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 15 marks each)
a) Adverts
b) Radio 1
c) Big Issue
d) Minecraft
e) Jungle Book
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
here it is -finally - media theory for ocr: 18 theorists
https://www.flipsnack.com/mediafun/ocr-media-theory-booklet.html
term 3b week 1 1 - 5 JUNE
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REVISION
THEORY RECAP VIRTUAL CLASSROOM IMAGE - 5 DOCUMENTS NEWS REVISION 
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VIRTUAL CLASSROOM
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lesson notes from Tuesday 2nd June
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2 things to do ready for Thursday's lesson
Using Tuesday's presentation
1) note all the main elements of media language that help the Sun front page to communicate certain messages.
Visual
Typographical
Textual codes
e.g.
huge 72 pt (1 inch) headline
Pun, alliteration
typeface
Straplines
Skyline banner – part of masthead
Use of buttons and sell-lines
Sexual objectification ‘eye candy’
Sensationalist, exaggerated mode of address
Jump lines
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2) Do section D of the Scavenger Hunt (see the question sheet you were using on Tuesday)
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Here's the presentation from Thursday's lesson. Includes the mini questionnaire for pre-UCAS references
Using Tuesday's presentation
1) note all the main elements of media language that help the Sun front page to communicate certain messages.
Visual
Typographical
Textual codes
e.g.
huge 72 pt (1 inch) headline
Pun, alliteration
typeface
Straplines
Skyline banner – part of masthead
Use of buttons and sell-lines
Sexual objectification ‘eye candy’
Sensationalist, exaggerated mode of address
Jump lines
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2) Do section D of the Scavenger Hunt (see the question sheet you were using on Tuesday)
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Here's the presentation from Thursday's lesson. Includes the mini questionnaire for pre-UCAS references
| news revision thurs4june.pptx |
Here are the answers to Tuesday's 'scavenger hunt' representation theory question sheet
| representation theory answer sheet.docx |
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For Friday 5th June 4.00pm
Go to:
Theory Zone Drop-down menu
Choose OCR Theory Guides
do the activities at the end of the OCR theory guides to
Livingstone & Lunt
&
Curran & Seaton
Go to:
Theory Zone Drop-down menu
Choose OCR Theory Guides
do the activities at the end of the OCR theory guides to
Livingstone & Lunt
&
Curran & Seaton
week 2 8 - 12 JUNE
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NEWS REVISION
Here is Tuesday's presentation:
Here is Thursday's lesson presentation - includes how to approach an exam question
Please fill in the questionnaire below and email me the answers - it will help me to write you a full, meaningful and accurate reference.
UCAS REFERENCE & PERSONAL STATEMENT PREP 1 Which topic have you enjoyed the most in Media Studies ? Why? 2 Is there another area or topic that you would like to do in more detail and depth? Why? 3 What type of work do you enjoy the most in lessons? e.g. Presentations, note-taking, discussions, pair work, learning games like strip bingo, making materials for corridor display 4 What would you like to have done more of this year (e.g. practical work, making videos, magazines, websites, photoshop work)? 5 What would you like to do post-sixth form – university? Job? 6 Do you think media studies will be useful for what you want to do next? Why/ why not? 7 Has media studies changed the way you think about the media? TV /film /Netflix /radio /social media 8 Have you done / do you plan to / would you like to do work experience based around the media ? Give details |
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week 3 15 -19 JUNE
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EXAM LEAVE
Here's a document with some practice questions to help you revise. Send your answers to me and I'll give you feedback. All are worth 15 marks max and I will give you some indication of a mark, grade and advice on how you could improve.
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week 4 22 - 26 JUNE
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EXAMS
THURSDAY'S MEDIA EXAM WILL BE POSTED ON GOOGLE CLASSROOM FROM 9.00 PM ON THURS 25TH JUNE HAND IN BY 11.30 (EXTRA TIME 12.30) VIA GOOGLE CLASSROOM AND EMAIL j.meier@immanuelcollege.co.uk |
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week 5 29 JUNE - 3 JULY
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EXAM FOLLOW-UP .
Exam Self-analysis & Post-colonialism Here's the presentation and work for Thursday 2nd July. Finish for Tuesday.
Please could you all make sure that you have filled in the exam self-analysis sheet below. This is to help our discussion at parents' evening on Monday
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week 6 6 - 10 JULY
Gilroy & Post-colonialism
Here's the presentation. I've added a bit at the end about the more positive aspects of post-colonialism: a new awareness of the evils of colonialism, - 'woke', caring sympathetic attitudes to minorities, the power of black self-representation and the debates around white 'cultural appropriation'.
Here's the presentation. I've added a bit at the end about the more positive aspects of post-colonialism: a new awareness of the evils of colonialism, - 'woke', caring sympathetic attitudes to minorities, the power of black self-representation and the debates around white 'cultural appropriation'.
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Here is the Year 12 exam - for practice, you could have a go at some of the other Sec B questions
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HOLIDAYS BEGIN 10TH JULY
Goodbye Year 12. I've really enjoyed teaching you this year. We got a lot done and you are developing into responsible, mature and thoughtful A-Level students. I particularly enjoyed being in the classroom with you, playing those learning games and listening to your views and presentations.
Over the summer-
work on your coursework magazine covers and contents pages.
make a start on your websites using Wix. Don't forget to add a short video/audio clip on the home page.
have a look at the new coursework section - see the Topics menu at the top.
Mr Alford will be your teacher next year. I have met with him online and also sent him lots of notes.
I have also done your UCAS references and I've sent a copy to Mr Alford and Mrs Fleet.
Mr Alford is aware that you still need to cover:
1) one more topic for Long Form TV Drama. It has to be a non English language production from the OCR list. This may be Deutschland 83, which was the text we covered last year and the year before.
2) news (print and online) in more detail.
OCR have not yet announced any slimming down of the A-Level course. I'll update you here if I receive any information about this.
At the moment the exam spec states that you will need to refer specifically to the following 'case studies':
Over the summer-
work on your coursework magazine covers and contents pages.
make a start on your websites using Wix. Don't forget to add a short video/audio clip on the home page.
have a look at the new coursework section - see the Topics menu at the top.
Mr Alford will be your teacher next year. I have met with him online and also sent him lots of notes.
I have also done your UCAS references and I've sent a copy to Mr Alford and Mrs Fleet.
Mr Alford is aware that you still need to cover:
1) one more topic for Long Form TV Drama. It has to be a non English language production from the OCR list. This may be Deutschland 83, which was the text we covered last year and the year before.
2) news (print and online) in more detail.
OCR have not yet announced any slimming down of the A-Level course. I'll update you here if I receive any information about this.
At the moment the exam spec states that you will need to refer specifically to the following 'case studies':
- 1 full edition each of The Guardian and The Mail, preferably from the same date with similar front page stories.
- specific homepages of The Guardian and Mail online, preferably from the same date with similar front page stories.
- Two Big Issue front covers from after September 2019. The Kindertransport cover could be one of these.
- An edition of the Radio One Breakfast Show - we've done a running order and analysis but you could also do one of your own.