GCSE ENGLISH CHALLENGE
Task 1: The Tour
You have set up a band and are just breaking into the big time following 500,000 hits
on your Youtube video and airplay time by Dermott O’Leary, as part of his championing
new bands. Your new album is soon to be released and as a result you are going on your
1st UK tour! You want to do 8 gigs on this 1st tour between May and June 2015 and it
is your decision where you play and when.
READING and COMPREHENSION
a) Decide which 8 cities of the UK you wish to play in, when you will play each
venue and the order in which you will tour.
b) Create a promotional poster to show your fans the complete itinerary of
your tour, highlighting venues and dates.
c) Your manager has also asked that you present him with a report to justify
your choices of where you will be playing and why.
CONSIDERATIONS
You have a very small budget for this tour and have to
keep costs down, so plan your route very carefully.
INSTRUCTIONS
Task 1 is in 3 parts
You need to decide on team responsibilities, however each member of your team has to
contribute to each task
You have 50 minutes to complete Task 1
Figure 1: The inside of your tour bus
Resources
Paper based materials on 3 cities
Card, pens, glue, scissors
Ipads
Websites below
http://www.bandmeup.com/FIND/livemusic/venues_bands_promoters_managers_resources.asp?page=1
&RID=3&REGION=South+West+England
http://www.theaa.com/route-planner/index.jsp
HINT envelopes are available to support your choice of destination. If you use one of these 2
marks will be deducted from your score. The decision on whether to use these HINT
envelopes will be a group decision.
GCSE ENGLISH MARKING CRITERIA
Criteria
1. Identify and select information and use it effectively
2. Use scanning and summarising techniques to identify key
information
3. Identify and use persuasive language
4. Identify and use appropriate presentational features
Total marks
Marks
0-5
5
5
5
5
20
EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS MARKING CRITERIA
Criteria
Marks
0-3
1. Planning
1. Sharing of roles and responsibilities
2. Justification of venue – The band are new to the music scene
3. Ability to collaborate and make decisions
5. Presentation of poster
Total marks
3
3
3
3
12
USE OF HINT CARDS
Marks
Used hint envelope to support
-2
Total marks
-2