Here's everything you need to know for your revision and preparation for the final exams.
The final weeks and days before the final exams are a good opportunity to go over what you know and test yourself against the kind of questions that AQA like the use.
Media Paper 1
Media Paper 1 is on Monday 13 May in the afternoon.
You can find our pre-exam presentation preparing for Paper 1 here - it's got a mix of terminology, theory and CSP reminders.
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.
Note: It's important to remember that either Newspapers or OSP & Videogames will come up in Paper 1 and it can be either Section A or 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. If it comes up in Section A, it will focus on issues of Language or Representation so think about design, meanings, representations of certain groups or issues etc.
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.
Section B: Media Industries and Audiences
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.
Remember, one of Newspapers or OSP/Videogames will come up in Paper 1 at some point. If it comes up in Section B, it will focus on the Industries or Audience elements of Newspapers or OSP/Videogames so think about the companies, financial elements, audience pleasures or similar.
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.
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.
Links and revision resources to help you
We have a range of resources to help you prepare for your final exams.
Exemplar questions and answers
You can find a document of exemplar questions and answers from previous lessons here. This google doc will be updated as we look at more questions and sample answers in revision lessons before the exams. Note: some of the CSPs may have changed over time so don't worry if you see a CSP you don't recognise! All the correct CSPs are listed further up in this blogpost.
Media terminology glossary
You can find AQA's full subject glossary on their website here. Note that we won't have covered every word of this in lessons - there are too many terms and not enough time. Some of these have been covered in grade 8/9 blog extension tasks and others in additional notes on blogposts.
CSP Knowledge Organisers
Ms 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!
ZigZag practice papers and mark schemes
Use your paper copies of the ZigZag practice papers and mark schemes for Paper 1 and Paper 2. This is particularly good to prepare for the unusual or left-field questions that AQA like to put in their exams sometimes. Remember, if you know the terminology, the theories and the CSPs you can't go far wrong.
If you don't have a copy of the practice papers then you can collect them from DF07.
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.)
To help, here's a short blog on what makes a good flashcard - always useful to get top tips on effective revision techniques.
The better you know the terminology, theory and CSPs, the better you'll do in the final exams. Good luck!
