Assessment
What is the Term 4 Assessment?
Short Answer Exam
What is a plot?
What is contrast?
Placing things that are considered opposite close to each other. Contrasts can be between colours (black and white), sizes (large and small), textures (rough and smooth), etc. to create interest and complexity.
What is meant by the term 'literal meaning'?
Taking words in their most basic sense without metaphor or exaggeration.
Approximately how many words should students write for each question?
150 - 200 words
What is a Target Audience?
The intended reader of the text. Who the author had in mind when writing the text.
What is lighting?
How a shot is lit or not lit. This includes natural lighting (the sun, open windows, etc.) and man-made lighting (lamps, torches, etc.) as well as feature lighting such as coloured lights, spotlights, moving lights, etc.
What is an example of literal meaning?
Example: dreadful in its literal sense, full of dread
Week 5 - Tuesday 2nd November 2021
What does 'tone' mean?
Tone= the mood implied by an author's word choice and the way that the text can make a reader feel.
Tone could be playful, fun, sad, exciting
What is Body Language?
Facial expressions, body language and gestures used to show character’s attitudes, moods or personality. Often focussed on overall body movement and positioning.
What is 'inferred meaning'?
To assume by reasoning; to conclude or judge from premises or evidence.
Are the stimulus in the assessment seen or unseen?
Unseen
What does the term 'Genre' mean? Give an example.
The category of the text. Eg - Horror, romance, comedy
What is symbolism?
The use of one image/object to represent an idea or concept that is more complex than it is. Religious symbolism, pop culture symbolism and animal symbolism are all very common.
What is an example of an inferred meaning?
Example: They inferred his displeasure from the tone of voice.