Easter revision and exam preparation

Here's everything you need to know for your revision and preparation for the final exams.

We have now finished ALL the content - well done! In this blogpost you'll find a range of resources for you to work with to ensure you are best prepared for Paper 1 and Paper 2. This week is all about getting our coursework submitted at the highest quality possible and then all our attention will turn to the two exams.

Media coursework

Your first priority is making sure your Media coursework is complete and to the highest standard possible. The coursework deadline is in the first week after Easter - exact date confirmed by your Media teacher. A reminder that your Statement of Intent cannot be updated after 1 April so you need to make sure you have emailed that to your teacher. 

Media Paper 1

Media Paper 1 is on Monday 13 May in the afternoon.

Section A: Media Language, Representations and Contexts

Unseen text analysis

• Unseen text analysis - look at previous assessment LRs and revise mise-en-scene (CLAMPS) and other key media language from your GLoW Media glossary.

Magazines: 

• CSPs: Tatler & Heat
• Magazines index here  
• You can find the original lesson slides here in our GCSE lesson slides folder on Google Drive.

Advertising & Marketing: 

• CSPs: OMO, Galaxy Audrey Hepburn Chauffeur advert, NHS Represent campaign
• Advertising index here
• You can find the original lesson slides here. 

Section B: Media Industries and Audiences

Note: It's important to remember that either Newspapers or OSP & Videogames will come up in Paper 1 Section B. Whichever comes up in Paper 1 usually means the other topic will come up in Paper 2 so we'll be watching carefully. 

Newspapers: 

• CSPs: The Daily Mirror and The Times
• The Newspapers index is here
• You can find the lesson slides here.

OSP/Videogames: 

• CSPs: Lara Croft Go, Kim Kardashian Hollywood and Marcus Rashford
• Lara Croft Go - original blog notes here 
• Kim Kardashian Hollywood - original blog notes here 
• Marcus Rashford - original blog notes here
• You can find all the lesson slides here.

Music Video: 

• CSPs: BLACKPINK: How You Like That and Arctic Monkeys: I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor
• Music Video index is here
• You can find the Music Video lesson slides here.

Radio:

• CSPs: Launch of BBC Radio 1 Tony Blackburn show in 1967 and Kiss FM Breakfast show with Jordan and Perri
• Launch of Radio 1 in 1967 / Tony Blackburn breakfast show - original blog notes here
• Kiss FM Breakfast show with Jordan and Perri - original blog notes here
• You can find the Radio lesson slides here.

Film Industry: 

• CSPs: Black Widow & I, Daniel Blake
• Film Industry index here
• You can find the Film Industry lesson slides here.

Media Paper 2

Media Paper 2 is on Monday 20 May in the afternoon.

Section A: Television

Television: 

• Clip from CSPs: Doctor Who OR His Dark Materials - Google Drive folder with CSP videos here
• TV index to original blog tasks here 
• You can find the original lesson slides here 

Section B: Newspapers OR Online, Social and Participatory Media/Videogames

Two 20 mark essays on one of the following topics: 

Newspapers: 

• CSPs: The Daily Mirror and The Times
• The Newspapers index is here
• You can find the lesson slides here 

OSP/Videogames: 

• CSPs: Lara Croft Go, Kim Kardashian Hollywood and Marcus Rashford
• Lara Croft Go - original blog notes here 
• Kim Kardashian Hollywood - original blog notes here 
• Marcus Rashford - original blog notes here
• You can find all the lesson slides here.

Exemplar questions and answers

You can find a document of exemplar questions and answers from previous years here. This google doc will be updated as we look at more questions and sample answers in revision lessons before the exams.

CSP Knowledge Organisers

Miss Fowler has put together a brilliant set of Knowledge Organisers to revise the CSPs. Look through these and then create your own to test your knowledge!

 

Revision is the key

It's important that you really put the time into your revision to make sure you know these CSPs inside out. If you would like revision cards to revise with feel free to pop in to DF07 and I'll happily provide you with them for free - you need create revision cards for all the exam CSPs and also for media terminology and theory (e.g. Mise-en-scene, Reception theory, Uses & Gratifications theory etc.) Aim to have three separate categories of revision cards:

• Media terminology
• Media theory
• CSPs

Don't forget there are other great resources out there - for example, Mrs Fisher's YouTube channel is great for videos on CSPs, theories and terminology. Here's Mrs Fisher's playlist of AQA CSPs:

The better you know the terminology, theory and CSPs, the better you'll do in the final exams. Good luck!