UCAS PREDICTION EXAMS REVISION SCHEDULE
WEEK 1 MON 29 APRIL - thurs 2 MAY
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FRIDAY 3RD OF MAY - NO LESSONS DUE TO STAFF TRAINING.
NEWS 1 (NEWSPAPERS, TABLOID/BROADSHEETS) front cover analysis, RAIL analysis (yes let's start using RAIL which is more positive than LIAR) Reps, Audiences, Industry, Language Semiotics: denotation, connotation, Mediation: construction of media representations to convey messages, themes, ideas and mood. |
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WEEK 2 tue 7 - fri 10 may |
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MONDAY 6TH IS BANK HOLIDAY
NEWS 2: Newspapers + News: online, social and participatory media. We won't do the in-depth study of full newspapers until Y13 |
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WEEK 3 13 - 17 MAY
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ADVERTISING (Shelter, Old Spice, Lucozade) language contexts and messages See the Topics (Ads) section for lots of useful revision material. DO THESE ACTIVITIES A) Which advert ......... i) shows closely cropped, extreme close-ups which contradict typical media images of models? ii) contains pseudo-scientific graphics? iii) contains pseudo-religious language? iv) follows a clear eye-scan z-pattern ending with the pack-shot in the bottom right corner of the poster? v) makes a clear graphic reference to social media, thus trying to form a bond with a younger 'switched on', digital native audience? vi) seems to be making fun of the whole genre of alcohol and travel advertising? vi) uses a familiar sporting celebrity to connect with a younger audience in order to re-invent a traditional familiar brand? vii) uses male objectification and the female gaze in order to subvert conventional advertising codes? viii) presents the model's face in a hyperreal way, reflecting video game representations of heroes and celebrities? ix) uses and distorts visual signifiers associated with the iconography of exotic travel and alcohol. x) appeals to readers' social conscience and sense of guilt. B) In your opinion, which of the 3 adverts constructs its representations most effectively in order to convey a particular mood, effect or message? Justify your views. Write at least 120 words. C) Use these essay titles for practice and revision. Do all the options in essay number 2. 1) Discuss representations of gender in the advertisements you have studied [15] 2) In the adverts you have studied, comment on the use and effect of ONE of the following: layout, typography, mode of address; mise en scene [10] 3) Compare how media language is used in the construction of either ethnicity OR gender in these advertisements. [10] 4) How do advertisers use language to sell their message? Refer to at least 2 of the adverts you have studied. [10] 5) How do advertisers try to bypass modern audiences' resistance to persuasion? [15] - (we'll plan this one in class) 6) Choose 3 adverts of your own, (soft drink, male cosmetic and a homeless charity). Use these adverts as a base to answer any of the above questions. HOMEWORK FOR WEDNESDAY 22nd MAY Do any of the titles in section C apart from #4 and #5 |
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WEEK 4 20 - 24 MAY
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MUSIC VIDEO - language, contexts and message . USE THE TOPICS SECTION ON MUSIC VIDEO FOR EXTRA MATERIAL, SPECIALIST KEYWORDS & TERMINOLOGY
Section A 1) revise music video C&Cs (Language Forms Codes and Conventions). How does media language shape the construction of representations, narratives and ideologies (messages, themes and mood). How is the audience expected to respond? 2) How does the video help to construct a brand identity for the record label, artist or song? Which particular codes & conventions help to achieve this. 3) revise wider contexts of music videos - social, political, economic, cultural and historical Section B Practice exam questions: Each essay must refer to one or two music videos you have studied, depending on the title. One from List A and one from List B. 1. Explain how representations in music videos are chosen to promote the artist(s). Refer to one of the music videos you have studied to support your answer. [10] 2 “Music videos reflect the cultural context in which they were made.” [15] 3. 'Music videos tend to suggest a mood rather than tell a story.' Discuss by comparing the two music videos you have studied.[10] 4. 'Music videos are obsessed by representations of outsiders and misfits.' Discuss, referring to the two music videos you have studied.[10] 5. 'The characters in music videos are stereotypes rather than real people.' Discuss, referring to the two music videos you have studied. [10] HALF TERM IS MON 27TH- FRI 31ST __________ after half term week 1: Magazines & video games. recap from last half term. week 2: Radio week 3 Jungle Book plus full Year 12 exam paper practice - you will have one exam paper, but in the real exam next year there are two. exam week is 24th June start Long Form TV Drama - Stranger Things & Deutschland 83 |
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Below is a document containing various activities to help you with media language for music video analysis. Plus some more essay titles to practice and some suggestions for other music videos to look at when / if you need a break from the two set videos.
For practice, here are some suggestions for videos you could use for practice. Write about how the codes and conventions and constructed representations help to convey moods, themes and messages. Make Me Feel -Janelle Monáe (Representations of Gender) All the Stars – Kendrick Lemar (Representations of Race) 21 Pilots – Jumpsuit (Narrative) No Tears Left to Cry – Ariana Grande After the Storm – Kali Uchis (Postmodernism, Intertextuality) Apesh*t – The Carters (Representation of Western Art & Ethnicity) God's Plan – Drake (Reps of US society) This is America – Childish Gambino (Reps of US Society, Race, Stereotyping) | ||