Welcome to Year 12/13

Have a look down these posts to find out what last year's A2 group did.

No lesson next week - sorry. Monday I'm doing speaking assessments and Wednesday I'm at a meeting at Sandringham.

Meanwhile keep working on Feminism and the media. See my latest Tweets.

Questions on Fatal Attraction (link from Tweet) + an essay: To what extent do media images still objectify women.

All work in please on Monday 4th July.

Good Luck

Some advice:

Section A

SPEND NO MORE THAN 55 MINS ON THIS SECTION

Watch the time; spend 10 mins max on Qu a, 15 mins max on Qu b and 15 mins max on qu C

Spend 3-5 mins planning each answer.

Keep your plan open as you're writing so you can add to it.

Section B - 48 marks

CHOOSE THE ESSAY CAREFULLY - NDM OR REPRESENTATION - THINK ABOUT YOUR CASE STUDY- WHICH QUESTION WOULD IT SUIT

allow 10 mins planning time and 50 mins for writing

State your case study in the first few lines

Include plenty of examples - facts, figures & stats

Include relevant RAILING concepts and huge amounts of MEDIA LANGUAGE

Squeeze in as much relevant theory as you can

lesson on Friday 10th

Revision lesson tomorrow. Essay technique - using a section A part 3 and a section B NDM sample. Same again Monday.

Here are some Top Gear questions to get your teeth into:

Top Gear Questions

a) How does the extract hook the audience? (8 marks)

b) Do programmes like this show that TV is dumbing down to attract audiences? You may refer to other texts. (12 marks)

c) How are self-parody, irony and self-referencing used in modern texts to enhance their gratifications? You must refer to other texts (12 marks)

REPRESENTATION ESSAY – 48 marks

Either

a) Why are representations of masculinity in contemporary texts rarely straightforward? Discuss with reference to your case study.

b) Many modern media texts contain sexualised representations of young women and girls and many show an exaggerated masculinity. To what extent do you think this is true? You must refer to your case study.

This week

Revision lessons today, Monday - Room 21

No lesson tomorrow

Revision Lesson on Friday

There's a problem with the consortium e-mail at the moment. Please hand in work to reception or to me in person.

Sec A Practice

Here are some titles as promised. Do lots of question 2 and 3 (12 mark answers) and e-mail them to jon.meier@verulam.herts.sch.uk

MEST 3 SECTION A sample revision questions

For revision practice, choose any complementary or contrasting texts for question 1. Use the questions below to show wider knowledge of media texts, concepts and institutions.

A) Suggested Texts: Fall & Rise of Reginald Perrin (1970s) & revived in 2011 with Martin Clunes + The Office (2005)

a1) Compare the different codes and conventions in these extracts (8 marks)
a2) How do media texts reflect changes in audience tastes? You may refer to other media texts
(12 marks)
a3) Why do modern media texts often reflect a dystopian view of the world? How does this succeed in gratifying audiences? You must refer to other texts (12 marks)
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B) Suggested texts: ‘Favourite Things’ Skoda ads 2007 and 2011

b1) How does the later text broaden the appeal of the product to a wider audience?
b2) How are codes and conventions of modern texts used to appeal to contemporary audiences? You may refer to other texts.
b3) Give examples of the ways media texts borrow from other texts. How does this help audience gratification? You must refer to other texts
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C) Suggested Texts: Hotel inspector 2011 & Hotel Babylon 2009

c1) How do representations of gender vary in the two texts?
c2) How does editing help to construct the meaning and message of a text? You may refer to other texts.
c3) To what extent do you think the media is obsessed by ideas of women in control. Why is this a common theme for broadcast media? You must refer to other texts.
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D) Suggested texts: Friends (any) & Coupling (2006)

d1) How do the extracts represent gender?
d2) To what extent are there differences in approach between US and UK media products? You may refer to other texts
d3) Globalisation in media simply means the dominance of English language entertainment – to what extent do you believe this to be true? You must refer to other texts.
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E) Suggested texts: Yes Minister (1990) The Thick of it (2010)
e1) How are the two extracts different in terms of their representation of politicians?
e2) How do the codes and conventions of modern media texts reflect the expectations and tastes of their target audiences? You may refer to other texts
e3) Comedies often show men struggling to maintain control and respectability in their professional, personal or domestic life . Does this mean that negative representations of men are countered by positive representations of women? You must refer to other texts.

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don’t forget: teen dramas, soaps, music broadcasting, quiz shows, chat shows, make-over programmes, costume drama. sketch shows, news