Friday, 21 May 2010

Festival Unit - How to Achieve the Highest Grades

Festival Unit
The comments and marks below relate to the highest grades and they go down steeply from there.

You should keep written records – evidence – for each stage of your work for every learning objective.

Learning Objective 1
Understand the nature of festivals in the creative and media industries

Keep records of your research into three festivals.

(either on your blogs, hard-copies or on Pages. 12-15 marks

Learning Objective 2
Be able to contribute to the planning of a festival.

Keep a detailed record of your contributions and ideas for the planning of the festival. Show how you explored your ideas, regardless of whether the group accepted or rejected them. 12-15 marks

Learning Objective 3
Be able to contribute to the promotion of a festival.

Make a consistently effective and imaginative contribution to your festival.

Make a consistently effective and imaginative contribution to the production of imaginative promotional materials. 12-15 marks.

Learning Objective 4
Be able to contribute to the running of a festival

You should be able to:

• carry out responsibilities for own role in the running of the festival with confidence and high levels of efficiency.

• manage time effectively and works to schedules at all times.

• collaborate (work) positively with others at all times.

• consistently follows safe working practices carefully and efficiently.

• require very occasional support and guidance. 12-15 marks.