'December Mock Exam

 December Mock Exam: Learner Response Blog Tasks

Create a blogpost called 'December Mock Exam: Learner Response'. Then work through the following tasks:

1) Type up any feedback on your paper (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). If you only have marks and a grade on the paper, write a WWW/Next Steps yourself based on your scores.

WWW; Rose a very good effort for this Media mock. lots to credit your knowledge and understanding. you can identify the blog work and revision has been done.

EBI; Q2- more specific examples of how age is impacted by contexts especially in HDM- Mrs coulters character.

2) Use the mark scheme for this Paper 2 mock (posted on GC) to read the answers AQA were looking for. First, write down a definition and example of non-diegetic sound (Q1.1 and 1.2). 

1.1-all sounds made by or heard by the characters

1.2-any example of dialogue from the extract such as ‘When Lyra says, “So you’re a

kitchen boy then?”

3) Next, identify three points you could have made in Q1.3 - camerawork and the extract. Look for the indicative content in the mark scheme - these are the suggested answers from AQA.

The opening shot  in the extract focus on the omelette in wills hand  which is almost a close up with hand held camera movement.

Camera angles are used in an interesting way in the extract as Will is often shown in a low angle which connotes him being more dominant and in power.

As lyra walks into the house the camera follows her at a background movement to signal to the audience that something is changing.

4) Now look at Q1.4 in the mark scheme - pick out two points from the mark scheme that you could have included in your answer.

Non verbal communication features Will expression and body language which is very timid and subverts the usual stereotype with men.

Mise-en-scene with Lyra's costume subverting the feminine stereotype.

5) Look at Q2 - the 20-mark essay on representations of age and social and cultural contexts. Pick out three points from the mark scheme that you didn't include in your answer.

Although the idea of ‘teenage’ was not new, teenagers as a distinct category

developed rapidly in the post-war years and was well established by 1963. The idea

of the ‘generation gap’ as a social issue was still new and much-discussed.

Media representations of teens/young adults usually identify this group by their

attitudes, behaviour, language, clothing and music. There are many negative

stereotypes of teenagers in television drama in which characteristics such as

laziness, anti-social behaviour, inability to concentrate and self-indulgence are

portrayed as ‘typical’.

6) Turning your attention to Section B, write a definition and example of user-generated content - use the mark scheme to check it.

material contributed to media or posted on websites by non-professionals

7) Look at Q4 - the 20-mark essay on the power of influencers. Pick out three points from the mark scheme that you didn't include in your own answer. 

There is an army of influencers: social media users and celebrities with large, devoted

followings, who give their followers access to a carefully curated version of their lives. In

this “authentic” context, sponsored content, known as “sponcon”, has proved a potent tool

for selling products.By the end of 2019, the influencer marketing industry was worth some $8bn a year. One

recent report by Insider Intelligence predicted that it would grow to $15bn globally by the

end of 2022. Marcus Rashford demonstrates this with his commercial partnerships with Burberry, Nike,

Coca-Cola and more. The fact he appeals to such mainstream brands is evidence of his

power in the digital age.

8) Now look at Q5 - the 20-mark essay on regulation and the internet. Again, pick out three points from the mark scheme that you didn't include in your own answer.

an unregulated internet preserves the freedom of speech in a medium to which almost half the

world’s population has access it is difficult or impossible for national governments to regulate a global industry

platform providers (eg Alphabet, Facebook) argue that they cannot be held fully responsible for

everything that users upload – they have been increasingly successful in devising automated

systems to detect and take down inappropriate or unlawful material.

9) On a scale of 1-10 (1 = low, 10 = high), how much revision and preparation did you do for your Media mock exam? Be honest here - it's a good chance to think about how to approach the next set of mock exams.

4/10

10) List three key things you want to revise before the next mock exams in February (e.g. particular CSPs, terminology, exam technique etc.)

Key words 

Key theories

And exam techniques