AQA Media Studies Marking Rubric - MarkSmithPro Preset

A ready-to-import AQA GCSE Media Studies rubric for MarkSmithPro, covering statement of intent, media language, representation, and communication of meaning.

This is a ready-to-import MarkSmithPro preset for AQA GCSE Media Studies. It is designed to support criteria-based feedback for production work and NEA-style assessment.

The preset covers:

• Statement of intent
• Production: media language
• Production: representation
• Production: effectiveness in communicating meaning

Each section includes mark bands and feedback wording, helping students understand how well their work communicates meaning and how effectively it meets the requirements of the task.

How to use it:

1. Open MarkSmithPro.
2. Import the .marksmith file from this download.
3. Add your class list.
4. Select the descriptors that best match each student’s work.
5. Export or print feedback sheets when complete.

This is not a lesson worksheet or planning template. It is a MarkSmithPro project file, so it needs the free MarkSmithPro desktop app to open. I built it to make Media Studies marking more consistent, specific, and useful for students.