Media Paper 1 mock exam - Learner response

1) Type up any feedback in full (you do not need to write mark/grade if you do not wish to).

WWW : This needs to be a vital lesson in the level required for the summer exams. The knowledge and exam technique just isn't these currently - you need to put that right for the summer.

EBI : Revise CSP's and terminology

Question focus throughout

20 mark essays - these make up almost half the papers marks so need particular focus.

Now read through the genuine AQA mark scheme. This is vital as the paper was an official exam paper and therefore the mark scheme tells us a lot about what AQA are expecting us to produce.

2) Write a question-by-question analysis of your performance. For each question, write how many marks you got from the number available and identify any points that you missed by carefully studying the AQA indicative content in the mark scheme:


Q1) 3/8  

Deeper analysis is needed: analysis of the product that is detailed and
critically engages with the different aspects of how genre is
used to advertise the product.
Need more focus on bond
 
Q2) 4/12

Need more question focus and evidence from text
Show an accurate understanding of the theoretical framework that is demonstrated by consistent appropriate explanations of how media products use audience positioning.


Q3) 5/9

More evidence from the video. Detailed analysis is needed that provides positive and negative stereotypes and how they relate to the CSP.

Q4) 4/20
Need to focus on theory : binary oppositions
Revise Levi-Strauss
Apply knowledge and understanding that fully presents Levi-Strauss' ideas.
Revise CSP's

Q5.1) 2/3
Revise key terms

Q5.2) 1/3

Need to make it clear that textual poaching is a fan activity.

Q6) 2/9
Give specific examples to back up points.
Revise knowledge on the film industry , specifically : the processes of production, distribution and circulation by organisations, groups and individuals in a global context.

Q7) 4/20
Always have an introduction for all essays.
Essay needs to be around target audience
Focus on answering : what was the target audience and did it get the intended reaction?


3) Look at Question 4 - a 20-mark essay evaluating Levi-Strauss's binary opposition theory. Write an essay plan for this question using the indicative content in the mark scheme and with enough content to meet the criteria for Level 4 (top level). This will be somewhere between 3-4 well-developed paragraphs plus an introduction answering the question planned in some detail.

Intro - Brief intro on Levi Strauss ideas 

Para 1 - Score
Para 2 - Sephora
Para 3 Binary oppositions or lack of them

4) Based on the whole of your Paper 1 learner response, plan FIVE topics / concepts / CSPs / theories that you will prioritise in your summer exam Media revision timetable.











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