AS AQA stimulus skills

AS AQA stimulus skills

The AS oral: 15 minutes
-stimulus: 5 minutes (2 cards given to you-pick one)
-chosen topic: 3 minutes (nominated in advance- cue card produced in advance
for the examiner)
-remaining 2 topics: 3 ½ minutes each
Media
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Television
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Advertising
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Communication technology
Popular culture
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Cinema
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Music
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Fashion trends
Healthy living
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Sport/exercise
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Health/well being
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holidays
Personal relationships
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Family
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Friendships
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Marriage/partnerships

The stimulus: 5 minutes
•2 ½ minutes: printed questions –5 marks
first question: fairly short answer
Do not give a lengthy description of the document
Reminder of questions: give developed answers
look for every opportunity to develop the points in
your preparation time.
•2 ½ minutes: more general discussion- 5 marks
Stay within the confines of the subtopic
Also use preparation time to anticipate what the
examiner might ask you.

Stimulus: marks for
the first 2 ½ minutes!
•Part 1 Discussion of stimulus card (AO2)
•Mark In response to the stimulus questions
•5 Develops a wide range of relevant points
•4 Develops a number of relevant points
•3 Some relevant points made but with little
•development
•2 Responses brief and lacking in development
•0 - 1 No or very little meaningful response

Stimulus: marks for
the remaining 2 ½ minutes!
•Mark In the more general discussion
•5 Responds to all opportunities to express
•and develop ideas and opinions
•4 Some evidence of developing ideas and
•opinions
•3 Ideas and opinions are simplistic and
underdeveloped
•2 Meaningful ideas and opinions are rarely
•expressed
•0 - 1 No or very little meaningful response