Task Generate a list of appropriate to your essay topic: Think about what makes ‘technical’ documentaries powerful. These might be words you have learnt from your research, during class or from watching the documentaries. Look at the class-created glossary’ and your own ‘Documentary critical viewing notes for words or phrases you have used to describe documentaries and the techniques used to make them powerful. Some key words might be: bias, persuasion, context, perspective, representation, manipulation. Try to use each word in a separate sentence answering your essay question. Try to place ‘technical’ the word near the beginning of your sentence. See the example below (note the key word is first in this sentence): Context and important role in the impact that a documentary has on a viewer. Documentary essay marking criteria – Criteria Skilful Effective Sound Limited Elementary Addresses the Highly Well-developed, Sound response Limited response Required question developed, thoughtful and to the question to the question elements are complex and personal outlined in outlined in missing or personal response to the introduction and introduction and incomplete. response to the question outlined somewhat poorly developed question outlined in introduction developed in in body of essay. in introduction and developed in body of essay. and developed in body of essay. body of essay. Understands Skilful use of the Effective use of Sound use of the Attempts to use Required how STEEL the STEEL STEEL elements of the elements are composers paragraph paragraph paragraph STEEL missing or use features of structure to structure to structure to paragraph incomplete. texts demonstrate a demonstrate a demonstrate an structure to sophisticated well-developed understanding of demonstrate a understanding of understanding of what makes a developing what makes a what makes a documentary understanding of documentary documentary powerful. what makes a powerful. powerful. documentary powerful. Composes a Composes a Composes a Composes an Attempts to Required sustained sophisticated, logical and argument compose an elements are argument logical and sustained supported by argument missing or supported by sustained argument textual evidence. supported by incomplete. textual argument supported by some textual evidence supported by detailed textual evidence. detailed and evidence. relevant textual evidence.
Task Generate a list of ‘technical’ appropriate to your essay topic: Think about what makes documentaries powerful. These might be words you have learnt from your research, during class or from watching the documentaries. Look at the class-created ‘Documentary glossary’ and your own critical viewing notes for words or phrases you have used to describe documentaries and the techniques used to make them powerful. Some key words might be: bias, persuasion, context, perspective, representation, manipulation. Try to use each ‘technical’ word in a separate sentence answering your essay question. Try to place the word near the beginning of your sentence. See the example below (note the key word is first in this sentence): Context and important role in the impact that a documentary has on a viewer. Documentary essay – marking criteria Criteria Skilful Effective Sound Limited Elementary Addresses the question Highly developed, complex and personal response to the question outlined in introduction and developed in body of essay. Well-developed, thoughtful and personal response to the question outlined in introduction and developed in body of essay. Sound response to the question outlined in introduction and somewhat developed in body of essay. Limited response to the question outlined in introduction and poorly developed in body of essay. Required elements are missing or incomplete. Understands how composers use features of texts Skilful use of the STEEL paragraph structure to demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of what makes a documentary powerful. Effective use of the STEEL paragraph structure to demonstrate a well-developed understanding of what makes a documentary powerful. Sound use of the STEEL paragraph structure to demonstrate an understanding of what makes a documentary powerful. Attempts to use elements of the STEEL paragraph structure to demonstrate a developing understanding of what makes a documentary powerful. Required elements are missing or incomplete. Composes a sustained argument supported by textual evidence Composes a sophisticated, logical and sustained argument supported by detailed and relevant textual evidence. Composes a logical and sustained argument supported by detailed textual evidence. Composes an argument supported by textual evidence. Attempts to compose an argument supported by some textual evidence. Required elements are missing or incomplete.
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