Shanice GCSE Media Blog

1) Type up your feedback in full (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). The grade boundaries are here if you are wondering how close you are to the next grade up. WWW: -Very solid understanding of the social, historical and cultural; contexts of CSP's EBI: -Read the question carefully and highlight key words that the question is asking you to analyse. Then apply media theories / terminology in your analysis. 2) On a scale of 1-10 (1 = low, 10 = high), how much revision and preparation did you do for the December PPEs? 3 3) Use the mark scheme for this assessment to identify three points you could have made in any of the questions in Section A (Television). Look for the indicative content in the mark scheme - these are the suggested answers from AQA. Narrative is driven by conflict. The brief first shot showing April being attacked by the alien king grabs the audience’s attention by establishing a conflict between two op...

Language 1) Write the definition of the following key language for newspaper front pages: Masthead:  The title block of the newspaper   Incentive:  special offer/voucher etc Pug: Something to catch the readers eye Splash Head: The lead story Slogan: Sums of ethos of newspaper Dateline: The date the newspaper was published Kicker: Story at top of paper to draw interest  in content  Byline:  Gives the name of the article writer  Standfirst:  Introductory paragraph usually in bold 2) How much does a copy of the Daily Mirror cost? The daily mirror costs £1.20 3) What are the main stories on the CSP edition of the Daily Mirror (see above)? -Megan M/arkle's Dad will walk her down the isle - Kev from Corination street is held by cops over assault 4) Why is the choice of news story on the CSP front page typical of a tabloid newspaper? Tabloids tend to be easier to read, shorter articles and include more photographs.  They repo...