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YEAR 12 media 

Weekly lesson updates will no longer be available in 2020-21. Material has been transferred to the Topics section.
WELCOME TO THE NEW YEAR 12
​ MEDIA SPLASH PAGE
 

EXAM DETAILS
BOARD: OCR
A LEVEL ('GCE') MEDIA STUDIES H409
Specification document
ocr media website

INDEPENDENT WORK

You should be doing about 4 to 6 hours a week extra, on top of homework that is set. Here are some ideas. 
independent learning ideas (pdf version)
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RANDOM MEDIA POST to awaken your media antennae

Follow our Twitter feed: @mediaattic
I'll post the odd general thing below. Comments welcome - use the box at the foot of the homepage or use Twitter. 

Here's Jonathan Pie (aka Tom Walker)  An articulate, alternative voice .

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USEFUL LINKS
A2 media theory1
A2 media theory 2
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A2 media theory 3
media edu (login needed)
media knowall
Media Guardian

OCR MEDIA OVERVIEW

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USEFUL DOWNLOADS 
Media theory booklet 1 (Year 12)


Y12 Theory Revision Mats (1 &2)


​GOOD  SCHOOL BLOGS
A-Level Media revision
Heworth Media
Gilbert's Media Studies Blog

BACKGROUND STUDY WORKBOOK

The workbook is here. Available from TES resources but you will get it free.
http://bit.ly/29Kn0SG

Freebies: (taken from the booklet above)
Narrative terminology match up task: http://bit.ly/29YKJfM
Media Industry worksheet: http://bit.ly/29E72YO
Print Terms & recap task: 
http://bit.ly/29LKP6w

'arrival' film poster analysis.pdf
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SAMPLE EXAM & GENERAL QUESTIONS

questions bank.docx (Word version)
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questions bank (pdf version)
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THEORY BOOKLET FOR YEAR 12

A 12 page revision booklet to help you get ahead with media theory.
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media theory booklet 1 .docx
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 coursework PRODUCTIONS 'NON EXAM ASSESSMENT'

OCR will release precise details of the production requirements in of Year 12. 
For the coursework, you will have a choice: 
You will do
EITHER:  a TV extract plus a related online website.
OR: a print magazine extract plus a related online website.

For the website you will use a free version of a web-builder such as Weebly or Wix.

You will spend two lessons a week on production coursework, starting with research and analysis, then moving on to practice before doing the real thing. 

COURSEWORK PRODUCTION DETAILS
NEA (non exam assessment) briefs for June 2020

here


YEAR 12 & 13 SCHEME OF WORK AND ASSESSMENT OUTLINE 2019-20 
A GENERAL GUIDE, NOT DEFINITIVE . THERE WILL BE SCOPE FOR FleXIBILITY
you should expect some form of assessment every 3-4 weeks, as well as weekly homework assignments

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