Lesson 9 - TV Comedy Q4b mark scheme
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The document provides guidance for answering a question about how two television programs provide different audience pleasures, noting that higher levels require detailed examples from both programs for multiple pleasures discussed, while lower levels may cover fewer pleasures or only one program but still require some understanding of pleasures; it also provides two sample student answers with examiner comments on why they received the marks awarded.
Lesson 9 - TV Comedy Q4b mark scheme
- 1. What 4 basic things must you include in your answer to get above a Level 2?
- 2. What else can we discuss? Discuss why they were scheduled: • On the channels that chose them • On the days and times they were transmitted (15 marks)
- 5. Day Day Consider audience Consider start of week vs mid- week vs end of week vs weekend
- 6. Level 4 = 12- 15 Marks Discusses the scheduling of two comedies Precise and accurate use of scheduling terminology Detailed understanding of industry context/ethos/branding Evaluates audience categories and uses accurate audience terminology Good SPaG Level 3 = 9 – 11 Marks Accurately describes the scheduling of two comedies Some use of scheduling terminology Sound understanding of industry context/ethos/branding Identifies audience and uses audience terminology Generally good SPaG – clear to read Level 2 = 4 – 8 Marks Describes the scheduling of two comedies Limited use of scheduling terminology Some understanding of industry context/ethos/branding States one audience category and uses some audience terminology Some errors with SPaG Level 1 = 0 – 3 Marks Partially describes the scheduling of two comedies Minimal use of scheduling terminology Minimal understanding of industry context/ethos/branding Limited reference to audience categories – no use of audience terminology Simple ideas - Some errors with SPaG 0 marks = Nothing worthy of credit
- 7. Mini mock • You have 15 minutes to write a response to the following question: 4(a) Pick two TV comedies. Discuss why they were scheduled: • On the channels that chose them • On the days and times they were transmitted (15 marks)
- 9. Annotation instructions: • Double tick a pleasure established with exemplification – tick the pleasure when first stated, then add the second tick in the same place when satisfied with the exemplification • Single tick a pleasure with no exemplification • Do not reward the same pleasure more than once per programme • Use P if no pleasures established for a text
- 10. Q4b - The Mark SchemeLevel 4 (12–15 marks) • Shows detailed knowledge of audience pleasures • Thorough understanding of how programmes offer audience pleasures • Detailed and appropriate exemplification • Ideas expressed clearly and fluently in well– structured sentences with few, if any, errors of spelling, punctuation and grammar. Level 3 (9-11 marks) • Shows sound knowledge of different audience pleasures • Sound understanding of how programmes offer audience pleasures • Relevant textual exemplification (with some detail at the top of the band) • Ideas expressed with some clarity and fluency; errors of spelling, punctuation and grammar do not obscure meaning. Level 2 (4-8 marks) • Shows knowledge of one or two audience pleasures • Basic understanding of how at least one programme offers audience pleasures • Some textual exemplification (at the top of the band) • Some ideas expressed appropriately but possibly with some errors of spelling, punctuation and grammar that obscure meaning Level 1 (0–3 marks) • Describes one or two texts • Some simple ideas expressed with errors of spelling, punctuation and grammar that obscure meaning. • Writing may also lack legibility.
- 11. Q4b - The Requirements • Knowledge of audience pleasures • Knowledge of how programmes offer audience pleasures • Links to specific examples (inc. events and episode name or series series and episode number) • SPaG Limited Basic/Some Sound Detailed
- 12. Q4b - Guidance Level 4 (12–15 marks) • 14–15 As below, plus a focused discussion of the similarities and/or differences between the pleasures offered by two programmes • 12–13 Double ticks predominate for analysis of two or more audience pleasures with detailed textual exemplification. Level 3 (9-11 marks) • Level 3 answers must cover two pleasures and two texts: • 10 – 11 marks Some double ticks • 9 marks Series of single ticks for: • Answers that fail to give specific textual detail but with a sound knowledge of pleasures • OR • Lack of specific detail (such as character description or vague outlines of the texts as a whole). • Discussion of different types of comedy (e.g. visual comedy, slapstick comedy, verbal comedy, black comedy, satire) counts as one pleasure, unless the answer touches upon other pleasures in the course of this discussion. Level 2 (4-8 marks) • Level 2 answers may only cover one pleasure or one text: • 7 – 8 marks Some limited exemplification of at least one pleasure. • 5 – 6 marks Some understanding of pleasure(s) with no exemplification • 4 marks One pleasure poorly stated, e.g. ‘being funny’. • Answers using a text or texts that are clearly not comedy programmes (e.g. soap operas) can reach level 2, but they must discuss pleasures that are offered by comedy programmes. Level 1 (0–3 marks) • Level 1 answers will typically describe the text(s).
