Question – How does fashion shape social identities?
-Opening quote-
-Introduction (250-500 words) Area study, what artists are you analysing, why, how will you respond to their work, how will you respond to essay question.
Explain what the essay is going to do.
- Explain how I interpret the question.
- Identify issues that I am going to explore
- Give a brief outline of how I will deal with each issue, and in which order.
- Use at least one quote
-Paragraph 1 (500 words) Art historical/theoretical context, photography and visual culture relating to area study. Make links to movements/isms + methods used by critics and historians.
- over the first thing I said in my Introduction that I would address.
- Consider using subheadings
- The first sentence of the paragraph introduces the main idea of the paragraph
- Other sentences develop the subject of the paragraph.
- Include relevant examples, details, evidence, quotations, and references showing understanding of relevant theory and reading
- Set the scene for the next paragraph.
-Paragraph 2 (500 words) Analyse first artist/photographer in relation to your essay question. Present and evaluate your own images and responses.
- The first sentence or opening sentences, link the paragraph to the previous paragraph, then introduce the main idea of the new paragraph.
- Other sentences develop the paragraph’s subject.
- Set the scene for the next paragraph.
-Paragraph 3 (500 words) Analyse second artist/photographer in relation to your essay question. Present and evaluate your own images and responses.
- The first sentence or opening sentences, link the paragraph to the previous paragraph, then introduce the main idea of the new paragraph.
- Other sentences develop the paragraph’s subject.
- Set the scene for the next paragraph.
-Conclusion (250-500 words) Draw parallels, explore differences/ similarities between artists/photographers and that of your own work that you have produced.
- The conclusion contains no new material.
- Summarise my argument and the main themes.
- State my general conclusions and evaluate my findings.
- Make it clear why those conclusions are important or significant.
- In the last sentence, sum up my argument very briefly, linking it to the title.
-Bibliography – List all relevant sources used