COURSE CONTENT
During the course the following topics are covered:
- Image analysis
- Advertising
- Stereotyping
- Styles of media products
- News and current affairs
- Balance and bias in the media
- Power, ownership, access and control of the media
- Observation (to enable analysis of images used in the media)
- Listening (to enable analysis of language and sound used by the media)
- Practical skills (including use of ICT for construction of pupils’ own media products)
- Interpersonal skills (necessary for pair and group work)
- Use of reference books, and other sources to extend knowledge
- Writing (both creative approaches and analysis)
Pupils will experience various learning activities and will be expected to develop skills. These are given below:
- Watching and listening to professionally produced media products
- Critical discussion and evaluation of media products
- Discursive writing about media products
- Creative writing, making media scripts and outlines for programmes
- Application and development of ICT skills
- Production of pupils’ own media products (posters, tapes, logos, storyboard etc.)
- Visits to provide experience and knowledge of the media
- Access to digital camcorders, still cameras to practise key planning (pre-production) and editing (post-production) skills.
ASSESSMENT
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60% |
| Three pieces of work from at least two different media |
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| Two textual investigations on two different media areas, one of which must be print-based |
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20% |
| One media production consisting of research, planning, the production itself and an evaluation of the production |
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40% |
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Written Examination (2hours 15 minutes)
Two sectiona - Thinking about Media:
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40% |
Section A - Investigating
Four questiona on a topic set by WJEC.
Section B - Planning
A series of tasks to demonstrate ability to plan, utilise creative skills and knowledge of media. The topic for June 2012 is music and the exams will focus on music industry websites and music magazines. The topic for June 2011 is music and the exams will focus on music video and fan websites.
HOME LEARNING
Twice a week. A range of media tasks including: collecting examples of articles/ads from magazines and newspapers; watching specific TV shows; listening to radio; researching; practice tasks, coursework.
HOW PARENTS CAN HELP
Support discussion of role of media, buy a variety of magazines and newspapers, encourage pupils to keep up to date with home learning, classwork and coursework.
EDUCATION EXTRA, SUPPORT AND TRIPS
After school workshops, visits to see films if they fit with the course, possible visits to media
locations, eg. BBC TV Centre. A trip to Disneyland Paris is offered on alternate years. The
next proposed visit is early 2012.
STAFF
Head of Communications (English and Media Studies) – Christine Lawrence
i/c Media Studies – Shelagh Badger, Nick Renton.
Should you require any further information or have queries during the course, please contact Shelagh Badger.
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