Wednesday, May 03, 2023

Final revision links and tips

As we approach the final day of Year 13 lessons, we need to be stepping up our revision for the upcoming exams.

This is the time to be revising the exam topics, practising questions and making sure there are no gaps in our knowledge. 

Exam revision links

Here's what you need to revise with links to the original blogposts:

Media Paper 1 - Monday 22 May (afternoon)

Section A: Language and Representation

Unseen analysis

Advertising and Marketing

Music Video


Section B: Industry and Audience

Film Industry

Radio

Newspapers


Media Paper 2 - Tuesday 6 June (afternoon)

Unseen text analysis

Television
Magazines
Online, Social and Participatory Media
Videogames


Revision links, resources and guidance

We've got plenty of resources to help you with your revision and preparation for the upcoming exams.

Here are some sample questions and answers we've worked on in exam revision lessons. We're constantly adding to this document in our revision lessons so keep looking back at it for exemplar answers and help revising. Note that you'll need your Greenford Google login for this resource as it is only for GHS Media students.

We also gave you a paper copy of the Theoretical Perspectives resource which covers all the theories in the A Level Media specification. Let us know if you didn't get one!

Don't forget our brilliant archive of Media Factsheets. You've used plenty of these for blog tasks over the last couple of years but there are plenty more we haven't set for homework. Look at these for example: 

If you want to test your knowledge of the complete subject content, you can find it on the AQA website here. Look at the menu on the left-hand side - under media language, media representation etc. you'll find everything that could come up in exams: 



Finally, here's a short blog on what makes a good flashcard - always useful to get top tips on effective revision techniques.


Walk-and-talk exam feedback

If you want feedback on your walk-and-talk mock exams, book an appointment during your normal Media lesson time in the week of Monday 15 May with the relevant teacher. Bring your paper in for that appointment and we'll go through it together.

We can also give out coursework marks during the week of 15 May if you come and see your coursework teacher. 

Good luck with your revision!

No comments: