Would like you to choose an aspect of the media you feel most comfortable/knowledgeable about and create your own questions 1-3. So if you pick your critical investigation topic for example choose two media texts to analyse and compare for question 1.
Another that is related to the subject but also asks you to bring in other texts for question 2 and a more general question 3 which links much more generally to the unseen texts but asks to investigate your general knowledge of media. In order for these to be effective you must have some clear points and answers in your head to guide the students and know there is enough to write about.
The focus of the 3 questions are:
1. Media concepts
Use the unseen products to answer a question on forms, representations,
institutions, audiences or values. This paper and the sample papers have been
on representation as a gentle introduction to the new paper, but question 1. can
be on any of the concepts.
2. Media issues and debates
Use the unseen products to answer a question on media issues and debates.
You may refer to other media products to support your answer.
The ‘may’ is intended to encourage candidates to move beyond the two unseen
exam products, they will get more marks if they do, but they can still get a pass
level if they don’t.
3. Wider contexts
Use the unseen products to answer a question on wider contexts.
You should move beyond the texts, referring to other media products to support
your answer.
The ‘should’ is intended to tell candidates they will be expected to move beyond
the two unseen products and include other examples.
For question 2 and 3 candidates can include examples from either of their
individual case studies, class work they have done and from their own media
Case Study preparation
Weeks leading to Easter.
Over the next few weeks, preparing for Section B will be your main priority - research, practise essay and applying your case study to all previous exam questions which I will distribute.
Representation Lessons take place Mon-Weds Online and Digital Media Thurs-Fri
4) In Real Life Documentary 500 words summary of all the online issues that have been raised and your opinion on these.
3) positive representation case studies of assigned youth and upload five negative representations of youth in the media today. Analysing how they are being represented, why they are being represented and in what way and who is doing the representing.
2) London Riots case study -
- from Duggan to Clean up - (about three/four days)
- who reported what?
- Re-tweets?
- Use of online and social media?
- What was reported (how were the rioters represented?)
- How was the clean up represented?
1) Youth subcultures, movements in your assigned decades. We are looking at each decade since the 'birth' of the teenager and what a powerful market force they have become so your focus should be - intro to important world events but mainly cultural movements that teenagers influence such as their main purchases, clothing, music, trends.