GENERAL COURSE

MEDIA PRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS

Year 11 syllabus

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Rationale...................................................................................................................................................................1 Courseoutcomes.......................................................................................................................................................2 Organisation..............................................................................................................................................................3 Structureofthesyllabus..................................................................................................................................................3 Organisationofcontent...................................................................................................................................................3 ProgressionfromtheYear710curriculum.................................................................................................................... 6 Representationofthegeneralcapabilities...................................................................................................................... 6 Representationofthecrosscurriculumpriorities........................................................................................................... 8 Unit1Massmedia..................................................................................................................................................9 Unitdescription................................................................................................................................................................9 Suggestedcontexts..........................................................................................................................................................9 Unitcontent.....................................................................................................................................................................9 Unit2Pointofview..............................................................................................................................................11 Unitdescription..............................................................................................................................................................11 Suggestedcontexts........................................................................................................................................................11 Unitcontent...................................................................................................................................................................11 Schoolbasedassessment ........................................................................................................................................13 Grading...........................................................................................................................................................................14 Appendix1GradedescriptionsYear11.................................................................................................................15

Rationale
TheMediaProductionandAnalysisGeneralcourseaimstoprepareallstudentsforafutureinadigitaland interconnectedworldbyprovidingtheskills,knowledgeandunderstandingstotelltheirownstoriesand interpretothersstories.Studentslearnthelanguagesofmediacommunicationandhowastoryis constructedusingrepresentations.Studentsareencouragedtoexplore,experimentandinterprettheir world,reflectingandanalysingcontemporarylifewhileunderstandingthatthisisdoneundersocial,cultural andinstitutionalconstraints.Studentsasusersandcreatorsofmediaproducts,considertheimportantrole ofaudiencesandtheircontext. Digitaltechnologieshavehadanimpactonandextended,thecapacitythatthemediaplayinallAustralian lives.Throughnewtechnologies,theroleoftheaudiencehasshiftedfromapassiveconsumertoamore activeparticipant,shapingthemediathroughinteractionandmoreaccessiblemodesofproductionand disseminationofmediawork.Studentsinteractionandopportunitytousetechnologiesenablesthemto engagewithcurrentmediaandadapttoevolvingmediaplatforms. Thecreationofconvergentandhybridmediameansthatthesystemofcommunicationchangesasnew mediaaredeveloped.Thelocalandglobalmediacontextsarecontinuouslyinteracting,makingaudiences globalconsumersofmediaproducts.Throughtheconsumptionofglobalmediawork,awarenessofglobal issuescreatesacollectiveconsciousnessandsenseofresponsibility,givingrisetothenotionofaudiences alsobeingglobalcitizens.Throughtheprocessofinvestigation,studentsareabletoengagewithtopics, issuesandthemeswhichhaveglobalandlocalrelevanceandartisticmovementsandstyleswhichinturn, createnewnotionsofmediaaesthetics. Theproductionofmediaworkenablesstudentstodemonstratetheirunderstandingofthekeyconceptsof medialanguages,representation,audience,production,skillsandprocessesaswellasexpresstheir creativityandoriginality.Whenproducingmediawork,studentslearntomakedecisionsaboutallaspectsof production,includingcreativechoicesacrosspreproduction,productionandpostproductionphases.This providesanopportunityforstudentstoreflectonanddiscusstheirowncreativework,intentionsand outcomes.Withinthisprocess,skillsaredevelopedenablingstudentstomanipulatetechnologieswhich simulateindustryexperiences.

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Course outcomes
TheMediaProductionandAnalysisGeneralcourseisdesignedtofacilitateachievementofthefollowing outcomes.

Outcome1Mediaideas
Studentsusecriticalawarenessandculturalunderstandingstoexploreanddevelopmediaideas. Inachievingthisoutcome,students: understandhowmediacommunicateideasinparticularcontextsandfordifferentaudiencesand purposes exploretechnologies,codesandconventionstocreatemeaninganddevelopideas presentideas,designsand/orproductionplans.

