Analysis to attain higher grades

 In order to attain the higher grades you have to do more than simply describe what you've done. Within the work you have to analyse what you've done or what you're looing at if you're doing your research.

At level 3, much of the 'Describing' aspect of the work can be done by simply photographing what you've done, or what you're using. If you produce images in a sequence showing the process, this'll help limit the amount of annotations you'll have to write. 

1. Photograph every stage of your work

2. Photography all the equipment and materials you use

3. Photograph the sequence in which the work is produced, showing the Process

4.Photograph wide shots of what you're doing showing the equipment, set up and where all the components of the shoot or work you're doing are, as this'll help with identifying your technique.

To Analyse...

You need to pick one of the more important learning aspects from your work and ask the question what if and then go into detail looking at an alternative way of approaching the learning. What this does is; demonstrate that you've simply not done something or worked with it at a basic level, but questioned its use or how it can be applied, therefore applying a deeper learning approach to the work.

In Unit 4 you'll be shown how to make 'Photographic paper' out of Colorama background roll paper. It's expected that you'll photograph the process and annotate the images helping to explain the process and identifying the materials and the technique. What you should then do is - in the weekly reflection/evaluation when you explain what you've learned during the week in the analysis part ask the question what if I was to apply this to another support (type of material) and then independently do further research and discover/learn if this is possible and what the potential is. 

*Note - when you do this use the prompt 'What if' as a prefix and add the bibliography reference to the work to. Do this a few times within the Unit and you'll have shown that you're working at a much higher level, learning independently. This will help secure the higher grades.