Assessment Criteria
In a full textual analysis essay there are three areas of assessment:
- Your research into and application of the cultural contexts
- Your understanding of the film elements (micro features)
- Your ability to make links to the film as a whole & the cultural contexts
Here is a link to the mark scheme for a textual analysis essay.
So how does this work in practical terms?
Whenever you are writing a film essay you should adopt the TEAS approach. This stands for:
- Term & Example
- Analysis
- Significance
Here is a slide show on TEAS in IB Film:
Here is a site which will give you lots of adjectives. You should use it to get range, breadth and sophistication into your analysis. Of course a thesaurus will also help and so will reading.