Independent case study: peer assessment

Today, we are going to assess the case study of the person above us in our class list on the Y12 blog.

Create a blogpost in YOUR OWN blog and work through the following tasks/questions. You'll need to look at their case study carefully to both learn about the film they have chosen and also pick up ideas for improving your case study:

1. Name of student whose blog you are assessing:
2. Name of film they have researched:
3. Have they covered all three platforms? 
4. Examples they have provided from print platform:
5. Examples they have provided from broadcast platform:
6. Examples they have provided from e-media platform:
7. What institutional information did they find out about the film?
8. What issues did they find in terms of representation in the film they studied?
9. What links or comparisons can you find between this case study and Ill Manors?
10. Is there anything you can learn from this case study? What could you add to your own case study after looking at someone else's work?

You should be able to complete this in class time but obviously you will need to finish it for homework if not - due on Monday.

Year 12 Media - important update

We now have confirmation that the MEST1 mock exam will be during your lesson time on Monday 27 April in the Lecture Theatre. This means:

12C: 10.30am - 12.30pm Lecture Theatre

12A: 1.20pm - 3.20pm Lecture Theatre

This is your only full MEST1 mock exam so it is essential you revise and prepare exactly as you would for the real exam. Section A will be a DVD clip followed by four questions while Section B will be a 45 minute essay on your film industry case studies (Ill Manors, A Field In England and your independent case study).

Media Magazine

Media Magazine is a brilliant resource when revising for Media exams with articles on all the major media issues and debates. Our Media Magazine archive is here - we've just added MM52 (out this week) which has articles on social media and surveillance, Russell Brand, the Hunger Games trilogy and how to carry out close textual analysis (which is exactly the skill you need for MEST1 Section A).

Good luck!

Section B exam question

Welcome back!

We've got just FOUR weeks until Year 12 study leave and need to fit a full MEST1 mock exam into that time too. I know you'll be focusing on coursework this week but you also need to be stepping up your exam revision and preparation too. As soon as I have a date for the MEST1 mock exam I'll let you know.

For now, we need to be improving our planning for Section B of the MEST1 exam.

The question we've looked at in class:

Consider how imaginative techniques are used by media products from your cross-media study to attract and maintain audiences. Support your answer with reference to a range of examples from three media platforms. [32 marks]

Remember you need to type up a detailed plan for this question on your blog. We'll be working on a sample paragraph next week and then writing full practice essays from there.

Make sure you've typed up your plan by your double lesson next week.