their comparative...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
The Comparative Study Free
The Comparative Study is an independent, critical and contextual investigation that explores artworks from differing cultural contexts. The CS is one of the 3 assessed components required by the Visual...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Oblique Strategies
Oblique Strategies is one of my favorite lateral thinking aides and I think you will find it has special appeal for the visual artist. Oblique Strategies (over one hundred worthwhile dilemmas) is...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Predicted Grades
A predicted grade is the teacher’s prediction of the 1-7 grade the student is expected to achieve in the subject. This is based on all the evidence of the candidate’s work and the teacher’s knowledge...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Internal Assessment Free
Internal Assessment ( IA) is the part of the course assessed by the teacher, in our case for Visual Arts, Part 3, The Exhibition. Although you are marking the student work you will be in turn be moderated...