Outcome2Mediaproduction
Studentsuseskills,techniques,processes,conventionsandtechnologiestocreatemediaworkforaudience, purposeandcontext. Inachievingthisoutcome,students: usemediaskills,processandtechnologies usemediacodesandconventionsforaudience,purposeandcontext fulfilarangeofproductionrolesandresponsibilities.

Outcome3Responsestomedia
Studentsusecritical,social,culturalandaestheticunderstandingstorespondto,reflectonandevaluate mediawork. Inachievingthisoutcome,students: understandhowmeaningisconstructedinmediawork understandinterrelationshipsbetweenmediawork,culturalcontextsandaudiences usestrategiestoinvestigateandcommentonmediaworkandevaluatemediaproductions.

Outcome4Mediainsociety
Studentsunderstandtheroleofmediainsociety. Inachievingthisoutcome,students: understandtheimpactoftechnologicaldevelopments,andcontrolsandconstraints,onmedia productionanduse understandtheinfluenceofsocial,historicalandculturalcontextsonmediaproductionanduse understandhowculturalvaluesareinfluencedbythemediaandinturninfluencemediaproduction.

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Organisation
ThiscourseisorganisedintoaYear11syllabusandaYear12syllabus.Thecognitivecomplexityofthe syllabuscontentincreasesfromYear11toYear12.

Structure of the syllabus

TheYear11syllabusisdividedintotwounits,eachofonesemesterduration,whicharetypicallydeliveredas apair.Thenotionaltimeforthepairofunitsis110classcontacthours.

Unit1Massmedia
Withinthisbroadfocus,studentsreflectontheirownuseofthemedia,commonrepresentations,including theexaminationofcharacters,starsandstereotypesandthewaymediaisconstructedandproduced.

Unit2Pointofview
Inthisunit,studentswillbeintroducedtotheconceptandlearnhowapointofviewcanbeconstructed. Theywillanalysemediaworkandconstructapointofviewintheirownproductions. Eachunitincludes: aunitdescriptionashortdescriptionofthefocusoftheunit suggestedcontextsacontextinwhichtheunitcontentcouldbetaught unitcontentthecontenttobetaughtandlearned.

Organisation of content
Thecoursecontentisdividedintofivecontentareas: Medialanguages Representation Audience Production Skillsandprocesses.

Medialanguages
Anunderstandingofmedialanguagesisfundamentaltothestudyandpracticeofmedia.Inlearningthe languagesofthemedia,studentsdevelopconceptualunderstandingsandskillsrelevantto: Systemofcommunication Thesystemofcommunicationistheprocessbywhichamediumcreatesmessagesandhowaudiences interpretthemessages,producingdominant,negotiatedoroppositionalmeanings.Thesystemconsistsof communicationmodels,techniques,technologiesandaudiencecontext.

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Traditionalmediaareradio,television,filmandnewspaper(print).Newemergingmedia,alsoknownas convergentandhybridmedia,suchastheinternet,personalcommunicationdevicesandcomputergames, acknowledgestheincreasingintegrationofmediaandtheirsystemsofcommunication. Knowledgeofhowthesystemofcommunicationworksisintegralforstudentstounderstandandproduce mediawork. Narrative,codesandconventions Narrativesareintrinsictomediaworkandthenarrativeelementsofcharacter,setting,conflictand resolutionareessentialcomponentsofstorytelling.Codesandconventionsaretoolsusedinthe constructionanddeconstructionofnarratives.Thewaytheyareappliedcanbeanalysedintermsofgenre andstyle.Producersconstructpreferredmeaningsandviewpointsthroughtheselectionoftechnical, symbolic,writtenandaudiocodesandmultiplemeaningsareinterpretedbydifferentaudiences.An understandingofhowselectionprocessesconstructmeaning,realismandviewpointsinarangeofmediais anessentialpartofthecourse.

