We now have confirmed dates for BOTH A Level Media Easter coursework sessions.
The sessions will take place on:
Thursday 31 March 9am-3pm - Mr Bush
Friday 1 April 9am-3pm - Mr Qureshi
Mr Qureshi and Mr Bush have VERY kindly agreed to open up the Media department on those days between 9am and 3pm. Media computers and equipment will be available but if you want feedback and an idea of what grade you're working at on the Friday you will need to email your coursework teacher or speak to Mr Bush when he is there. Mr Qureshi will be on hand for advice and guidance but will be running the session single-handedly so please bear with him.
I won't be running any sessions this Easter because baby Halsey is due on 31 March so I'll be very much needed at home!
Good luck with the coursework and keep working to those phenomenal professional standards we know you are capable of!
Thursday, March 24, 2016
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
MEST 4 coursework deadline
Your MEST4 coursework deadline is Friday 15 April.
You need to submit the following:
You will have your double lesson on Wednesday 13 April to make any final changes or improvements and get last-minute feedback from your coursework teacher.
Good luck with the coursework and keep working to those phenomenal professional standards we know you are capable of!
You need to submit the following:
- Printed copy of your final Critical Investigation, 1.5 line spaced and fully referenced with footnotes and bibliography.
- A copy of your final Critical Investigation posted to your blog. This can be using a link to a Google drive document.
- An exported video file of your Linked Production submitted to Mr Qureshi via the Media Shared drive.
You will have your double lesson on Wednesday 13 April to make any final changes or improvements and get last-minute feedback from your coursework teacher.
Good luck with the coursework and keep working to those phenomenal professional standards we know you are capable of!
Post-16 Easter sessions
We have managed to arrange TWO A Level Media coursework sessions during the Easter holidays.
Mr Qureshi and Mr Bush have VERY kindly agreed to open up the Media department on Friday 1 April between 9am and 3pm. Media computers and equipment will be available but if you want feedback and an idea of what grade you're working at on the Friday you will need to email your coursework teacher. Mr Qureshi will be on hand for advice and guidance but will be running the session single-handedly so please bear with him.
Those key details again:
A Level Media coursework
Thursday 31 March 9am-3pm - Mr Bush
Friday 1 April 9am-3pm - Mr Qureshi
I won't be running any sessions this Easter because baby Halsey is due on 31 March so I'll be very much needed at home!
Good luck with the coursework and keep working to those phenomenal professional standards we know you are capable of.
Mr Qureshi and Mr Bush have VERY kindly agreed to open up the Media department on Friday 1 April between 9am and 3pm. Media computers and equipment will be available but if you want feedback and an idea of what grade you're working at on the Friday you will need to email your coursework teacher. Mr Qureshi will be on hand for advice and guidance but will be running the session single-handedly so please bear with him.
Those key details again:
A Level Media coursework
Thursday 31 March 9am-3pm - Mr Bush
Friday 1 April 9am-3pm - Mr Qureshi
I won't be running any sessions this Easter because baby Halsey is due on 31 March so I'll be very much needed at home!
Good luck with the coursework and keep working to those phenomenal professional standards we know you are capable of.
Sunday, March 20, 2016
Independent NDM case study: Final tasks
These are your last lessons on your NDM independent case study - anything unfinished needs to be completed over Easter.
This case study will make up at least two crucial paragraphs in your MEST3 Section B essay on New and Digital Media. Make sure you complete the following:
1) Make sure you have answered every question in the original NDM case study blogpost in full.
2) Create a 20-slide, five minute Ignite presentation in which you teach the rest of the class about your chosen case study. Fill it with useful information that other students could use in Section A of the MEST3 exam - statistics, the decline of traditional industries, particular texts, artists or institutions etc.
3) Set your presentation to 15-second auto-advance and rehearse the delivery prior to presenting to class after Easter.
Final deadline for NDM case study and presentation delivery date: Monday 18 April
1) Make sure you have answered every question in the original NDM case study blogpost in full.
2) Create a 20-slide, five minute Ignite presentation in which you teach the rest of the class about your chosen case study. Fill it with useful information that other students could use in Section A of the MEST3 exam - statistics, the decline of traditional industries, particular texts, artists or institutions etc.
3) Set your presentation to 15-second auto-advance and rehearse the delivery prior to presenting to class after Easter.
Final deadline for NDM case study and presentation delivery date: Monday 18 April
Friday, March 18, 2016
MEST3 mock exam - Learner Response
You've now completed a full MEST3 mock exam - vital preparation for the real thing in June.
