September assessment preparation: Magazines and Radio

For the upcoming September assessment we will simply be running a 60 minute paper on Magazines and Radio.  

This gives us the opportunity to test our knowledge on the two topics from last term. Simply revise the Magazines and Radio content:

• Magazines index
• Radio index

Note: there is no unseen question for this assessment - it is only on Radio and Magazines.

You may also find the following revision tips and walkthrough videos useful for your preparation.

How to revise

Revision is a very personal thing and everyone has different techniques. This video with top tips for A* revision is pretty good: 

As you know, I strongly recommend using flash cards (they are often called record cards if you are trying to buy them online or in WHSmiths). The simple act of distilling topics into a few key words or phrases to put on the card will seriously help in remembering the key information in the final exams.   

How to plan and answer A Level Media exam questions

These 'walk and talk' videos go through a range of different A Level Media exam questions and cover the number of marks, how long to spend on the answer and what structure or points you could make in your answer. 

Although these are on different topics and CSPs to your upcoming exams, you can follow the same exam technique in annotating the question and identifying the key words.

Paper 1 Section B - 6 mark question on Film Industry (note: different CSP to ours):

Paper 1 Section B - 9 mark question on Film Industry (note: different CSP to ours):

Paper 2 - 25 mark TV question:

Good luck with your revision!