Internal assessment resource Media Studies 1.8A v3 for Achievement Standard 90996
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NZQA
Approved
Internal Assessment Resource
Media Studies Level 1
This resource supports assessment against:
Achievement Standard 90996 version 2
Write media texts for a specific target audience
Resource title: Tell Me All About It
3 credits
This resource:
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Clarifies the requirements of the standard
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Supports good assessment practice
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Should be subjected to the school’s usual assessment quality assurance
process
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Should be modified to make the context relevant to students in their school
environment and ensure that submitted evidence is authentic
Date version published by
Ministry of Education
February 2015 Version 3
Quality assurance status
These materials have been quality assured by NZQA.
To support internal assessment from 2015
NZQA Approved number A-A-02-2015-90996-02-4548
Authenticity of evidence
Teachers must manage authenticity for any assessment
from a public source, because students may have
access to the assessment schedule or student exemplar
material.
Using this assessment resource without modification
may mean that students’ work is not authentic. The
teacher may need to change figures, measurements or
data sources or set a different context or topic to be
investigated or a different text to read or perform.
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Internal Assessment Resource
Achievement Standard Media Studies 90996: Write media texts
for a specific target audience
Resource reference: Media Studies 1.8A v3
Resource title: Tell Me All About It
Credits: 3
Teacher guidelines
The following guidelines are supplied to enable teachers to carry out valid and
consistent assessment using this internal assessment resource.
Teachers need to be very familiar with the outcome being assessed by Achievement
Standard Media Studies 90996. The achievement criteria and the explanatory notes
contain information, definitions, and requirements that are crucial when interpreting
the standard and assessing students against it.
Context/setting
This assessment activity involves students producing at least two written media texts
of 200–300 words each.
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Texts are for a double-page magazine spread.
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Content could be based around a theme, a person, an issue, or an event.
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You can select a magazine, or students can choose their own.
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The magazine could be national or local, for example, Tearaway, Creme, Mana,
New Zealand Geographic, or the school yearbook.
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At least one of the media texts may comprise part of the planning portfolio for
Achievement Standard Media Studies 90993 Produce a design and plan for a
media product using a specified range of conventions.
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Students should study a range of written media texts prior to choosing their own
text type.
Conditions
Students will complete the assessment task individually.
The task will take approximately two to three weeks of in-class and homework time.
You are advised to require at least one checkpoint during the assessment period.
Students will need to hand in their planning sheets and draft copies of the media
texts to demonstrate evidence of crafting in their writing.
Resource requirements
Students will require computer and Internet access.
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Additional information
None.
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Internal Assessment Resource
Achievement Standard Media Studies 90996: Write media texts
for a specific target audience
Resource reference: Media Studies 1.8A v3
Resource title: Tell Me All About It
Credits: 3
Achievement
Write media texts for a
specific target audience.
Achievement with Merit
Write crafted media texts for
a specific target audience.
Achievement with
Excellence
Write effectively crafted
media texts for a specific
target audience.
Student instructions
Introduction
This assessment activity requires you to plan and write two media texts of 200–300
words each for a double-page magazine spread on a particular theme, person, issue,
or event. You are not required to produce the spread.
You will complete this work individually.
You will have approximately three weeks to complete this task. Your teacher will
provide further details.
Teacher note: Specify conditions, such as use of in-class and/or out-of-class
time, time allocated, and a deadline/due date.
You will be assessed on how well you write media texts for a specific purpose and
audience. This includes the use of appropriate conventions, spelling, structure, and
grammar.
Task
See Resource A for further guidance.
Concept
Brainstorm ideas for your media texts. Your texts could cover such topics as:
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the impact of a natural disaster, such as an earthquake or a flood
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a major event, such as the Olympics
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a person (local or national) who is a change maker
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the impact of a new media form, such as social networking or Twitter
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a local sports team or a music, culture, or drama group.
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Plan
Plan each of your texts. To help you plan, consider these aspects:
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your topic
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the medium
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the media product the texts are being included in, for example, Tearaway
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the purpose of each text (for example, to inform, entertain, or persuade)
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the target audience for each text and the media product
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the type of text (for example, news report, profile article, or review)
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the main idea/focus of each text
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research you will need to carry out (for example, key people, facts, and/or
figures).
When you have finished your concepts and plans, discuss your ideas with your
teacher.
Research
Interview your key subjects and gather any other information you need to write your
texts.
Draft and edit
Draft each of your media texts.
Use the grammatical and structural features that are appropriate for each of your
media text types.
Make sure you include in each of your media texts at least five conventions of the
specific text type.
