Christmas: self assessment 2

Peer Assessment Question 1b Portfolio

Question/Theory:
Genre Theories
Student name: Olivia Middleton

MEG:                      Working at Grade:
List theorists & theories referenced:
1: Altman- set of pleasures/expectations for audience

2: Mittel- genre allows profit and consumerism

3: Chandler- genre means type

4: Metz- deconstruction of genre (4 stages)

5: Abercrombie- genre is dismantling, boundaries become permeable

List terminology words:
Emotional, visceral, intellectual, genre, sub-genre, experimental, classic, parody, deconstruction, post-modernism, hybridity, codes, conventions, re invent, slasher, splatter, expectations, unique, icons, producers, consumers. 

Level
Description
Ref no
Grade
Agree?
Level 1:
Outlines or describes 1 theorist with little reference to own production, and is under 250 words (1 side handwritten A4)

U
yes
Level 2 lower:
Introduces and describes 2-3 relevant theories using some correct terminology/theorists

E
yes
Level 2 mid:
Provides some examples but inconsistently and/or lacks correct explanation of how it applies

E/D-
yes
Level 2 higher:
Provides a maximum of 2 theories and introduces correctly in some depth and with some reference to own production

D
yes
Level 3 lower:
The essay uses paragraphs and full sentences, there are minimal errors in grammar or spelling

C-
yes
Level 3 lower:
Gives specific textual examples from own production of how 3-4 theories can be applied

C
yes
Level 3 mid:
Explains why or how it is relevant or significant to own production rather than explaining the theory

C/B-
yes
Level 3 higher:
Discusses how the theory is or is not applicable and gives reasons to justify, possibly referring to existing media or creative intentions

B
no
Level 3 higher:
Consistently analyses how the theoretical approach creates significance or meaning

B+
no

Level 4:
Evaluates the extent that 4 or more theories are applicable, with justification in relation to creative intentions

A                    no
Level 4:
Confidently justifies argument with detailed textual examples from the production and conventions of existing media it is based on

A                  no
Level 4:
There are no or minimal grammatical or spelling errors and terminology is used confidently, regularly and correctly

A               no

What are the 3 priority targets to secure the grade or move to a higher level

1. Application of theory and analysis

Explain more of what and how the theorists have talked about concerning genre and how it affects the audience.
2. Use of examples
Make comparisons to other theories and show how they may contradict each other.
3. Use of terminology
Use more terminology to show examiners that I understand what we have been learning. 

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