December mock exam: Learner Response blog 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/EBI yourself based on your scores.

WWW: Fardien , a good response for Q4 on Rashford - which demonstrates solid knowledge on this csp

EBI: too many gaps for Q's  and not fully responding to some Q's- attempt practise Q's to develop confidence /understanding further

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

non-diegetic sound:any type of sound that does not specifically exist within the world of the film itself

example:Dialogue(Will and Lyra)

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.

-low angle of will

slow dolly track when sitting

-faster dolly shot when Lyra walks in the house

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.

-Characters have subverted

5) Focus on 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’.

• There are also positive representations of teens in which attributes such as freedom,

independence, creativity and social awareness are likely to be emphasised. Some

frequently represented characteristics of teenagers may be seen as positive by

younger audiences but as negative by older audiences. These include

rebelliousness, openness to change, liberal values on matters such as sexuality and

a much stronger commitment to friendship groups than to family or country.

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

-content generated by the user.

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.

• the relationship between technology, media industries and media products

• the ways in which the media re-present the world and construct versions of reality

• the ways aspects of reality may be represented differently depending on the purposes of the

producers

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.

5

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

-lots of things