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.
The four criteria for this KA are fixed and match the comparison grid next: technique, theme treatment, emotion, and audience experience. Keep these four headings. Rewrite each starter in short lines you can use on all three pieces. Add a fifth criterion only if it applies fairly to every piece. The grid will still show the four fixed labels; you use your locked wording when you write the evidence notes in each cell.
Add your three pieces. The grid keeps the four fixed labels (technique, theme treatment, emotion, audience experience). Using the locked wording you just wrote, fill each cell with a short evidence note, then rate and weight the criteria. Change a weight and watch which piece comes out ahead. The point is a reasoned call, not a favourite. Capture your notes on the working sheet so you can carry quotes into the Final Pack.
This is the written communication that banks M4 KA1. Finish one complete Final Pack: write the comparison, name your contribution, and finish the reference list. If you wrote the comparison as a group you may use the same comparison body, but every Portfolio pack must carry your own named contribution statement and your own file. Working alone, still write what you handled and what you would have passed to a partner. Use the self-check tags as a quick gap check. Redraft only if time remains. One complete pack is what banks KA1; quality of one version beats two rushed ones.
Copy the finished pack into your Communication Portfolio as m4_l98_ka1_theme_comparison_<your-initials>.docx (or your usual format).
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