Representation
Theconceptofrepresentationisfundamentaltotheconstructednatureofallmedia.Representationisthe processwherebyconceptsorphysicalobjectsareconstructedtoappearreal/natural.Thisincludespeople, places,eventsandideas.Thestudyofthisprocess,knownasmediation,enablesstudentstounderstand howmultiplemeaningscanbeconstructedandhowtheycanbeacceptedorchallengedbyaspecific audience.Animportantaspectofanalysingrepresentationistheprocessofstereotypingthroughwhich oversimplifiedrepresentationsbecomenaturalised,andthroughsharedvalues,theybecomeassociated withparticularissuesandculturalgroups.Thisoversimplificationoccursthroughselectionprocessesto createadominantreading.Byapplyingtheprinciplesofencodinganddecoding,studentsareableto communicatetheirunderstandingsoftheconstructionandinterpretationofrepresentations.

Audience
Inlearningabouthowanaudienceconstructsmeaning,studentsdevelopconceptualunderstandingsand skillsrelevantto: Audiences Theapplicationofmediatheoryenablesstudentstoanalysetherelationshipbetweenaudiencesandthe media.PopularmodelsforanalysisincludetheHypodermicNeedlemodel,UsesandGratificationsand Receptiontheory. Aknowledgeofmediatheoryleadstothedevelopmentofinformedaudienceprofilesbasedonage,gender, socioeconomicandculturalbackground.Thesefactorsinformstudentsunderstandingofthemedia expectationsandpreferencesofspecificaudiencesforparticularstylesandthemeswithinmediawork.In production,thesefactorsbecomesignificantintheclassificationandcensorshipofmediawork. Subcultures Anextensionofaudienceanalysisenablesstudentstoexaminehowsubculturalgroups,basedonshared interestsandvalues,experiencethemediadifferentlyfrommainstreamaudiences.Understandinghowthe mediacaterforsubculturalgroupsprovidesscopeforexperimentationwithinproductionwork.

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Mediatrends Engagingwiththemediaofdifferenttimesdevelopsanunderstandingoftherelationshipbetweenmedia work,audiencesandcontext.Awarenessoftechnologies,styles,narratives,representationsandvaluesfrom thepastillustratesthechangingnatureofthemediaandoftrends,valuesandaudienceexpectations.Local, nationalandinternationalmediaprovideservicesfor,andimpact,particularcommunities.

Production
Manyfactorsshapethestyleofproductionandthemediaworkthatareproduced.Inlearningabout production,studentsdevelopconceptualskillsandunderstandingsrelevantto: Majorinstitutionsandindependents Theorganisationofmajorinstitutionsandindependentsisstructuredforbothlargeandsmallscalemedia, withstudentsinvestigatingcommercialsandnoncommercialmediaindustriesandmodesofproduction. Theproductsoftheseinstitutionsarecomparedintermsofmainstreamaudienceappealandalternative styleswhichareproducedforspecificsubcultures.Theroleofnewtechnologies,enablinggreaterautonomy forindependentproducers,directlyrelatestothestudentproductioncontext. Recognisingthevariouspurposesofthemediaandthewaysinwhichmediaareusedbymainstreamand nicheaudiencesisfundamentaltounderstandingthemediaindustryanditseconomicpowerbase.How mediauseisinfluencedbydemographicpatterns,theexpectationsofproducersandaudiences,marketing strategiesandmeasuresofaudiencereachiscriticalwhenanalysingtheimpactofspecificmediaworkon audiences. Productioncontexts Contextswithinwhichmediaproductiontakesplacearesignificantinshapingthecontentofmediawork. Investigationrevealshowparticularcontextshaveshapedthemedia:historicalandpoliticaleventsthat shapeattitudesandtherepresentationofpeopleandissues,socialandculturaltrendsthatimpactthestyle andcontentofmediawork. Theimpactofcontrolsandconstraintsthatshapethestyleandcontentofmediaworkmustberecognised andtheimplicationsconsidered.Thereisawiderangeofcontrolsandconstraints. Ethicalissuesandlegalimplicationscontrolandconstrainmedia.Debatingtheinfluenceandimpactof regulatorybodiesandpressuregroups,typesofcensorshipandclassificationprovidesabasisfordeveloping codesofconductforstudentproductions. Technologiesandfactorsrelatedtoproduction,suchasbudget,time,resourcesandaudienceexpectations controlandconstrainproductionprocessesandaudiencereach. Economicstructuresandpracticesarealsofactorsthatcontrolandconstrainmedia.Itisimportantto considertheimpactofethosandobjectives,sourcesofrevenueandintendedaudiencesontheproduction ofmediawork.Ownership,powerandpoliticsareallfactorsthatcontrolandconstrainmedia.