The most important aspect of any mock exam is making mistakes and learning from them. You need to closely analyse your performance across each question and identify specific ways you will improve for the MEST3 exam in the summer. Complete the following learner response tasks:
1) Type up your feedback in full (you do not need to write mark/grade if you do not wish to).
2) Read through the mark scheme. Pay particular attention to page 9 that has suggested content for each of the questions in Section A. How many of these potential points did you make? Did you successfully answer the questions?
3) Now look at page 15 of the mark scheme. How many of the broad areas suggested by AQA did you cover in your Section B essay? Did you successfully answer the question?
4) Read the Examiner's Report in full. For each question, would you classify your response as one of the stronger answers or one of the weaker answers the Chief Examiner discusses? Why? What could you do differently next time? Write a reflection for EACH question in the paper.
5) Choose your weakest question in Section A and re-write an answer in full based on the suggested content from the Examiner's Report. This answer needs to be comprehensive and meet the criteria for Level 4 of the mark scheme. This will be somewhere between 3-6 well-developed paragraphs (depending on the number of marks).
Work on this during the lesson you are given your paper back but you will need to complete for homework.
The most important aspect of any mock exam is making mistakes and learning from them. You need to closely analyse your performance across each question and identify specific ways you will improve for the MEST3 exam in the summer. Complete the following learner response tasks:
1) Type up your feedback in full (you do not need to write mark/grade if you do not wish to).
2) Read through the mark scheme. Pay particular attention to page 9 that has suggested content for each of the questions in Section A. How many of these potential points did you make? Did you successfully answer the questions?
3) Now look at page 15 of the mark scheme. How many of the broad areas suggested by AQA did you cover in your Section B essay? Did you successfully answer the question?
4) Read the Examiner's Report in full. For each question, would you classify your response as one of the stronger answers or one of the weaker answers the Chief Examiner discusses? Why? What could you do differently next time? Write a reflection for EACH question in the paper.
5) Choose your weakest question in Section A and re-write an answer in full based on the suggested content from the Examiner's Report. This answer needs to be comprehensive and meet the criteria for Level 4 of the mark scheme. This will be somewhere between 3-6 well-developed paragraphs (depending on the number of marks).
Work on this during the lesson you are given your paper back but you will need to complete for homework.
Monday, March 14, 2016
Mr Halsey ill - cover work Monday 14 March
Apologies - I've completely lost my voice so won't be in school on Monday.
The work is all on the blog - you need to aware of two key aspects:
1) Continue your independent new and digital media case study. The latest task is here and your next deadline is 3,500 words of research by next Monday.
2) Make sure you attend the guest speaker from Facebook on Wednesday morning - all details here and this is essential viewing for all Year 13 Media students.
I'll be on email today if you have any questions and will see you in the lecture theatre on Wednesday P2.
Thanks,
Mr Halsey
The work is all on the blog - you need to aware of two key aspects:
1) Continue your independent new and digital media case study. The latest task is here and your next deadline is 3,500 words of research by next Monday.
2) Make sure you attend the guest speaker from Facebook on Wednesday morning - all details here and this is essential viewing for all Year 13 Media students.
I'll be on email today if you have any questions and will see you in the lecture theatre on Wednesday P2.
Thanks,
Mr Halsey
Sunday, March 13, 2016
Facebook guest speaker: Wednesday 16 March
On Wednesday 16 March at 9.25am a guest speaker from Facebook is visiting Greenford.
Rishi Saha is the Head of Public Policy for Facebook in the UK having previously led digital communications at 10 Downing Street and the Cabinet Office, with responsibility for online outreach and citizen engagement on behalf of the Prime Minister. His full Speakers for Schools profile is here.
Rishi will be a brilliant person to quiz on the impact of new and digital media on British society from government to social networking.
This is essential viewing for all A Level Media students so make sure you are in the Lecture Theatre by 9.25am on Wednesday. Year 13s should also prepare questions on their new and digital media exam topic.
Rishi Saha is the Head of Public Policy for Facebook in the UK having previously led digital communications at 10 Downing Street and the Cabinet Office, with responsibility for online outreach and citizen engagement on behalf of the Prime Minister. His full Speakers for Schools profile is here.
Rishi will be a brilliant person to quiz on the impact of new and digital media on British society from government to social networking.
This is essential viewing for all A Level Media students so make sure you are in the Lecture Theatre by 9.25am on Wednesday. Year 13s should also prepare questions on their new and digital media exam topic.
