This document provides a generic marking grid for assessing film studies essays on producers and audiences. The grid outlines four levels of criteria for structuring an introduction, discussion, and conclusion and evaluating the knowledge, references, writing quality, and interpretation of source materials displayed in the essay. Level 1 criteria refer to no evidence of knowledge and inaccurate references across more than one page. Level 4 criteria refer to a confident understanding and lively engagement with good interpretations shown in clear writing.

1. AS FILM STUDIES
PRODUCERS AND
AUDIENCES
GENERIC MARKING GRID
START
INTRO
+
DISCUSSION
+
CONCLUSION
NO YES
CHECK LEVEL 1
CRITERIA
U
NO EVIDENCE OF
KNOWLEDGE
REFERENCES IMPRECISE
AND INACCURATE MORE THAN 1 PAGES
NO YESEITHERCHECK LEVEL 2
CRITERIA
LOWER =E DIRECT
REFERENCE
MADE TO ALL
MATERIAL
NO YES
DIRECT
REFERENCE
MADE TO SOME
MATERIAL
DIRECT
REFERENCE
MADE TO NO
MATERIAL
NO
YES
EITHER
CHECK LEVEL 2
CRITERIA
UPPER =D
ADDITIONAL
KNOWLEDGE
ADDED
NO YESEITHER
CHECK LEVEL 3
CRITERIA
LOWER = C
ADDITIONAL
KNOWLEDGE
CLEAR AND
DETAILED
NO YES
QUALITY OF
WRITING AND
NARRATIVE
GOOD
CHECK LEVEL 3
CRITERIA
HIGHER = B
NO
YES
CONFIDENT
UNDERSTANDING AND
LIVELY ENGAGEMENT
WITH GOOD
INTERPRETATION OF
STIMULUS MATERIALS.
CLEAR VOICE
GOOD ENGLISH
NO
YES
CHECK LEVEL 4
CRITERIA
= A
INSTRUCTION FOR USE
FOLLOW THE GRID
ALWAYS
CHECK THE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTORS