Today you bank M4 KA1 from your KA1 brief. You should already have a shared theme and three pieces (song, rap or poem in any mix). Today you compare those three pieces against clear criteria, write the comparison, name your own contribution, and finish a full reference list.
If you are missing a piece or the shared theme, pick a replacement now (song, rap or poem on the same theme) before you start weighing, and write the replacement title beside your three pieces. If you need a full set, ask your teacher for three titles on one theme so you are not starting from nothing.
By the end, your KA1 Final Pack is what goes in your Communication Portfolio. That written pack is the piece that banks KA1.
A strong KA1 pack does three jobs: it compares three pieces on the same theme, it names your contribution, and it ends with a reference list.
| Term | What it means for you | Real example |
|---|---|---|
| Named contribution: a short note saying exactly what you did on the task. | Your teacher needs your part visible in writing, even when you work in a group. | You wrote the audience section while a partner handled technique. |
| Theme treatment: how a piece handles its big idea. | Do not retell the pieces. Show how each one works the shared theme differently. | One track makes home feel safe; another makes it feel stuck. |
| Reference list: title, form, creator if known, and where you found it. | A reader should be able to find each piece from your list alone. | A song title, the word song, the artist if known, and the album or platform. |
Model trio (invented, same theme home):
Same theme, different treatments. Your job is to show the difference, and back it with evidence from each piece.
These are the four criteria for KA1, and the grid in the next step uses them as its labels: technique, theme treatment, emotion and audience experience.
The grid does not save. Before you go on, press Copy for my portfolio at the top of the activity and paste the grid into Enter Your Work below, then add one line there on which piece leads for you, and why. You will use these notes in the Final Pack.
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