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Unit 4: Art as alternate

6 dot points, in syllabus order. Each dot point has a focused answer, with exam-style questions and worked answers where available.

How does refining art practice across the inquiry phases produce a resolved project that demonstrates depth of inquiry?

Refine art practice and consolidate evidence of inquiry across the develop, research, reflect and resolve phases to produce a resolved project

Refining practice. Explains how the develop, research, reflect and resolve phases consolidate into a project, what depth of inquiry looks like, and how evidence of decision-making is curated for assessment.

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How does an artist synthesise and resolve a coherent body of work that answers a sustained inquiry question?

Resolve a coherent body of work that synthesises existing and new knowledge to communicate a considered response to the inquiry question

Resolution. Explains what a resolved body of work is, how synthesis and coherence are achieved, the role of the artist statement, and how resolution answers a sustained inquiry question across the work.

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How does an artist construct an extended written response that analyses, interprets and evaluates artworks under examination conditions?

Respond to unseen artworks by analysing, interpreting and evaluating visual language, meaning and context in an extended written examination response

External examination. Explains how to analyse, interpret and evaluate unseen artworks under timed conditions, how to build an extended response with evidence from visual language, and how the four contexts structure a strong argument.

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How does an artist exploit and extend existing approaches to reach an alternate resolution of their ideas?

Develop alternate approaches by applying new knowledge, skills and processes that extend and innovate on an established inquiry

Innovation. Explains what alternate resolution means, how to extend rather than restart an inquiry, the difference between novelty and meaningful innovation, and how new knowledge enriches the body of work.

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How does an artist statement and a curated record of inquiry communicate the thinking behind a body of work?

Write an artist statement and curate evidence of inquiry that communicate the reasoning and decisions behind a resolved body of work

Artist statement and curated evidence. Explains what an artist statement does, how it differs from description, what evidence of inquiry to curate, and how to make the thinking behind a body of work legible to an audience.

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What does IA3, the Project for inquiry phase 3, require to resolve the body of work?

Produce a Project for inquiry phase 3 that resolves a coherent body of work and presents it with a supporting response

IA3. Explains what the resolved Project requires, how it consolidates the inquiry into a body of work, the role of innovation and the supporting response, and how evidence of the full inquiry is presented for assessment.

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