Independent NDM case study: Up-to-the-minute web research
The third research task for your New/Digital Media independent case study is find recent online articles about your institution and industry that give you up-to-the-minute examples, statistics and quotes.
The very nature of new and digital media means the landscape is constantly changing and examiners love seeing examples from the days and weeks leading up to the exam.
You may want to look back at your index of NDM stories you have been collecting weekly since September - this is when finding great articles all year really pays off. Other good sources are the usual newspaper media/tech pages...
The Guardian: Digital Media
The Guardian: Technology
The Independent: Media News
The Telegraph: Digital Media News
...but don't stick exclusively to these. Find your own too - there may be blogs, magazines such as the Economist, industry-specific sites and more.
We've also been linking stories from our Twitter account all year - @blogmacguffin - so make sure you're following that and look back at what we've posted over the last couple of months too.
The original case study structure and task list is here - use this as a guide for your research but don't be constricted by it. Whatever relevant information you can find is going to be useful. Ultimately, you are working on a blog post similar to your critical investigation Notes and Quotes document - and the quality and depth of this blog post will largely determine your final MEST3 exam grade.
Your next deadline is 3,500 words on your NDM case study blog post by Monday 21 March.
The very nature of new and digital media means the landscape is constantly changing and examiners love seeing examples from the days and weeks leading up to the exam.
You may want to look back at your index of NDM stories you have been collecting weekly since September - this is when finding great articles all year really pays off. Other good sources are the usual newspaper media/tech pages...
The Guardian: Digital Media
The Guardian: Technology
The Independent: Media News
The Telegraph: Digital Media News
...but don't stick exclusively to these. Find your own too - there may be blogs, magazines such as the Economist, industry-specific sites and more.
We've also been linking stories from our Twitter account all year - @blogmacguffin - so make sure you're following that and look back at what we've posted over the last couple of months too.
The original case study structure and task list is here - use this as a guide for your research but don't be constricted by it. Whatever relevant information you can find is going to be useful. Ultimately, you are working on a blog post similar to your critical investigation Notes and Quotes document - and the quality and depth of this blog post will largely determine your final MEST3 exam grade.
Your next deadline is 3,500 words on your NDM case study blog post by Monday 21 March.
Sunday, March 06, 2016
Independent NDM case study: Media Factsheet research
The second research task for your New/Digital Media independent case study is to use our new archive of A Level Media factsheets.
This is a brilliant new resource with 140+ A Level-standard factsheets on a huge variety of Media topics. There will almost certainly be a factsheet in the archive on your chosen industry or institution - and there may be several. A few examples include:
050 We Media
067 Lady Gaga and the digital music industry
083 The impact of new media on TV
104 Audiences in the digital age
112 Netflix
113 TV and social media
114 Online privacy: Google
122 The changing face of the music industry
You'll find the archive on the Media Shared drive:
M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets
Make sure you read the relevant factsheets in full - as well as making notes and highlighting key quotes and statistics.
The original case study structure and task list is here - use this as a guide for your research but don't be constricted by it. Whatever relevant information you can find is going to be useful. Ultimately, you will end up with a blog post similar to your critical investigation Notes and Quotes document - and the quality and depth of this blog post will largely determine your final MEST3 exam grade.
Your next deadline is 2,500 words on your NDM case study blog post by Monday 14 March.
This is a brilliant new resource with 140+ A Level-standard factsheets on a huge variety of Media topics. There will almost certainly be a factsheet in the archive on your chosen industry or institution - and there may be several. A few examples include:
050 We Media
067 Lady Gaga and the digital music industry
083 The impact of new media on TV
104 Audiences in the digital age
112 Netflix
113 TV and social media
114 Online privacy: Google
122 The changing face of the music industry
You'll find the archive on the Media Shared drive:
M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets
Make sure you read the relevant factsheets in full - as well as making notes and highlighting key quotes and statistics.
The original case study structure and task list is here - use this as a guide for your research but don't be constricted by it. Whatever relevant information you can find is going to be useful. Ultimately, you will end up with a blog post similar to your critical investigation Notes and Quotes document - and the quality and depth of this blog post will largely determine your final MEST3 exam grade.
Your next deadline is 2,500 words on your NDM case study blog post by Monday 14 March.
Wednesday, March 02, 2016
Year 13 exam topic revision
A reminder that your full MEST3 PPE is Friday 4 March at 1pm.
I've had a few requests for the PowerPoint slides from lessons earlier in the year. Hopefully the following will be useful:
Good luck with the revision!
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