Cambridge IGCSE Art and Design 0400 — 2013 Oct/Nov Paper 2 · Variant 1

0400/21/O/N/13 · 100 marks · ≈113 min

The question paper and its mark scheme, free to read here and free to download. This is Cambridge’s own paper, exactly as it was sat.

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Mark scheme2 pages

Answers below. Sit the paper first if you are practising.

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Question paper, page 1

This document consists of 3 printed pages and 1 blank page. DC (CW) 56549/6 © UCLES 2013 [Turn over UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education * 0 6 4 1 1 7 6 0 3 3 * ART AND DESIGN 0400/02 Paper 2 Design Assignment November 2013 8 hours Candidates must have eight weeks’ preparation time. The examination can be scheduled at any time provided it is completed no later than 31 October. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your Centre number, candidate number, name and question number on the labels provided and attach to the top right-hand corner of the front of each sheet of paper. Answer one question. In addition to the examination piece, up to two A2 sheets (four sides) of supporting studies should be submitted. These supporting studies should be undertaken after receipt of this paper and prior to the examination. Candidates should refer to this supporting work during the examination. Designs should initially be developed on paper and candidates may choose to produce three-dimensional outcomes. In such cases the work must be photographically or digitally recorded. Supporting studies must be taken into the examination room and must be submitted for external assessment together with the final examination work. The submission will be assessed as a whole. At the end of the examination, place the final examination piece on top of the supporting studies and fasten all your work together in the top left-hand corner. All questions in this paper carry equal marks.

Question paper, page 2

2 0400/02/O/N/13 © UCLES 2013 1 A film featuring great journeys in your region by rail, river and road is soon to be released. Using research into your locality and various forms of transport, produce a design for the cover of a Blu-ray or DVD box. Invent your own title for the film. 2 Design an internet homepage or double-page newspaper advertisement for a restaurant chain that is looking to attract more families to its outlets. You should create a name for the chain. 3 A college is staging a performance of music and dance. Create a design for a large vertical banner to hang outside the college to promote the event. Research the theme and produce a response showing the excitement, colour and movement of the performances. Your final design should be in a vertical format of 4:1. 4 A museum would like some new designs for the wrapping paper it uses in its gift shop. You will need to research artefacts or exhibits from a museum, and develop your ideas based on an aspect of the museum collection to produce a repeat pattern. 5 Design at least two fashion accessories, such as bags, hats, jewellery, glasses or shoes, that are inspired by electronics. Research fashion, modern design and style and look at a range of electronic circuits and devices to inspire your design. 6 Design a headdress based on local wildlife, to be worn at a fund raising event for a conservation project. Research different aspects of local wildlife and produce some original and eye-catching designs. 7 A new shopping mall is looking for a design for a large stained glass window that will dominate one end of the building. Create a design based on the architecture of an urban area near you. Show how your final idea would look when set into one end of the shopping mall. The design should be in a circular format. 8 Design a mural for the entrance of a new sports hall. Create a design that will fill the space above the entrance. Due to the nature of the interior structure you will need to create a final design on two panels of the same size, in the vertical format of 2:1.

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3 0400/02/O/N/13 © UCLES 2013 9 Design a sculpture based on the theme of the motor car, to be placed at the entrance to a Museum of Motor Transport. Develop your ideas from research into cars and car parts. Show how the final piece would appear when in place outside the museum.

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4 0400/02/O/N/13 © UCLES 2013 Permission to reproduce items where third-party owned material protected by copyright is included has been sought and cleared where possible. Every reasonable effort has been made by the publisher (UCLES) to trace copyright holders, but if any items requiring clearance have unwittingly been included, the publisher will be pleased to make amends at the earliest possible opportunity. University of Cambridge International Examinations is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is itself a department of the University of Cambridge. BLANK PAGE

Mark scheme, page 1

CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education MARK SCHEME for the October/November 2013 series 0400 ART AND DESIGN 0400/02 Paper 2 (Design Assignment), maximum raw mark 100 This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates, to indicate the requirements of the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking began, which would have considered the acceptability of alternative answers. Mark schemes should be read in conjunction with the question paper and the Principal Examiner Report for Teachers. Cambridge will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes. Cambridge is publishing the mark schemes for the October/November 2013 series for most IGCSE, GCE Advanced Level and Advanced Subsidiary Level components and some Ordinary Level components.

Mark scheme, page 2

Page 2 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper IGCSE – October/November 2013 0400 02 © Cambridge International Examinations 2013 AO1 Gathering, recording, research and investigation (a) Investigate and research a variety of appropriate sources (b) Record and analyse information from direct observation and/or other sources and personal experience 20 AO2 Exploration and development of ideas (a) Explore a range of visual and/or other ideas by manipulating images (b) Show a development of ideas through appropriate processes 20 AO3 Organisation and relationships of visual and/or other forms (a) Organise and use the visual and/or other forms effectively to express ideas (b) Make informed aesthetic judgements by recognising the effect of relationships between visual and/or other forms 20 AO4 Selection and control of materials, media and processes (a) Show exploration and experimentation with appropriate materials (b) Select and control appropriate media and processes, demonstrating practical, technical and expressive skills and intentions 20 AO5 Personal vision and presentation (a) Show personal vision and commitment through an interpretative and creative response (b) Present an informed response through personal evaluation, reflection and critical thinking 20 100

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Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2013 Oct/Nov, Paper 2 · Variant 1. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.

A61/100
C40/100
E24/100
F17/100