Kellyville  YEAR 9 COMMERCE: NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT 

High  Assessment Task 1: Promoting and Selling 

School  ​ ​ March, 2019 DUE DATE: 11 am 16​th​

Date Notice Issued: 2​nd​ ​ ​ March, 2019 
WEIGHTING: 30% 

Outcomes  A student: 
 
5.4  analyses key factors affecting commercial and legal decisions.  
5.6  monitors  and  modifies  the  implementation  of  plans  designed  to  solve  commercial  and  legal 
problems and issues. 
5.9  works  independently  and  collaboratively  to  meet  individual  and  collective  goals  within  specified 
timelines. 

TASK DESCRIPTION: 

Students are to complete the following: 

A - ​Research and select ​ONE ​Australian owned and produced product (a good or service) that is valued under $1,000. 

B - ​Write a ​100-word​​ report on the product you’ve chosen where you answer the following: 
→ Is it a good or service? 
→ Describe how a customer is to use the product. 
→ How do customers purchase this product? 
→ What is the target market that is often purchasing this product?  
→ Why do you think your chosen target market is the target market for the product? Be specific. 

C - ​Create a one-page advertisement for your chosen product. This can be either an A4 poster ​or​​ an A3 billboard.  
 
D  ​-  ​Write  a  ​100-word  ​(200  words  maximum)  ​report  on  the  advertisement  you’ve  created  whew  you  answer  the 
following: 
→  What  visual  and/or  written  features of your advertisement would make your target market interested in purchasing 
the product?  
→ Explain why these features would entice your target market market to purchase the product. 
→  Reflect  on  your  creation  process  of  the  advertisement.  The  following  prompt  questions  should  guide  tour 
reflection: 
a) Explain how you came to the decision of which product to advertise.  
b) Do you think your advertisement is effective convincing customers to purchase the product?  
  
● Suggested Total Word Count: 200 words (excluding the one-page advertisement).  
● You  are  to  submit  Parts  A,  B,  C  and  D  as  a  singular  PDF  document  attachment  to  the 
‘UPLOAD HERE’ link on our website.  
 Students will be assessed on their ability to:  
● Identifies and discusses why customers would select particular products.  
​ arking Criteria  ● Investigates and evaluates the effectiveness of the selling techniques of a particular product.  
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● Composes an advertisement that effectively promotes a product.
 

Marking Guideline 

Range  A student in this range: 

(A)  ● provides  a  detailed  identification  and  discussion  as  to  why  customers  would  select  the 
25 - 30  products. 
  ● makes  a  sophisticated  investigation  and  evaluation  of  the  effectiveness  of  the  selling 
techniques of a particular product. 
● composes an advertisement that effectively promotes a product. 
(B)  ● provides  a  sound  identification  and  discussion  as  to  why  customers  would  select  the 
20 –24  products. 
  ● makes  a  sound  investigation  and  evaluation  of the effectiveness of the selling techniques of a 
particular product. 
● makes a sufficient attempt to compose an advertisement that promotes a product. 
(C)  ● provides  a  satisfactory  identification  and  discussion  as  to  why  customers  would  select  the 
15 - 19  products. 
  ● makes  satisfactory  investigation  and  evaluation  of  the  effectiveness  of  the  selling  techniques 
of a particular product. 
● makes a satisfactory attempt to compose an advertisement that promotes a product. 
(D)  ● Vaguely identifies and discusses why customers would select the products. 
10 -14  ● makes  some  attempt  to  investigate  and  evaluate  of the effectiveness of the selling techniques 
  of a particular product. 
● some attempt made to compose an advertisement that promotes a product. 
(E)  ● attempts to identify and discuss why customers would select the products.  
1–9  ● limited  investigation  and  evaluation  of  the  effectiveness  of  the  selling  techniques  of  a 
  particular product. 
  ● limited effort displayed in the composition of an advertisement promotes a product. 
Comment: 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Student Mark: /30 Marker: