Question Three

Find a clip from an action adventure film (or you could use one of the ones on this blog) that feature women.  Watch the clip closely and fill in the sheet below - you should be able to download it or you can just simply draw it out.  Try to make three key points about the way women are represented in the clip (both stereotypical and non stereotypical features) and make notes on the issues surrounding the representation of women in films and the media in general.  You could also use the same format to look at any other area of representation (Men, Race/Ethnicity, Place, Age etc)

The Mark Scheme for Question Three:

Question Three

Level 1 (0-5 marks)

Describes some aspects of the extract

Shows minimal understanding of representation issues

Offers minimal textual evidence from the extract

Some simple ideas expressed with errors of spelling, punctuation and grammar that obscure meaning. Writing may also lack legibility.

Level 2 (6-11 marks)

Describes aspects of representation in the extract

Shows some limited understanding of representation issues

Offers some textual evidence from the extract

Simple ideas expressed appropriately but possibly with some errors of spelling, punctuation and grammar that obscure meaning.

Level 3 (12-15 marks)

Discusses one or two issues of the representation of people in the extract

Shows sound understanding of appropriate representation issues

Offers textual evidence from the extract that exemplifies these issues

Ideas expressed with some clarity and fluency; errors of spelling, punctuation and grammar do not obscure meaning.

Level 4 (16-20 marks)

Discusses a range of issues of the representation of people in the extract, or discusses fewer issues in depth

Shows thorough understanding of appropriate representation issues

Offers a range of textual evidence from the extract that exemplifies these issues

Ideas expressed clearly and fluently in well structured sentences with few, if any, errors of spelling, punctuation and grammar. 

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