Please ensure you pay close attention to the EBIs you identified following the mock exam and revise the key areas and practise the skills you need to develop.
The Level 4 response and the Examiner's Report on the Merlin question are saved as lesson resources for today in the usual place
Please check the blog for any lessons you have missed to fill any gaps in your knowledge and make use of the revision materials that have been provided - including the invaluable article written by the examiner himself on how to approach the exam!
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)
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 REPRESENTATIONusing 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:
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.
Please find the links to lesson powerpoints below. Please also check these slides for details of any homework that may have been set to ensure you stay on top of the workload:
Monday 15th April - Peer assessment lesson on 'Primeval' (gender extract set for HW) Candidate's responses here. Please also refer to hard copy of 'Peer assessment' pack
