MD13c2 Cover Work: Wed 02-04-08

Make sure you stay in the classroom for both periods - we will be checking from time to time to monitor your progress!

Task
A Med 6 practice exam (as you have your mock as soon as we return after the holiday).

Text One
'The Sun Online' homepage from 02-04-08.

Text Two
BBC News report about the Tiananmen Square massacre, first broadcast on BBC1 on 04-06-89.

Question
"Using the comparison of these two texts as your starting point, explore the media issues and debates which they raise."

Spend period 2 note-taking/planning (and watch the extract three times during this period) and then spend period 3 writing your answer...type up on your blog and finish for homework (it must be at least 1000 words)

Use two sides of A4 paper for notes/planning (one for Text 1, one for Text 2) and include the following sections going down the page...

1. form & function
2. similarities & differences
3. key concepts (MIGRAIN)
4. theory
5. issues & debates
6. wider contexts (SHEP)
7. other texts

Homework

1. Complete this task.
2. Attend the revision class on Monday 14th April.
3. Do the Wider Contexts Timeline research task on your blog.
4. Prepare and revise for the Med 4 & Med 6 mock exams.
5. Post up one Media Guardian story on your Med 6 blog each week, including your own commentary.