Chapter Graphic : Photo Stand
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  Level: Year 8
Approach: Independent
Focus: Following detailed instructions to make a picture stand.
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Resources: Per student: pieces of card, masking tape, ruler, 4 paper clips, coloured card, plan, photo, scissors, instruction card.


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Questions / instructions:
In this activity you are going to make a photo frame and stand. You will have an instruction card, a plan and some equipment for making the frame and stand.

Give each student an instruction card, a plan, a set of equipment and a ruler.

Before you start, look at the instruction card as I read it through to you.

Read instruction card to students. When you have finished, give your photo frame and stand to me.

Picture Stand

You have a plan and some equipment to make a picture frame and stand.

Make a picture stand exactly as it is shown in the plan. You will need to cut some of the card.

Put the picture in the stand when you have finished.
Materials
 
% responses
y8
brown card in place at back
94
picture is centred
93
green card used as frame, not backing
64
FRAME:
cut as per diagram
38
 
errors in width of frame on 1 or 2 sides
6
frame irregular, haphazard
23
missing side or no hole cut
33
ASSEMBLY OF PICTURE:
held together as shown
77
 
held together in some other way
21
not held together
2
BASE:
appropriate V shape
92
 
both sides 20cm ± 1cm
41
side linked as shown
91
slits cut 5–7cm from ends
33
slits cut to appropriate angle
69
Commentary:
This task was very similar to the year 4 task Picture Stand, but the picture assembly was more complicated. As at year 4 level, a substantial proportion of students were not very precise in cutting the frame or the base.
EXEMPLAR – HIGH
 
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