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Skillsandprocesses
Anessentialpartofthecourseistheopportunityforstudentstopracticallydemonstratetheirknowledge andunderstandingofmediaconceptsandtheoryincreatingtheirownmediawork.Skillsandprocesses integratethepracticalskillsanduseoftechnologiesrequiredtocreateamediaproduct.Withinskills, studentsareexpectedtouseaproductionprocesswhichincludesimplementingpreproductiontechniques, fulfillingspecificproductionroles,followinghealthandsafetyguidelinesandapplyingtechnologiesin creativeandoriginalways.Reflectingandevaluatingontheirownandpeer/professionalworkenables studentsanopportunitytoimprovetheirunderstandingandskillsoftheproductionprocess. Theindividualunderstandingandapplicationofskillsthroughspecificroleswithintheproductioncontext aimtosimulateindustryproductionpractices.

Progression from the Year 710 curriculum

TheYear10Artscurriculumlinkstothissyllabusthroughanemphasisoncontextsthataremeaningfuland relevanttoadolescents.ThroughtheirstudyofmediaartsinYear10,studentsexploremediaelementsand skillsandprocesses,integratedthroughtheproductionprocess.Theyexploreandquestiontheirown immediatemediaexperiencesandtheirunderstandingofthewiderworld. Studentscreatetheirownmediawork,andrespondtotheirownandthemediaworkofothers,drawingon theirdevelopingknowledge,understandingandskills.Theydevelopanappreciationofmedia,applyingskills ofcriticalanalysis,evaluationandaestheticunderstanding.

Representation of the general capabilities

Thegeneralcapabilitiesencompasstheknowledge,skills,behavioursanddispositionsthatwillassist studentstoliveandworksuccessfullyinthetwentyfirstcentury.Teachersmayfindopportunitiesto incorporatethecapabilitiesintotheteachingandlearningprogramfortheMediaProductionandAnalysis Generalcourse.Thegeneralcapabilitiesarenotassessedunlesstheyareidentifiedwithinthespecifiedunit content.

Literacy
TheMediaProductionandAnalysisGeneralcoursereliesonmultiliteracies;oral,visual,kinetic,textbased anddigitalliteracyisfundamentaltolearning,communicating,creatingandresponding.Studentsuseand developliteracyskillsastheydescribe,appraiseanddocumenttheirownmediaworkandthoseoftheir peers,respondingto,interpretingandanalysingincreasinglycomplexmediaworkmadebyothers.Theyuse theirliteracyskillstoaccessknowledge,makemeaning,expressthoughts,emotionsandideas,interactwith andchallengeothers.

Numeracy
Anappreciationofandabilitytoapplynumericalconcepts,suchassize,space,time,proportion,angles, depth,ratioandpatternareallusedintheMediaProductionandAnalysisGeneralcourse.Creatingmedia workrequiresknowledgeandunderstandingofmeasurementinordertomanipulatespace,timeandform.

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Informationandcommunicationtechnologycapability
Informationandcommunicationtechnologycapability(ICT)enablesstudentsintheMediaProductionand AnalysisGeneralcoursetousedigitaltoolsandenvironmentstorepresenttheirideasandmediawork.They usedigitaltechnologiestolocate,access,select,documentandevaluateinformation,workcollaboratively, shareandexchangeinformation,andcommunicatewithavarietyofaudiences.

Criticalandcreativethinking
TheMediaProductionandAnalysisGeneralcourseisdependentonthedevelopmentofcreativeandcritical thinking.Increatingmedia,studentsdrawontheircuriosity,imaginationandthinkingskillstopose questionsandexploreideas.Theyconsiderpossibilitiesandprocessesandmakechoicesthatassistthemto takerisksandexpresstheirideascreatively.

