Self/Peer Assessment Grid Instructions

For each Technical Skill below:

Give a clear indication of where the skills can be seen on the work. Be specific.
Use bullet points in the form of ticks or exclamation marks ! to categorise your feedback. So that is for work that you think is particularly good and
! is for ways work might be improvement but be prepared to explain how the work might be improved.
The prompt questions are there to help you and you can also use our folder on Moodle.
Technical Skills Front Cover
Minimal not completed
Basic - simplest form of a Proficient skilfully put
Excellent looks like a
magazine
together looks good
professional magazine
Use of Font
A good variety of
- How effectively have features such as
font styles and size
variety of font, readability, colour, size,
The font fits with
shape been used?
the target audience
- Are the style choices e.g. modern or
and the bright
traditional/conventional effective?
colour makes it
- Does the font fit the target audiences
stand out
expectation?
Modern fonts
- Is there the use of display-style or handappeal to the
lettered fonts?
young, modern
audience
Layout
The bright colour
How effective is the use of layout and
scheme makes the
conventional presentation features such
magazine stand out
as:
and draws the
- Strapline/skyline?
reader in
- Masthead?

Use direct address

- Coverlines?
in the coverlines
- Colour scheme?
Use of image
The low angle
- Does it complement the text?
makes the image
- How effective is the shot type?
more interesting
- How effectively is direct address used?
Use of direct
- Is there evidence of editing
address
enhancements made to the image? Is it
The background
effective?
edited out makes
- Is there evidence of the use of the rule of
the image stand out
thirds?
Language
How is the language used relatable to the
audience? What techniques are being

Direct address
appeals to the
reader. Make them

used to engage or directly address the

audience?
- Pun or word play
- Alliteration
- Slogans or idioms or short sharp phases
- Rhetorical questions and exclamations

Technical Skills Contents Page

feel like the

magazine is for
them
The short sharp
phrases makes the
reader know what is
going on in the
magazine and
makes them want
to buy and read it
Minimal not completed

Basic- simplest form of a

magazine

Proficient skilfully put

together looks good

Use of Font
- How effectively have features such as
variety of font, readability, colour, size,
shape been used?
- Are the style choices e.g. modern or
traditional/conventional effective?
- Does the font fit the target audiences
expectation?
- Is there the use of display-style or handlettered fonts?

Layout
How effective is the use of layout and
conventional presentation features such
as:
- Strapline/skyline?
- Masthead?
- References to social media etc?
- Page numbers?
- Sub-images?
- Colour scheme?
- Borders?
- Is there a clear house style/ branding?

Use of Images
- Do they complement the text? Front
cover?

Excellent looks like a

professional magazine
Variety of fonts style
and sizes. Its
readable and eye
catching
Appeals to the
audience with the
online and social
media features

A lot of information
but not too crowded
! make the stars with the
page numbers the same
size
The colour scheme
makes the contents
page look calm in
comparison to the
front cover
The image is
effective as it looks
like he is back

- How effective is the shot type?

- Is there evidence of editing
enhancements made to the image? Is it
effective?
- Use of the rule of thirds?

Language
How is the language used relatable to the
audience? What techniques are being
used to engage or directly address the
audience?
- Pun or word play
- Alliteration
- Slogans or idioms or short sharp phases
- Rhetorical questions and exclamations

stage and so it
looks like it will be a
good interview

The text relates to

the audience as
they can relate to
what the audience
wants to read about
The mini bio about
Shak appeals to the
audience as it
makes them decide
whether they want
to continue reading
the article