Check and correct your spelling, punctuation, and paragraphing.
Print out your draft texts and discuss them with your teacher.
Complete final editing of your media texts.
Final submission
Hand in your completed media texts.
Include your planning sheets and draft versions of your texts to show how you have
progressively crafted the texts.
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Resource A: Further guidance
News report checklist
Teacher note: Adapt this checklist as required.
Check that your news report:
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includes at least five conventions of a news article, such as a headline, a byline,
third-person objective style, subject–verb–object sentence structure, an angle
and newsworthiness established in a brief lead, or a nut graph
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answers the five Ws and one H questions in the first one or two sentences
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uses short paragraphs that each connect to the topic
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is written in a logical inverted-pyramid structure
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has an opening sentence designed to hook the target audience
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uses concise and well-written sentences
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provides details to create interest and colour in the writing
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avoids using contractions where possible
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does not overuse conjunctions
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encloses direct quotes in speech marks
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uses spelling and punctuation correctly and consistently.
Example profile checklist
Teacher note: Adapt this checklist as required.
Check that your profile:
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includes at least five conventions of profiles, such as a headline, a pull quote,
attributed quotes, a byline, and a nut graph
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focuses on one significant and relevant aspect of the person’s story
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has a clear beginning, middle, and end
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opens with a sentence designed to hook the target audience
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is written in concise and well-structured sentences
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provides details to create interest and colour in the writing
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use active voice
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avoids using contractions where possible
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encloses direct quotes in speech marks
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uses spelling and punctuation correctly and consistently
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is set out in well-organised paragraphs that each connect to the topic.
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Assessment schedule Media Studies 90996 Tell Me All About It
Evidence/Judgements for Achievement
Evidence/Judgements for Achievement with
Merit
The student produces two media texts for a
specified purpose and target audience. Each
text is 200–300 words in length.
The student produces two crafted media texts for
a specified purpose and target audience. Each
text is 200–300 words in length.
The student produces two effectively crafted media texts
for a specified purpose and target audience. Each text is
200–300 words in length.
The student demonstrates understanding of a
range of current media conventions by using at
least five written conventions in the construction
of the texts.
The student demonstrates understanding and
control of a range of current media conventions by
using at least five written conventions
appropriately in the construction of the texts.
The student demonstrates understanding and effective
control of a range of current media conventions by using
at least five written conventions appropriately in the
construction of the texts.
The student uses grammatical and structural
devices, such as spelling, syntax, vocabulary
choice, and punctuation; that are appropriate to
the medium, product, and target audience.
The student demonstrates control of grammatical
and structural devices, such as spelling, syntax,
vocabulary choice, and punctuation; that are
appropriate to the medium, product, and target
audience.
The student demonstrates effective control of
grammatical and structural devices, such as spelling,
syntax, vocabulary choice, and punctuation; that are
appropriate to the medium, product, and target
audience.
Devices could include features such as invertedpyramid news story structure, active voice, short
sentences and paragraphs, and a five Ws and
one H opening sentence.
Devices could include features such as inverted-pyramid
news story structure, active voice, short sentences and
paragraphs, and a five Ws and one H opening sentence.
Devices could include features such as
inverted-pyramid news story structure, active
voice, short sentences and paragraphs, and a
five Ws and one H opening sentence.
For Example (excerpt from a report for inclusion
in a double page magazine spread):
Evidence/Judgements for Achievement with
Excellence
For Example (excerpt from an article for inclusion in a
double page magazine spread):
Early Earthquake Rocks City
For Example (excerpt from a profile for inclusion
in a double page magazine spread):
by Heather Potts
Bob Bounces Back
by Hillary Western
On September 4 at 4.35am, a 7.1 magnitude
earthquake close to the city woke the residents
of Christchurch. The earthquake temporarily
disrupted power and other essential services.
Neighbourhoods had to provide immediate
support and assistance for elderly and disabled
neighbours.
by Jonathon Smyth
Social networking has become a dominant mode of
communication for many New Zealand citizens. After the
7.1 quake in Christchurch, many residents found
Facebook, blogs and Twitter a useful means of
communicating with loved ones and friends outside the
city.
At 4.35 am on September 4, 2010, Bob’s life
changed forever. A natural disaster affects people
but rarely do we think of the impact on our pets.
Bob, a 4-year-old Persian cat, was hit by bricks
from a falling chimney.
Making Sense of the Quake
Pull quote
‘A radio station in Canada rang me on my cell phone
before I could even talk to my sister on the other side of
the city.’
Final grades will be decided using professional judgement based on a holistic examination of the evidence provided against the criteria in the
Achievement Standard.
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