AS 91488 annotated exemplars

This annotated exemplar is intended for teacher use only. Annotated exemplars are extracts of student evidence, with commentary, that explain key parts of a standard. These help teachers make assessment judgements at the grade boundaries.

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For Excellence, the student needs to examine, perceptively, the relationship(s) between a theory and art works.

This involves:

• evaluating the relationship(s) between the key principles of the theory and art works
• integrating supporting evidence from the art works and other sources.

This excerpt is part of a discussion of relationships between postcolonial theory and contemporary art.

The student has provided an evaluative discussion of relationships between post-colonial principles and selected art works (1). The evaluation leads to perceptive conclusions about the relationships between postcolonial theory and art works (2).

Supporting evidence from the art works and other sources has been integrated into the evaluative discussion (3).

For a more secure Excellence, the student needs to restrict the discussion of the iconography of art works (4), and maintain a focus on the discussion of relationship(s) between the theory and art works.

For Merit, the student needs to examine, in-depth, the relationship(s) between a theory and art works.

This involves:

• analysing the relationship(s) between the key principles of the theory and art works
• using supporting evidence from the art works and other sources.

This excerpt is part of a discussion of relationships between postcolonial theory and contemporary art.

The student has analysed relationships between postcolonial theory and selected art works (1), using supporting evidence from an art work (2). The analysis has also been supported by evidence from other sources (3).

The depth of analysis and the student’s conclusions (4) place this response at high Merit.

To reach Excellence, the student could evaluate the relationship(s) between the key principles of postcolonial theory and art works.

For Merit, the student needs to examine, in-depth, the relationship(s) between a theory and art works.

This involves:

• analysing the relationship(s) between the key principles of the theory and art works
• using supporting evidence from the art works and other sources

This excerpt is part of a discussion of relationships between Nazi theory and art.

The introduction contains some analysis of the relationships between Nazi theory and art (1). Further analysis occurs in the discussion of artworks (2).

Supporting evidence from art works has been used to support the analysis (3). 

The analysis has been supported by information from other, unacknowledged, sources about Hitler’s ideas about art (4).

For a more secure Merit, the student could provide a more sustained analysis, and use more supporting evidence from other sources.

For Achieved, the student needs to examine the relationship(s) between a theory and art works.

This involves:

• explaining the key principles of the theory
• discussing the relationship(s) between the theory and art works
• using supporting evidence from the art works.

This excerpt is part of a discussion about relationships between Nazi theory and art.

The student has explained some key principles of Nazi ideology (1) and discussed relationships between Nazi ideology and art (2). Evidence from art works has been used to support the student’s explanations and discussions (3).

To reach Merit, the student could analyse the relationships between the key principles of Nazi theory and art works, using supporting evidence from the art works and other sources.

For Achieved, the student needs to examine the relationship(s) between a theory and art works.  

This involves:

• explaining the key principles of the theory
• discussing the relationship(s) between the theory and art works
• using supporting evidence from the art works.          

This excerpt is part of a discussion about relationships between postcolonial theory and contemporary art.

The student has explained key principles of postcolonial theory (1), although some points focus on aspects of art rather than theoretical principles (2).

Evidence from selected art works is used to support a discussion of relationships between postcolonial ideas and art (3).

For a more secure Achieved, the student could fully explain the key principles of postcolonial theory and discuss how these principles relate to art works.

For Achieved, the student needs to examine the relationship(s) between a theory and art works.    

This involves:

• explaining the key principles of the theory
• discussing the relationship(s) between the theory and art works
• using supporting evidence from the art works.

This is part of a discussion of relationships between Nazi theory and art.

Nazism has been defined according to its ideology (1), however the following explanations focus on aspects of the Nazi movement rather than the key principles of Nazi theory (2).

Evidence has been used to support links between Nazism and Hitler’s interest in art (3) (4), however these points have not been developed into a discussion of the relationships between Nazi theory and art.

Aspects of the Aryan Figure have been described, but there is little discussion of the relationships between this theme and Nazi theory (5).

To reach Achieved, the student could explain the key principles of Nazi theory and provide a more developed discussion of relationships between this theory and art works.