Year 9 - assessment

You have learned a lot this term about the following things:

• Representation of different groups of people
• Representation in the media
• Stereotypes and anti-stereotypes
• Analysing media texts

You now need to demonstrate your knowledge of representation and apply this to the analysis of a short clip.



In your essay response you should write about:

• How each character is represented
• What we learn about each character as a result
• Why you think the character is represented that way
• How this representation meets our expectations of stereotypes
• Any ways the representations don't meet the stereotypes

Assessment success criteria - out of :

Level 1:

• Limited detail selected from the clip
• Unclear meaning in writing
• No terminology or theories applied

Level 2:

• At least one element of representation discussed
• Some general understanding of the concept of representation
• Some general understanding of which areas of representation are covered
• Little terminology or inaccurate terminology applied (theorists / media terminology)

Level 3:

• At least two elements of representation discussed
• Sound understanding of the concept of representation
• Sound understanding of which areas of representation are covered
• Some discussion of stereotyping and anti-stereotyping applied to clip
• Some terminology applied but inconsistent (theorists / media terminology)

Level 4:

• At least two elements of representation discussed in detail
• Clear and consistent understanding of the concept of representation
• Clear and consistent understanding of which areas of representation are covered
• Sustained discussion of stereotyping and anti-stereotyping applied to clip
• Consistently applies terminology accurately (theorists / media terminology)