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april/may2020  y12 virtual  TERM 3A

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Here's  a link to a new special self-study resource from Media Magazine.  Everything you need is in the booklet so you don't need to refer to any other resources.  CHOOSE A TOPIC YOU ARE INTERESTED IN AND WORK THROUGH THE ACTIVITIES.  


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Extra self-study resource from media magazine
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MR MEIER HAS AN ARTICLE IN THIS MONTH'S MEDIA MAGAZINE (P60)!
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 Link to JME's article in Media Magazine72   April 2020
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(YouTube's Emma Chamberlain and Media Theory)
​Year 12 students get a mention in the intro.

DUE TO COPYRIGHT RESTRICTIONS I'M NOT ALLOWED TO UPLOAD IT DIRECTLY HERE 

Follow the following steps:
Click on the link here 
THEN: 
Top Right: click 'sign in' 
click top right again - MediaMagazine sign in
username is: a + [the surname of our school EPQ coordinator]. Use lower case
password is our school's name without the 'college' Use lower case 

Make sure you are looking at the thumbnail of the Media Magazine 72 (The Sex Education edition)
Click the bit that says 'view full list of contents'.
Click on the link to the article about Youtube Emma Chamberlain & Media Theory.

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Year 12 summer Exam information  
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You will have one 2 hour exam. (Remember - in the real thing there will normally be 2 exams).

4 questions in total

3 compulsory questions  (max 15 marks each)
1) Newspaper - compare 2 print front pages e.g. tabloid vs broadsheet
2) Music videos
3) Stranger Things

+ 1 optional question - choose 1 of the following (max 10 marks each)
a) Adverts
b) Radio 1
c) Big Issue
d) Minecraft
e) Jungle Book


TERM 3A   WEEK 1  WEDNESDAY 22  - FRIDAY 24 APRIL

WELCOME BACK !!!
​THIS WEEK YOU NEED TO WATCH EPISODE ONE OF THE VERY FIRST SEASON OF STRANGER THINGS.

This week, we will have lessons on Wednesday 11.00 and Thursday 11.00

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NEW TOPIC - 'STRANGER THINGS' EPISODE ONE (LONG FORM TV DRAMA)
LESSON 1
NETFLIX - FACTS & STATS 

WORK THROUGH THE ACTIVITIES IN THE PRESENTATION BELOW
netflix facts & stats.pptx
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This document goes with the presentation. NETFLIX FACTS & STATS

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​'EXPLAIN THE SUCCESS OF NETFLIX'  250-300 WORDS
PLEASE SEND TO ME SOMETIME BEFORE THE END OF FRIDAY

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LESSON 2  EPISODE ONE STORYLINE AND NARRATIVE ARCS

We'll look at the storyline of Episode 1 and see how various narrative arcs are set up.
You will find the booklet useful - see top right. Plot summary pages 1-3.

Do this character match activity:
main character match.docx
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STRANGER THINGS EPISODE ONE STUDY BOOKLET IS HERE

Here's the full URL: ​(please bookmark it as you will use this booklet a lot in the next 3 weeks)
https://www.flipsnack.com/mediafun/stranger-things-study-booklet.html
main character match.docx
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WEEK 2      27 APRIL - 1 MAY  

STRANGER THINGS EPISODE ONE NARRATIVE STRUCTURE
For Thursday 30th Have this ready for the lesson at 11.00. We will do some intro work on this on Tuesday. 

Look at the plot summary of Stranger Things, Episode 1  and write down 

A) The different storylines (we could also call these narrative strands, narrative arcs or plotlines)

B) At the end of Episode One, how many questions are left unanswered? – write down in bullet points what the audience are left wanting to know more about. 


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Hand in by Friday 1st May : 
Make notes on:  How does Episode One encourage a range of audiences to continue watching?
This partly involves answers to point B but also extra codes and conventions such as aspects of cinematography, location, humour, quality of acting, production values, eighties nostalgia, genre. ​



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Here are the notes from Thursday's lesson
How does E1 grab our attention and make us want to keep watching? 
Lesson Presentation3 30April.pptx
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WEEK 3      4 - 8 MAY

FRIDAY 8TH MAY - BANK HOLIDAY
NEXT MONDAY (11TH MAY) IS A VIRTUAL PARENTS' EVENING. We will be reporting back to parents by email on your progress, effort, attitude and attainment.  

Episode 1 - fact check  make sure you are on top of characters' names, main events etc
Theory tie-in:  how the following theories and theorists apply to  Episode 1


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Work for Thursday - choose one of the theorists and show how their ideas can be applied to ST S1E1
You will share your screens so make sure the info is clear, attractive and accurate. 
Use Word, Pages, Powerpoint or Keynote 

Steve Neale
Todorov
George Gerbner
Roland Barthes
Claude Levi-Strauss
Henry Jenkins

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Hand in by Friday 8th May       4.00pm 
A)Explain how ONE of the following can be applied to Stranger Things Episode One . Give examples. Are there any limitations, downsides to the theory?
 (15 marks). (Write at least 300 words)
Steve Neale
Todorov
George Gerbner
Roland Barthes
Claude Levi-Strauss
Henry Jenkins

Clay Shirky
David Hesmondhalgh


B) Optional:  try to do this as well and hand in on Friday.  If not, have it ready to read out on Tuesday 
(10 marks) How useful are certain theories (“academic ideas, arguments and debates”) in adding to our appreciation of LFTV dramas (write at least 150 words) 



​Next week: 
Baudrillard (Postmodernism) - Imitation and Intertextuality 

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WEEK 4     11 - 15 MAY

MONDAY (11TH MAY) We will be reporting back to parents by email on your
​ progress, effort, attitude and attainment. 


Tuesday – we’ll look at Shirky and Hesmondhalgh in relation to ST

WORK TO DO:
For lesson on Thursday 14th
Bring to the lesson- 
at least 5 examples of intertextuality in E1. use Youtube, fandom wiki site and the study booklet.
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For Friday 15th 4.00pm
Why are David Hesmondhalgh’s ideas  more useful than Clay Shirky’s when considering Stranger Things? (write at least 350 words) /15 



WEEK 5    18-22 MAY

Understand the main themes in Stranger Things.
See the presentation notes from Tuesday's lesson on the right.

Work for Thursday's lesson- 
Prepare notes and be ready to share them for Thursday's lesson on the following: 
How does STRANGER THINGS E1 represent American Society?  
Do you think the themes relate solely to America in the 1980's or is the series saying something more universal about today's society and general issues facing the world? 


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Presentation -Tue12May Shirky & Hesmondhalgh.pptx
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Presentation Thur14 May intertextuality.pptx
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WEEK 5      18 - 22 MAY

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essay notes on Stranger Things themes and representations of American society
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Year 12 summer Exam information revised thinner content to allow more time for you to type your answers
Year 12 summer Exam information  
revised thinner content to allow more time for you to type your answers 


You will have one 2 hour exam. (Remember - in the real thing there will normally be 2 exams).

4 questions in total

3 compulsory questions  (max 15 marks each)
1) Newspaper - compare 2 print front pages e.g. tabloid vs broadsheet
2) Music videos
3) Stranger Things

+ 1 optional question - choose 1 of the following (max
15 marks each)
a) Adverts
b) Radio 1
c) Big Issue
d) Minecraft
e) Jungle Book


HALF TERM 25 - 29 MAY
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