Personalandsocialcapability
LearningintheMediaProductionandAnalysisGeneralcoursepromotesselfdiscipline,initiative, confidence,goalsetting,empathyandadaptabilityasstudentsworkindividuallyandcollaboratively.When workingwithothers,mediastudentsdevelopandpractisesocialskillsthatassistthemtocommunicate effectively,workcollaboratively,makeconsideredgroupdecisionsandshowleadership.

Ethicalunderstanding
EthicalunderstandingisdevelopedandappliedintheMediaProductionandAnalysisGeneralcoursewhen studentsencounterorcreatemediathatrequiresethicalconsideration,suchasmediaworkthatis controversial,involvesamoraldilemmaorpresentsabiasedpointofview.Theyactivelyengageinethical decisionmakingwhenreflectingontheirownandothersmediawork.

Interculturalunderstanding
InterculturalunderstandingintheMediaProductionandAnalysisGeneralcourseassistsstudentstoexplore newideas,mediaandpracticesfromdiverselocal,national,regionalandglobalculturalcontexts.Students areencouragedtodemonstrateopenmindednesstoperspectivesthatdifferfromtheirownandto appreciatethediversityofculturesandcontextsinwhichartistsandaudienceslive.

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8 Representation of the cross-curriculum priorities

Thecrosscurriculumprioritiesaddresscontemporaryissueswhichstudentsfaceinaglobalisedworld. Teachersmayfindopportunitiestoincorporatetheprioritiesintotheteachingandlearningprogramforthe MediaProductionandAnalysisGeneralcourse.Thecrosscurriculumprioritiesarenotassessedunlessthey areidentifiedwithinthespecifiedunitcontent.

AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderhistoriesandcultures
ThestudyofAboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderhistoriesandculturesenrichesunderstandingofthe diversityofmediawithinAustralia,analysesthestereotypesandperceivedsocietalnormsthatmedia presentsanddevelopsanappreciationoftheneedtorespondtomediaworkinwaysthatareculturally sensitiveandresponsible. ManyAustralianIndigenousmediaproducersaffirmconnectionwithCountry/Place,PeopleandCulture throughtheirmediastories.MediacreatedbyAboriginalandTorresStraitIslandersexposesstudentstoa viewoftheAustralianlandscapethatisunique,expressiveandpersonal.

AsiaandAustralia'sengagementwithAsia
AsiaandAustraliasengagementwithAsiaprovidesrich,engaginganddiversecontextsinwhichto investigatemakingandrespondingtomediawhichhavearisenfromtherichanddiversecultures,belief systemsandtraditionsofthepeoplesoftheAsianregion.

Sustainability
Sustainabilityprovidesengagingandthoughtprovokingcontextsinwhichtoexplorethenatureofmedia makingandrespondingandenablestheinvestigationoftheinterrelatednatureofsocial,economicand ecologicalsystems. Studentsusetheexploratoryandcreativeplatformofthemediatodevelopworldviewsthatrecognisethe importanceofsocialjustice,healthyecosystemsandeffectiveactionforsustainability.Throughtheirmedia work,theymaypersuadeotherstotakeactionforsustainablefutures.

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Unit 1 Mass media

Unit description
Thefocusforthisunitisonthemassmedia.Withinthisbroadfocus,studentsreflectontheirownuseofthe media,commonrepresentations,includingtheexaminationofcharacters,starsandstereotypesandtheway mediaisconstructedandproduced. Studentsareintroducedtothelanguagesofthemedia,learninghowcodesandconventionsareusedto constructrepresentationswithinnarratives.Theyexaminethemediathatsurroundsthemandconsiderhow audiencesinterpretmediarepresentationsofpeopleandtheirassociatedvalues. Studentsanalyse,view,listentoandinteractwithcommonmediaworkfromtheireverydayuse.Theyalso generateideasand,withtheassistanceoftheirteachers,learnthebasicproductionskillsandprocessesas theyapplytheirknowledgeandcreativityintheirproductions.

