Junior Cert. Portfolio

What must be you must have in your Portfolio

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Design Brief:

Put the Department of Education Design Brief is in your Portfolio.
Write out the Design Brief again and underline the important words.
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Analysis:

Explain the meaning of the important words and what your project will need to have.
Add one requirement of your own.
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Investigation:

(Break your project up into its different parts and consider each part individually, e.g. (table for birds, stand, shelter, access for feeding/ body of toy, toy movement, method of getting child’s attention )
Materials to be used in your project:
List at least three types of materials that could be used for each part of your project from:
Hardwood, Softwood, Manufactured Board
Plastics, Metals, Fabrics, Ceramics,
Briefly describe each type of material.
Give a reason why each type would be suitable or not.
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How your project is to be made:
Describe (draw) different methods of creating your project e.g. carving, veneering, turning or/and woodwork joints etc. (Min: 3)
Describe (draw)
Methods of joining the different parts or

Types of carving/marquetry/turning/shaping that could be used

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Shape and Size Proportion of your project:

Make sure that you have the correct size of the books, size of birds, flower pots, and tools before you start, as you will make your project around these sizes.

Describe (draw) at least three different sizes for the project and write a note on each.

Draw at least three different shapes for your project and write a note on each.

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The Finish on your project:

Describe the finishes for the different parts of the project and write a note sentence on each. (Min: 3)

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Designs

Describe at least six different designs for your project; these should include your own drawn diagrams, diagrams from magazines, computers or books.

Describe at least three different ‘themes for the marine’, ‘images of your interests’ if relevant to your project.

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Solution

Complete a working drawing (Technical Graphic) of your chosen project

Draw an exploded view of your project showing clearly ALL the parts

Produce a cutting list (length, width and thickness) of all the parts required to make your project.

List the Materials, Method of Construction, Finishes, Final Design, Theme (if required), Size, Shape and Proportion of your project and write a note on each explaining why you selected as did. / 



****This must be complete before you can begin making your project****

Manufacture:

Describe (with diagrams) step by step (and day by day) how you make your project

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Evaluation:

List three good points about your finished project and its design.

List some bad points about your finished project and its design.

What your would do differently and why

What you could improve

What you learned from producing the project / 




Sources of Information

Teachers - Art, M.T. (wood), M.T.(metal), H.E. etc.

Parents and Family

Friends/classmates

Trades People

Books – Art, Woodwork, Nature, Sport, Colouring Books etc.

Magazines - Art, Woodwork, Hobby, Argus Catalogue, etc.

Internet

Shops and Library – Craft shops, Discount Stores, Furniture Store, Toyshops, DIY

Presentation:

A diary should be filled in describing what was done that week; students will not remember all the details five months later!

Portfolio pages to be put in folder with Plastic cover without individual plastic sleeves.

Photographs should be used to show progress of the projects

Hand-drawn diagrams make explanations clearer and gain more marks

Diagrams should be in colour drawn in pencil and text written in pen.

Each section is allocated marks and therefore the portfolio must contain:

(1) The Design Brief, (2) Analysis, (3) Investigation, (4) Solution, (5) Manufacture, (6) Evaluation

Portfolios do not need to be typed but the writing must be CLEAR and NEAT and in the correct order.