Media Paper 2 mock exam - Learner response

This is the second of your vital learner response tasks following the full set of A Level Media mock exams.

Remember, the most important aspect of any mock exam is making mistakes and learning from them. With Paper 2 this is even more significant as it contains the synoptic element in question 4 and extended essays on in-depth topics throughout.

Here, we need to closely analyse our performance in Paper 2 and identify specific ways we will improve for the real exam on Tuesday 4 June (PM). Complete the following learner response tasks in a new blogpost on your Media Exam Blog called 'Paper 2 mock exam learner response': 

Paper 2 mock exam: Learner response

1) Type up your feedback in full (you do not need to write mark/grade if you do not wish to).

2) Did you succeed in meeting or exceeding your target grade for A Level Media in this paper? If not, how many additional marks do you need to achieve your target grade in Paper 2?

These are the grade boundaries we've used, based on the real 2023 exam grade boundaries (out of 84):  

A* = 70; A = 62; B = 51; C = 40; D = 30; E = 20.

Now read through the real AQA mark scheme for Paper 2. Note that some of the CSPs have changed since last year's exam so we've updated some of the indicative content for our 2024 CSPs.

3) Write a question-by-question analysis of your performance. For each question, write how many marks you got from the number available and identify any points that you missed by carefully studying the AQA indicative content in the mark scheme:

Example: Q2: 13/25 marks
Additional points: I didn't focus on the question - validity of theory. I should have discussed how Zendaya both shows that audiences have become more powerful (e.g. the viral reaction to the racist E! Entertainment News Oscars show) but also that major corporations are still largely in control. 

4) Look at question 4 - the synoptic question. How many of the four key concepts did you cover in your answer? Write a new essay plan for this question using the indicative content in the mark scheme and taking care to include at least three of Language - Representations - Audience - Industries. You can use bullet points but make sure you offer enough content to meet the criteria for Level 5 (top level). This will be somewhere between 3-4 well-developed paragraphs planned in some detail.

5) Based on the whole of your Paper 2 learner response, plan FIVE topics / concepts / CSPs / theories that you will prioritise in your Easter Media revision timetable.

If you don't finish this in the lesson, complete it for homework - due date on Google Classroom.