Suggested contexts
Withinthebroadareaofmassmedia,teachersmaychooseoneormoreofthesuggestedcontexts(thislist isnotexhaustive): blockbusterfilms TVgenres comics magazines advertising videogames starsandheroes.

Mediatypesstudentsmustworkinatleastoneofthefollowingmediainanyyear:film,television, photography,printmedia,radioordigitalmedia.

Unit content
Thisunitincludestheknowledge,understandingsandskillsdescribedbelow.

Medialanguages
Systemofcommunication

introductiontokeyterminology;codesandconventionsandtechnologies purposesandcharacteristicsoffamiliarmediawork typicalviewing,listeningandinteractingcontexts introductiontothebasiccommunicationmodel

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Narrative,codesandconventions narrativeelements;character,setting,conflict,resolution commoncodesandconventionsandthemeaningstheyconstruct featuresofpopulargenres

Representation
starsandheroesandthevaluestheyrepresent howstereotypicalrepresentationsareconstructedusingcodesandconventions

Audience
Audiences makinglinksbetweenmediaworkandowncontext constructingabasicaudienceprofile valuesinrepresentationsandhowtheyconnecttoaudiencevalues

Subcultures identifyingsubcultures

Mediatrends changeswithintraditionalmediagenres howaudiencesinteractwithnewmedia

Production
Majorinstitutionsandindependents purposesofmassmedia productionformatsandgenre measuringaudienceuse

Productioncontexts linkingmediaworktoaudience classifyingmediaworktomeetregulatedstandards controlsandconstraintsinmediaproduction

Skillsandprocesses
collectinginformationforaspecifictask awarenessofsafetywhenusingtechnologiesandresources applyingteamskills;specificroleresponsibilitiesandsettingtimelines followingaclearproductionprocessusingbasictechnicalskillsandprocesses,basicscripts,storyboards andlayouts reflectingontheprogressoftheproduction evaluatingstrengthsandweaknessesintheproduction

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Unit 2 Point of view

Unit description
Thefocusforthisunitisonpointofview,aconceptthatunderpinstheconstructionofallmediawork.In thisunit,studentswillbeintroducedtotheconceptandlearnhowapointofviewcanbeconstructed.They willanalysemediaworkandconstructapointofviewintheirownproductions. Withinthisbroadfocus,studentshavetheopportunitytochoosefromarangeofmediagenresandstyles andexaminewaysinwhichinformationandspecificcodes,conventionsandtechniquesareselectedand usedtopresentaparticularpointofview. Incontextsrelatedtopointofview,studentsanalyse,view,listentoandinteractwithmediaworkin commercialandnoncommercialmedia.Theylearnaboutproductionprocessesandsomeofthecontrols thatinfluencedecisionmakinginmediaproduction.Studentsdevelopstrategiesandproductionskillswhen creatingtheirownmediawork.

Suggested contexts
Withinthebroadareaofpointofview,teachersmaychooseoneormoreofthesuggestedcontexts(thislist isnotexhaustive): newsstories currentaffairsstories educationalprograms magazineandnewspaperpages wikisitessuchasblogs radiosegmentsorpodcasts photographicsequences.

Mediatypesstudentsmustworkwithinatleastoneofthefollowingmediainanyyear:film,television, photography,printmedia,radioanddigitalmedia.

Unit content
Thisunitincludestheknowledge,understandingsandskillsdescribedbelow.

Medialanguages
Systemofcommunication keyterminology,technologies,purposesandcharacteristicsofmediawork definedviewing,listeningandinteractingcontexts

Narrative,codesandconventions useofcodesandconventionsinmediaworktoconstructpointofview narrativeselectionprocessesandpointofview

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Representation
representationofidentities,placesorideas howrepresentationsareusedtoconstructpointofview processesofselection,emphasisandomissioninmediawork

Audience
Audiences identifyingreasonsfordifferentpointsofviewheldbyaudiences howvaluesinrepresentationsareusedtoreinforcepointofview

Subcultures subculturesasintendedaudiences

Mediatrends impactoftechnologiesonaudiencesformingpointofview

Production
Majorinstitutionsandindependents comparingcommercialandnoncommercialmedia intendedaudiencesforcommercialandnoncommercialmediawork intendedaudiencesandmarketingstrategies

Productioncontexts consideringtheneeds,interestsandvaluesofaudienceswhenconstructingpointofview controlsandconstraintsappropriateto: communityexpectations limitationsinproductionaccesstotechnology,cost,time

Skillsandprocesses
collectingandcommunicatinginformationforaspecifictask demonstratinganawarenessofsafetyprocedureswhenusingtechnologiesandresources applyingteamskills,includingspecificroleresponsibilitiesandsettingtimelines applyingaclearproductionprocessapplyingtechnicalskillsandprocesses reflectingontheproductionprocess evaluatingstrengthsandweaknessesintheproduction

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School-based assessment
TheWesternAustralianCertificateofEducation(WACE)Manualcontainsessentialinformationonprinciples, policiesandproceduresforschoolbasedassessmentthatneedstobereadinconjunctionwiththissyllabus. Teachersdesignschoolbasedassessmenttaskstomeettheneedsofstudents.Thetablebelowprovides detailsoftheassessmenttypesfortheMediaProductionandAnalysisGeneralYear11syllabusandthe weightingforeachassessmenttype.

AssessmenttableYear11
Typeofassessment
Response Workinwhichstudentsplan,conductandcommunicatefindingsbasedontheanalysisofaudiences,media contextsandmediaexamplesusingarangeofframeworksandprimaryandsecondarysources. Canincludereflectionon,andresponseto,aseriesofstimuliorpromptswhichmayincludeownand/or professionalmediawork. Production Extendedproductionprojectwhichcanbecompletedaseitherasingletaskorasseparatetasks. Studentsexploreideas,controlandmanagetheprocessesrequiredtomanagetheaestheticqualityof production. Independently,andinteams,managearangeofproductionprocesses,evaluatingandmodifyingthemas necessary. Demonstrateanunderstandingofstyles,structures,codesandconventionsandtheconfidenceand competenceintheuseoftechnologies,skillsandprocessesinarangeofcontexts. 30%

Weighting

70%

Teachersarerequiredtousetheassessmenttabletodevelopanassessmentoutlineforthepairofunits (orforasingleunitwhereonlyoneisbeingstudied). Theassessmentoutlinemust: includeasetofassessmenttasks includeageneraldescriptionofeachtask indicatetheunitcontenttobeassessed indicateaweightingforeachtaskandeachassessmenttype includetheapproximatetimingofeachtask(forexample,theweekthetaskisconducted,ortheissue andsubmissiondatesforanextendedtask).

Intheassessmentoutlineforthepairofunits,eachassessmenttypemustbeincludedatleasttwice.Inthe assessmentoutlinewhereasingleunitisbeingstudied,eachassessmenttypemustbeincludedatleast once. ThesetofassessmenttasksmustprovidearepresentativesamplingofthecontentforUnit1andUnit2. Assessmenttasksnotadministeredundertest/controlledconditionsrequireappropriate validation/authenticationprocesses.Forexample,studentperformanceofproductionworkcouldbe validatedbysummativeassessmentthroughjournalorportfoliocontributions,preproductionplanning materialsandregularmeetingswhereproductionworkcanbereviewedandauthenticatedbytheteacher.

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14 Grading
Schoolsreportstudentachievementintermsofthefollowinggrades:
Grade Interpretation A B C D E Excellentachievement Highachievement Satisfactoryachievement Limitedachievement Verylowachievement

Theteacherpreparesarankedlistandassignsthestudentagradeforthepairofunits(orforaunitwhere onlyoneunitisbeingstudied).Thegradeisbasedonthestudentsoverallperformanceasjudgedby referencetoasetofpredeterminedstandards.Thesestandardsaredefinedbygradedescriptionsand annotatedworksamples.ThegradedescriptionsfortheMediaProductionandAnalysisGeneralYear11 syllabusareprovidedinAppendix1.Theycanalsobeaccessed,togetherwithannotatedworksamples, throughtheGuidetoGradeslinkonthecoursepageoftheAuthoritywebsiteatwww.scsa.wa.edu.au Tobeassignedagrade,astudentmusthavehadtheopportunitytocompletetheeducationprogram, includingtheassessmentprogram(unlesstheschoolacceptsthatthereareexceptionalandjustifiable circumstances). RefertotheWACEManualforfurtherinformationabouttheuseofarankedlistintheprocessofassigning grades.

