Thursday, February 09, 2023

MIGRAIN: Final index

We have now completed our mammoth MIGRAIN Introduction to Media unit. You've covered a huge amount of work since September and now have a grounding in all the key concepts of A Level Media - well done! 

We now need to update our MIGRAIN blog index (we last did this in the Autumn term) with all the work we've done since. As you know, it is important we are revising terminology and theory on an ongoing basis and making sure there are no gaps as the course continues. The vast majority of the course will be tested in an exam situation and there could easily be a question on a specific theory that we've covered in the last three half-terms. If you have missed any lessons or blog tasks this will significantly disadvantage you. 

MIGRAIN Final index

Keeping an index of all your work is extremely good practice from a revision perspective. Not only does this keep the concepts and media terminology fresh in your mind but it will also highlight if you've missed anything. Your final index should include the following:

18) January assessment learner response
19) Representation: Feminist theory
20) Representing ourselves: Identity in the online age - MM article & Factsheet
21) Ideology: BBC Question Time analysis and MM articles

You'll have done some of this index already - a quick time-saving tip is to copy the HTML from your original index blogpost and paste it in your new index blogpost. This will give you most of the links and you can add to it from there. If you simply add to your previous index, make sure you change the date to today (use the 'Schedule' tab on the right-hand menu to do this). 

Remember, this is your index, so the text should link to your corresponding blogpost so you can access your work on each key concept quickly and easily. This also means you if you have missed anything you can now catch up with the work/notes and won't underperform in future assessments due to gaps in your knowledge.

MIGRAIN final assessment

You'll have a short assessment after half-term on the MIGRAIN introduction to Media unit. Use this index as the basis for your revision for your assessment. Your teacher will confirm the exact date of the assessment.

Due date: on Google Classroom (including any missing work the index has highlighted)

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