week 1      3 - 7 june

Revision:  Big Issue

Write down 5-10 words describing the Big Issue's brand values.
Go to the  Big Issue  website - 'Shop'   and find a cover. Discuss how it discusses representations of any three of the following:
gender
ethnicity
identity
social group
location
​celebrity

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Homework for Wednesday 12th June
Use the 'soldier' cover on the right and answer the following:
How does this Big Issue cover construct representations  to convey a message, issue or mood? 
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You shouldn't need these, but here are some questions to help you, if you are struggling
  1. What ‘big issue’ does the soldier edition deal with?
  2. How does this fit in with the magazine’s brand values?
  3. Which visual signifiers are part of the iconography of war?
  4. Describe the soldier’s face and  its possible deeper meanings (connotations)
  5. What other aspects of the main image and layout stand out?
  6. How do the textual and typographical codes support the main message? 
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​VIDEO GAMES (MINECRAFT CASE STUDY) REVISION
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week 2      10 - 14 june

NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY
​Revision:
​Radio 1

Jungle Book 
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week 3     17 - 21 june

Exam practice 
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week 4    24 - 28 june
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EXAM WEEK

WEEK 5     1 - 5   JULY

Exam review 
Start Stranger Things (Long Form TV drama)


week 6     8 - 12  july

Stranger Things

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HOLIDAY WORK FOR WEDNESDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER ​
1) UCAS EVIDENCE ASSIGNMENT 
Choose an area of the Media course you are particularly interested in (e.g. music video, (fake) news, gaming, magazine analysis, Netflix series, adverts).
Either do
a visually  attractive presentation - at least 8 slides 
or
​an essay of at least 350 words

Your work must show flair, engagement and evidence of wider reading & reflection beyond mere facts & description

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2) WATCH STRANGER THINGS
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3) Read Stranger Things Booklet pages 8-10 and do the activities C-F
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4) 
Media news - write about one piece of media news and discuss its significance - MINIMUM 120 WORDS 
5)
Optional but desirable if you want to go on to some aspect of TV/Film production: produce one of the following:
a short music video
a promo video for a product (max 2 mins) 
a video on the theme of either 'identity' OR 'light'