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Appendix 1 Grade descriptions Year 11

Describeshowinformationandcommoncodesandconventionsareselectedandusedtoconstruct narratives,meanings,stereotypesandviewpoints,anddescribesaspectsofmediaworkandthe relationshipwithintendedaudiences. Performsproductionrolesresponsibly,selectingandusingcodesandconventions,technologiesandskills toconstructnarratives,meanings,representationsand/orviewpoints.Adaptsplansandprocesseswhen particularproblemsareencounteredduringproduction. Describeslinksbetweenmediaandcontexts,givingexamplesofsocialandtechnologicaltrendsand audienceandproductioncontextsthathaveinfluencedthegenre,styleorcontentofmediawork. Describesexperiencesandvaluesthatinfluencetheuseofmediawork,providingexamplesofshared andalternativeinterpretations. Describestheeffectofcontrolsandconstraintsoperatingwithinthemediaproductioncontext,with supportingexamplesfromownproductions.Referstoexamples,suchastechnologiesandteamskills, budgets,deadlines,school,communityandaudienceexpectations.Includesageneralreflectionofthe productionprocessusedandidentifiesstrengthsandweaknessesofownproduction. Identifiescommoncodesandconventionsanddescribeshowtheyareusedtoconstructnarratives, meanings,stereotypesandviewpointsandtheappealtointendedaudiences. Fulfilsaproductionrole,usingcodesandconventions,technologiesandskillstoconstructnarratives, meaningsandviewpointsinownmediaproductions.Dealswithpredictableproblemsduringproduction. Identifiesanddescribessomelinksbetweenmediaworkanditscontext,forexample,socialand technologicaltrendsandaudienceandproductioncontexts. Identifiesanddescribesfactorsthatinfluencetheuseofmediawork,linkingvaluesinmediaworkwith audiencevalues.Providesexamplesofdifferentinterpretationsthatmightbemadebyaudiences. Identifiescontrolsandconstraintsoperatingwithinmediaproductionusingexamples,suchas technologiesandteamskills,deadlinesandcommunityexpectations.Recountstheproductionprocess usedandevaluatestheachievementofproductiongoals. Listssomecommoncodesandconventionsandoutlinesthenarratives,meanings,stereotypesand viewpointsconstructed. Appliesalimitedrangeofskills,techniquesandprocessesandwithteacherguidance,dealswith predictableproblemsduringproduction. Brieflycommentsonsomefactorsthathaveinfluencedthefeaturesand/orcontentofmediawork. Identifiesalimitedrangeoffactorsthatinfluencehowaudiencesusemediaworkandprovidessimple examplesofalternativeinterpretations. Givesexamplesofsomecontrolsandconstraintsoperatingwithinmediaproductionwithminimal informationabouttheireffectontheproductionprocess.Referstotheproductionprocessandprovides abriefexplanationofhowitinfluencedtheoutcomeofownproduction. Listscommoncodesandconventionsbutgiveslittleexplanationofhowtheyareusedtoconstruct narratives,meanings,stereotypesorviewpoints. Showslittleinitiativeduringproduction,usingskillsandtechniqueswithguidance.Isdependanton teacherassistancetodealwithproductionproblems. Listssomefactorsortrendsthathaveinfluencedthefeaturesand/orcontentofmediawork. Givessimpleorbriefexamplesofhowmediaworkisusedandinterpretedbyaudiences. Givessimpleorbriefexamplesofcontrolsorconstraintsinmediaproductionwithlittleornoexplanation ofhowtheyinfluencetheproductionprocess.Provideslittleornoreflectionorevaluationofown production. DoesnotmeettherequirementofaDGrade.

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