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ASSESSMENT TASK INFORMATION
The Film: for the MOCK - you will have to use the same film -
Do the Right Thing, 1989 by Spike Lee USA.
Assessment process
Students undertake the following process for assessment.
Inquiry
Identify an extract from the chosen film text for analysis. The extract may be up to five minutes in length and must be a single, continuous sequence of the film.
Research the chosen film text (text in film is what is used to convey meaning). This research should include consideration of the cultural context of the chosen film text as well as a variety of film elements that you identify.
Do a detailed analysis of the selected extract, paying particular attention to how meaning is constructed through the use of a variety of film elements (defined below). Formulate your own informed interpretations.
Consider how a selection of the identified film elements in the selected extract relate to the cultural context of the film, to the film text as a whole and, where appropriate, to other films you might identify.
Action
As a result of the inquiry process, each student will complete your written analysis of the chosen film text and extract (1,750 words maximum) using relevant and accurate film vocabulary. Incorporate supporting visual evidence where relevant and appropriate.
Reflection
Reflect on the learning undertaken in this task in order to review and refine your work after the draft submission.
Task details
The textual analysis (1,750 words maximum) is intended to be a formalist exercise rather than a thesis-driven essay. The focus of the work should be on how meaning is conveyed through the use of film elements in the chosen film text, with consideration of the cultural context of the film and communicated through the use of relevant and accurate film vocabulary common to the study of film and appropriate for film analysis.
In this task, the examiner is looking for evidence of the extent to which the student is able to demonstrate an
understanding of:
the cultural context of the chosen film text
the use of film elements to construct meaning in the selected extract, using appropriate film vocabulary
how the identified film elements in the selected extract relate to the cultural context of the film, to the film text as a whole and, where appropriate, to other films, as identified by the student.
The list of all sources used is excluded from the textual analysis word limit.
At the start of the textual analysis, students should clearly state which film elements they are going to discuss.
Supporting visual evidence
Students may use carefully selected and relevant illustrations such as screen-grabs, visuals or diagrams considered necessary to support their analysis of the chosen film text. These illustrations must be clearly labelled and appropriately referenced to acknowledge the source, following the protocol of the referencing style chosen by the school. The labels, which are excluded from the final word limit of the textual analysis, should contain the minimum information needed to ensure the examiner understands the significance of the illustration. Labels must not include commentary, as this will be considered as part of the textual analysis discussion and therefore included in the word count.
Academic honesty and in-text citation
All sources must be acknowledged following the protocol of the referencing style chosen by the school.
If a student uses work, ideas or images belonging to another person in the textual analysis, the student must acknowledge the source as an in-text citation.
Students must also submit a separate list of these sources using a standard style of referencing in a consistent manner.
A student’s failure to appropriately acknowledge a source will be investigated by the IB as a potential breach of regulations that may result in a penalty imposed by the IB final award committee.
The Film: for the MOCK - you will have to use the same film -
Do the Right Thing, 1989 by Spike Lee USA.
Assessment process
Students undertake the following process for assessment.
Inquiry
Identify an extract from the chosen film text for analysis. The extract may be up to five minutes in length and must be a single, continuous sequence of the film.
Research the chosen film text (text in film is what is used to convey meaning). This research should include consideration of the cultural context of the chosen film text as well as a variety of film elements that you identify.
Do a detailed analysis of the selected extract, paying particular attention to how meaning is constructed through the use of a variety of film elements (defined below). Formulate your own informed interpretations.
Consider how a selection of the identified film elements in the selected extract relate to the cultural context of the film, to the film text as a whole and, where appropriate, to other films you might identify.
Action
As a result of the inquiry process, each student will complete your written analysis of the chosen film text and extract (1,750 words maximum) using relevant and accurate film vocabulary. Incorporate supporting visual evidence where relevant and appropriate.
Reflection
Reflect on the learning undertaken in this task in order to review and refine your work after the draft submission.
Task details
The textual analysis (1,750 words maximum) is intended to be a formalist exercise rather than a thesis-driven essay. The focus of the work should be on how meaning is conveyed through the use of film elements in the chosen film text, with consideration of the cultural context of the film and communicated through the use of relevant and accurate film vocabulary common to the study of film and appropriate for film analysis.
In this task, the examiner is looking for evidence of the extent to which the student is able to demonstrate an
understanding of:
the cultural context of the chosen film text
the use of film elements to construct meaning in the selected extract, using appropriate film vocabulary
how the identified film elements in the selected extract relate to the cultural context of the film, to the film text as a whole and, where appropriate, to other films, as identified by the student.
The list of all sources used is excluded from the textual analysis word limit.
At the start of the textual analysis, students should clearly state which film elements they are going to discuss.
Supporting visual evidence
Students may use carefully selected and relevant illustrations such as screen-grabs, visuals or diagrams considered necessary to support their analysis of the chosen film text. These illustrations must be clearly labelled and appropriately referenced to acknowledge the source, following the protocol of the referencing style chosen by the school. The labels, which are excluded from the final word limit of the textual analysis, should contain the minimum information needed to ensure the examiner understands the significance of the illustration. Labels must not include commentary, as this will be considered as part of the textual analysis discussion and therefore included in the word count.
Academic honesty and in-text citation
All sources must be acknowledged following the protocol of the referencing style chosen by the school.
If a student uses work, ideas or images belonging to another person in the textual analysis, the student must acknowledge the source as an in-text citation.
Students must also submit a separate list of these sources using a standard style of referencing in a consistent manner.
A student’s failure to appropriately acknowledge a source will be investigated by the IB as a potential breach of regulations that may result in a penalty imposed by the IB final award committee.
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Marksheet - Peer Evaluation
Relating Cultural Context to Film Elements (Criterion C) .pdf | |
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Textual Analysis 2019 Checklist | |
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