1. Teacher ONLY slide
This is a PowerPoint to show you and the students on what the artefact option is all about. Remember that students do not have to do this, this is so that we can hopefully change the possible outcome for the students that find writing essays hard. Artefact Resources
Slide info
Slides 2– Looks at the difference between the written projects. The artefact route is highlighted in orange.
Slide 4 –6 Possible ideas to come up with a title. The students to think about what they could create, design, produce extra which is linked to their career aspiration / interests. These are just ideas and can come up with something else as long as it can be done on the computer,
Slides 7 – 11 How to write the introduction – they have already experienced what to write but these slides are just to help them re-write for their new project idea.
Slides 12 – 15 – How to write their 3 x aims and 2 objectives for each aim. There is also an action verb guide on slide 15 to help them start their sentences.
Slide 16 – Get the students to open and save the new “Artefact Individual Project” document and save it to their user area. This has the basic structure of what the project will look like. They need to complete the initial ideas, title, introduction, aims and objectives.
Homework - due in next lesson- to complete the title, introduction, aims and objectives if they have not completed so that you can deliver how to write a rationale to the whole class in the following.

2. Lesson: Artefact Individual Project

3. What is the difference between an artefact and the investigation report?
It is the outcome that is different -
You design and produce something

4. Choosing what you want to create

5. Create, Design, Produce, Generate, Make………. Business pack (stationary)
IDEAS….
Create, Design, Produce, Generate, Make……….
on the computer
Reading book
Guide
Instruction manual
Website
Information book
Drama script
Video
Business pack (stationary)
Apps
Music Composition
Jingle
DVD / CD Cover
Magazine
Recipe books
Campaign
Animation
Ideas……..
ANY OTHER IDEAS that you can create using the computer??

6. Examples of project titles:
To create a ……..
To create a story book on the…….
To design a help sheet guide on the…...
To design and create ………
E.g. Design and create a wall hanging illustrating Welsh Culture.
This is a research statement for written research and production of an artefact

7. Writing an introduction about your idea

8. Artefact – How to write your Introduction
Announce your artefact
 You can start your introduction with a few sentences which announces the topic of your paper and

9. Artefact – How to write your Introduction
2. Write why you have chosen your to create your artefact.
Why did you choose this topic?
What do you hope to find out/create? Why?
What is the reason for this title?

10. Artefact – How to write an Introduction
3. What will you be researching
Give an indication of the kind of research that you will be finding out to help you produce your artefact.
What information do you need to find out to help understand why you are creating your artefact?
How would the research help you develop your idea?

11. Example
Title “To design and create a ‘look’ from the 1920s era” “

12. What are you aiming to do and how are you going to do this?

13. What are AIMS and OBJECTIVES?
3 x AIMS:
What are overall goals in this project?
What are you trying to achieve?
2 x OBJECTIVES (per aim):
How you’re going to achieve your aim
What steps will you take to help answer your aim

14. Example
Title “To design and create a ‘look’ from the 1920s era”

15. Suitable key action verbs
This slide is to be used to show stundents what action verbs they could use when writing up their aims and objectives. This is from the delivery handbook on page 33 (

16. Activity – Start your project
Open and save your project document “Artefact Individual Project”
Complete the initial ideas, title, introduction, aims and objectives of the document.
This may take you 2 lessons
There is a guide to help you in the same folder “Artefact Summary Guide”
Use this to help you complete the sections