Quality of Analysis at Different Grade Levels E Level D Level C Level B Level A Level Analysis Evidence Identification Thesis Thesis Thesis (Developed) includes: Evidence Identification Identification Identification Evidence Explanation Explanation Evidence Evidence What Describing the Describing the plot, A thesis is mentioned but A thesis is mentioned, features The thesis is well developed, plot or characters characters or underdeveloped, and are identified which support the argued cumulatively across the does this without techniques without a aspects of plot, characters thesis, there is some kind of essay, and is well supported look like? mentioning thesis. or techniques which are explanation of how the features with identified features, techniques or a related are identified: but support the thesis, and there is explanations and evidence thesis. the links between the two some description of techniques, which is integrated fluently. plot events and characters which aren’t clear. are provided as evidence for the points being made. Example (None) (None) The story is about (theme). The story is about (theme) and The story has (this) to say about these are the features which (theme) and these are the thesis The film is about slavery. prove it. features which prove it. The film is about slavery by The film explores the horrors of showing the horrors of slavery. slavery, by highlighting the of everyday ‘normalisation’ violence. Example Solomon hangs Solomon hangs from Solomon hangs from a Solomon hangs from a noose. Solomon hangs from a noose. from a noose for a noose. The noose. The children play in The children play in the The children play in the analysis 2 minutes. The children play in the the background. The background. The camera stays background. The camera stays children play in background. The camera stays focused on focused on him for 2 minutes. By focused on him for 2 minutes. By the background. camera stays him for 2 minutes. doing this the viewer comes to doing this the viewer comes to focused on him for 2 understand how horrible slavery understand how normalised minutes. is. violence has become for the slaves, therefore highlighting the horrific nature of slavery.
Quality of Analysis at Different Grade Levels E Level D Level C Level B Level A Level Analysis includes: Evidence Identification Evidence Thesis Identification Evidence Thesis Identification Explanation Evidence Thesis (Developed) Identification Explanation Evidence What does this look like? Describing the plot or characters without mentioning techniques or a thesis. Describing the plot, characters or techniques without a thesis. A thesis is mentioned but underdeveloped, and aspects of plot, characters or techniques which are related are identified: but the links between the two aren’t clear. A thesis is mentioned, features are identified which support the thesis, there is some kind of explanation of how the features support the thesis, and there is some description of techniques, plot events and characters which are provided as evidence for the points being made. The thesis is well developed, argued cumulatively across the essay, and is well supported with identified features, explanations and evidence which is integrated fluently. Example thesis (None) (None) The story is about (theme). The film is about slavery. The story is about (theme) and these are the features which prove it. The film is about slavery by showing the horrors of slavery. The story has (this) to say about (theme) and these are the features which prove it. The film explores the horrors of slavery, by highlighting the ‘normalisation’ of everyday violence. Example analysis Solomon hangs from a noose for 2 minutes. The children play in the background. Solomon hangs from a noose. The children play in the background. The camera stays focused on him for 2 minutes. Solomon hangs from a noose. The children play in the background. The camera stays focused on him for 2 minutes. Solomon hangs from a noose. The children play in the background. The camera stays focused on him for 2 minutes. By doing this the viewer comes to understand how horrible slavery is. Solomon hangs from a noose. The children play in the background. The camera stays focused on him for 2 minutes. By doing this the viewer comes to understand how normalised violence has become for the slaves, therefore highlighting the horrific nature of slavery.
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