Year 11 Advanced English 2013 Assessment Task 1: Dystopian ...

Year 11 Advanced English 2013 Assessment Task 1:Dystopian WorldsAssessmentHanded Out:Due: Term 1,Weighting:Marks:Task 1Term 1, Week 6Week 820%/20Submission InstructionsYour two completed tasks should be created using word processing software andneed to be submitted to the teacher by Wednesday, March 20, 2013.Task requirements:1. Write a short story about a dystopian society (800-1000 words).2. Graphically represent an excerpt of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road in a four-pagespread in the form of a graphic novel. In completing your response:• It is recommended you use Pages and image modification software tocreate your graphic novel excerpt. Hand-drawn images can be scanned,edited and incorporated into your work.• Do not use any stills from the film adaptation of The Road, promotionalmaterial of The Road, book covers of The Road or any other imagesspecifically created for The RoadOutcomes Assessed:* 5 - A student demonstrates an understanding of the ways various textual forms,technologies and their media of production affect meaning.* 7 - A student selects appropriate language forms and features, and structures toexplore and express ideas and values.* 8 - A student articulates and represents own ideas in critical, interpretive andimaginative texts.* 11 - A student draws upon the imagination to transform experience into text.You will be assessed on your ability to:• Your familiarity with the themes, techniques, characterisation, setting andpurpose of dystopian fiction• Your ability to use multi-modal texts to create meaning

English Assessment Criteria Task 1Dystopian WorldsMARKCRITERIA17-20 Demonstrates sophisticated understanding of the ways various textualforms, technologies and their media of production affect meaning.Selects original, varied and appropriate language forms and features, andstructures to explore and express ideas and values.Articulates and represents original and complex ideas in a sophisticatedand imaginative text.Experiments with a variety of ways of transforming experience intoimaginative texts in different contexts for specified audiences in an originaland cohesive manner13-16 Demonstrates comprehensive understanding of the ways various textualforms, technologies and their media of production affect meaning.Selects a range of appropriate language forms and features, and structuresto explore and express ideas and values.Articulates and represents original ideas in an imaginative text.Experiments with a variety of ways of transforming experience intoimaginative texts in different contexts for specified audiences in an originalmanner9-12 Demonstrates clear understanding of the ways various textual forms,technologies and their media of production affect meaning.Selects appropriate language forms and features, and structures to exploreand express ideas and values.Articulates and represents own ideas in an imaginative text.Experiments with ways of transforming experience into imaginative texts indifferent contexts for specified audiences in an original manner5-8 Demonstrates some understanding of the ways various textual forms,technologies and their media of production affect meaning.Selects language forms and features, and structures to explore and expressideas and values.Expresses own ideas in an imaginative text.Experiments in a limited manner the ways of transforming experience intoimaginative texts in different contexts for specified audiences in an originalmanner1-4 Demonstrates limited understanding of the ways various textual forms,technologies and their media of production affect meaning.Selects some language forms and features, and structures to express ideas.Identifies ideas in an imaginative text.Attempts to experiment with the ways of transforming experience intoimaginative texts in different contexts for specified audiences in an originalmanner