Check this out: Useful revision for Section A

Interesting reading...

Check out the following articles, in particular:
- 06 'Cracking your G322 summer exam paper' - straight from the mouth of principal examiner Jason Mazzocchi
- 61 - Revising depth of field for textual analysis
- 62 - 'Skins': Textual analysis in action (disability)
- 52 - 'Sugar Rush: Sexual Freedom' (sexuality)

Easter holiday revision: Miss O's Class Section A

 • Revise media terminology – especially technical terms for textual analysis

•  Use the exam practice materials on the blog. Complete one exam practice minimum

(Primeval extract: Gender)

• Watch a wide range of TV dramas and make notes on the representation of age: What

character types/stereotypes/archetypes/binary opposites can you identify?

Section A: TV Drama: Exam practice

Click here to see examples of extracts for you to practice your exam technique. You should work through these as revision over the Easter holidays and must submit at least one exam practice (The extract from 'Primeval' below) on the first day back, Monday 15th April.

Remember the format of the question is always the same - only the bold underlined word is subject to change.

Discuss the ways in which the extract constructs representation of AREA OF REPRESENTATION using the following:

- Camera shots, angles, movement and compositon

- Editing

- Sound

- Mise en scene

You should follow up each class exam practice with at least one of these, so that you can a) act on your EBIs and b) practise writing TONS under the pressure of timed conditions! (4 screenings - Take notes on screenings 2-4 only and then 45 minutes to write the essay) 

These are the extracts we have studied in class:

Gender

WC 11th March

Easter holiday exam practice: Due Monday 15th April

Ethnicity
WC 18th March

WC 25th March

Age

WC 15th April

Class
WC 22nd April

Homework: Apply what you have learned from the lesson on the 'Cranford' extract to plan and write an exam essay on the representation of class in this extract from 'North and South'. Due: Monday 30th April

Disability

WC 22nd April-30th April

Please note: Unfortunately the class extract we used from 'Inside I'm Dancing' has been removed from Youtube. Please see Miss. Osborne if you would like to borrow the DVD (Chapter 10 57:15-1:06:00)

Alternatively, please use this extract to write an exam practice essay:

Sexuality

WC 29th April - Independent work

Important message for Miss Osborne's TV Drama students

Please refer back to this Tuesday's lesson and note:
- Homework set for this Thursday p7 (even if you were absent on Tuesday)
- All students to complete the exam practice on the 'Cutting It' extract in timed conditions Monday period 2. PLEASE ENSURE YOU BRING YOUR PREPARATORY NOTES WITH YOU.