A2 Media G325 Q1A

Seating Plan for the next week

    Peter  Sophie  Ben  Rebecca  Millie  Daniel     

  Chisem              Bradleigh M  

Lobna                  Megan 

Dulcie                  Maddie 

Bradley L                  Tom 

Jonathan                  Charlotte 

Will                  Hannah A 

Hannah B                  Luke 

You will need your exercise books and at least one pen

every lesson.

STARTER

What is skill? Write a definition.

Dictionary Definitions:

• The ability to do something well; expertise.• A developed talent or ability

(Taken from http://www.thefreedictionary.com/skill & http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/skill)

A2 Media - G325 Section A

Focus on Q1a - Skills Development

Today’s Lesson

Today you will be exploring the areas of skill development that you will need to write about in the first section of your summer exam.

By the end of the lesson you will:• be able to describe the basic requirements of the

summer exam• have created a poster presentation, working with a

small group, that covers one area of skills development.

The ExamSection A: Theoretical Evaluation of Production (50 marks, 25 marks per question)

This section is made up of two questions:

Question 1(a) requires you to describe and evaluate your skills development over the course of your production work, from Foundation Portfolio to Advanced Portfolio. The question will require you to adapt this to one or two specific areas from the following:

• Digital Technology• Research and planning• Post-production• Using conventions from real media texts• Creativity

Q1(a)

Example Paper

The ExamSection A: Theoretical Evaluation of Production (50 marks, 25 marks per question)

This section is made up of two questions:

Question 1(b) requires you to select one production (main task or ancillary) and evaluate it in relation to a media concept that could be any of the following:

• Genre• Narrative• Representation• Audience• Media language

Q1(b)

Example Paper

The Exam

Section B: Contemporary Media Issues - Media in the Online Age  (50 marks)

You are required to answer one question on the contemporary issues and debates surrounding different forms of media in the online age.

You will use case study examples as well as media theory to support your answer.

Example Paper

Just to check you have been paying attention...

• Question 1(a) requires you to describe and evaluate your ______ ___________.

• Question 1 (b) requires you to evaluate ___ of your media products in relation to a media _______.

• Section B requires you to use ____ _____ examples and media theory to support your answer about different forms of _____ __ ___ ______ ___.

Just to check you have been paying attention...

• Question 1(a) requires you to describe and evaluate your skills development.

• Question 1 (b) requires you to evaluate one of your media products in relation to a media concept.

• Section B requires you to use case study examples and media theory to support your answer about different forms of media in the online age.

What are media skills?

• Discuss this with the person sitting next to you and come up with as many examples of media skills as you can.

• Take it in turns to add your ideas to a class spider diagram on the white board.

List 3 media skills that you now have.

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• Can you make them more specific?• Can you quantify them – what level of skill do you

have for each?• Can qualify them - what can you do that

demonstrates this skill?

Group Poster Presentation TaskRemember, question 1(a) requires you to consider your skills development in relation to:

• D...?• R...?• P...?• U...?• C...?

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Group Poster Presentation TaskRemember, question 1(a) requires you to consider your skills development in relation to:

• Digital Technology• Research and planning• Post-production• Using conventions from real media texts• Creativity

To help you understand what you need to discuss for each area, you will work in small groups to create a poster, focusing on one of these areas, and present it to the rest of the class.

Group Poster Presentation Task• Digital Technology• Research and planning• Post-production• Using conventions from real media texts• Creativity

Your poster must include the following:1. A definition (tip – refer to your skills development grid from AS).2. What you did for your coursework that comes under this

category.3. Examples of skills you may have in this area.4. Images to illustrate all of the above.

Seating Plan for the next week

    Peter  Sophie  Ben  Rebecca  Millie  Daniel     

  Chisem              Bradleigh M  

Lobna                  Megan 

Dulcie                  Maddie 

Bradley L                  Tom 

Jonathan                  Charlotte 

Will                  Hannah A 

Hannah B                  Luke 

You will need your exercise books and at least one pen

every lesson.

Can you remember the exam overview information from last lesson?

• Question 1(a) requires you to describe and evaluate your ______ ___________.

• Question 1 (b) requires you to evaluate ___ of your media products in relation to a media _______.

• Section B requires you to use ____ _____ examples and media theory to support your answer about different forms of _____ __ ___ ______ ___.

Can you remember the exam overview information from last lesson?

• Question 1(a) requires you to describe and evaluate your skills development.

• Question 1 (b) requires you to evaluate one of your media products in relation to a media concept.

• Section B requires you to use case study examples and media theory to support your answer about different forms of media in the online age.

Group Presentations

• You need to take notes of the following during each presentation:

1. A definition2. What you did in your coursework that comes

under that area3. Examples of skills in that area

New Blog

1. Set up an A2 Media Q1A Blog.2. Create a new view to add the blog to so that I

can access it.3. Go back to the beginning of your coursework

blog to find your Skills development grid.4. Add a row titled ‘at the end of A2

Coursework’ and fill it in.