- 13. Level 4 = 12- 15 Marks Analysis of two (in depth) or more audience pleasures with detailed textual exemplification. Level 3 = 9 – 11 Marks Level 3 answers must cover at least two pleasures and two texts Lower level 3 may be quite vague but shows understanding of a range of pleasures Level 2 = 4 – 8 Marks Level 2 answers may only cover one pleasure or one text Lower level 2 may simply provide example ‘being funny’ Level 1 = 0 – 3 Marks Description of the text
- 14. The Examiners Comments • How do your responses compare to the ‘experts’?
- 15. Reason for selection: • This answer shows understanding of audience pleasures by citing various pleasures, such as ‘building a relationship with the characters’, feeling superior to stereotyped characters, and humour. However, the answer suffers from the common fault of lacking detailed examples. This limits its mark to level 3 at best. • There is a reference to the nature of the family, but the section on stereotypes solely refers to characters and does not give examples of narrative events that express their characterisation. This reliance on characters is very typical of answers in this band. There is one more promising reference to one episode that featured a snobby incident, but this is too vague to count as detailed. Example 1 Marks awarded and rationale: 10 marks
- 16. Reason for selection: • The answer works through several pleasures. • ‘Familiarity’ is exemplified quite well, which is unusual for this pleasure. • ‘Identifying’ with ‘the issues’ is perhaps not the best formulation possible, but the example is relevant and detailed, and there are further examples, though not very detailed ones, later. • The paragraph on narrative fails to establish any pleasures, but the answer is not penalised for this as examiners are instructed to mark positively and this is not a glaring error. ‘Jokes and sarcasm’ implies a third pleasure, but this is not exemplified. • This answer meets the level 4 criteria but only just, so gains 12 marks as it just reaches the bottom of the level 4 mark band. Example 2 Marks awarded and rationale: 12 marks
- 17. Q4b - Guidance Level 4 (12–15 marks) • 14–15 As below, plus a focused discussion of the similarities and/or differences between the pleasures offered by two programmes • 12–13 Double ticks predominate for analysis of two or more audience pleasures with detailed textual exemplification. Level 3 (9-11 marks) • Level 3 answers must cover two pleasures and two texts: • 10 – 11 marks Some double ticks • 9 marks Series of single ticks for: • Answers that fail to give specific textual detail but with a sound knowledge of pleasures • OR • Lack of specific detail (such as character description or vague outlines of the texts as a whole). • Discussion of different types of comedy (e.g. visual comedy, slapstick comedy, verbal comedy, black comedy, satire) counts as one pleasure, unless the answer touches upon other pleasures in the course of this discussion. Level 2 (4-8 marks) • Level 2 answers may only cover one pleasure or one text: • 7 – 8 marks Some limited exemplification of at least one pleasure. • 5 – 6 marks Some understanding of pleasure(s) with no exemplification • 4 marks One pleasure poorly stated, e.g. ‘being funny’. • Answers using a text or texts that are clearly not comedy programmes (e.g. soap operas) can reach level 2, but they must discuss pleasures that are offered by comedy programmes. Level 1 (0–3 marks) • Level 1 answers will typically describe the text(s).
- 18. Mini mock • You have 15 minutes to write a response to the following question: 4b. Discuss how two programmes offer different audience pleasures. Give at least one example from each programme. • Programme 1: Programme 2: (15 marks)