December Mock Exam: Learner Response Blog Tasks

 

1) Type up any feedback on your paper (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). If you only have marks and a grade on the paper, write a WWW/Next Steps yourself based on your scores.

WWW: Steven, a very solid effort-your section B knowledge is good for the OSP CSP's but remember you need to reference both for the 20 marks.

2) Use the mark scheme for this Paper 2 mock (posted on GC) to read the answers AQA were looking for. First, write down a definition and example of non-diegetic sound (Q1.1 and 1.2). 

1.1  diegetic sound that is heard with both the characters and the audiences.

A non diegetic sound is a soundtrack from the video that only the audiences can hear

3) Next, identify three points you could have made in Q1.3 - camerawork and the extract. Look for the indicative content in the mark scheme - these are the suggested answers from AQA.

At the beginning there are differing angles between Will and Lara demonstrating Will's dominance and Lara's innocence and vulnerability.

4) Now look at Q1.4 in the mark scheme - pick out two points from the mark scheme that you could have included in your answer.

Non-verbal communication

• Will’s expression and body language is very timid which subverts masculine

stereotypes. In contrast, Lyra’s movements and expressions exude confidence. This

can be seen in the extract both outside at the table and later when discussing which

beds they will take.

Mise-en-scene

• Lyra’s costume subverts feminine stereotypes. It is blue, practical and does not

emphasise her figure or draw attention. It helps to establish Lyra as a practical,

confident character who is used to surviving on her own.

• The way Lyra first investigates and then eats the omelette also subverts feminine

stereotypes. Her interaction with props in the scene deliberately subvert ideas of

being ‘ladylike’ or feminine.

5) Look at Q2 - the 20-mark essay on representations of age and social and cultural contexts. Pick out three points from the mark scheme that you didn't include in your answer.

Although the idea of ‘teenage’ was not new, teenagers as a distinct category

developed rapidly in the post-war years and was well established by 1963. The idea

of the ‘generation gap’ as a social issue was still new and much-discussed.

• Media representations of teens/young adults usually identify this group by their

attitudes, behaviour, language, clothing and music. There are many negative

stereotypes of teenagers in television drama in which characteristics such as

laziness, anti-social behaviour, inability to concentrate and self-indulgence are

portrayed as ‘typical’.

• There are also positive representations of teens in which attributes such as freedom,

independence, creativity and social awareness are likely to be emphasised. Some

frequently represented characteristics of teenagers may be seen as positive by

younger audiences but as negative by older audiences. These include

rebelliousness, openness to change, liberal values on matters such as sexuality and a much stronger commitment to friendship groups than to family or country.

 that there was an expectation that young people would conform to social

6) Turning your attention to Section B, write a definition and example of user-generated content - use the mark scheme to check it.

Material contributed to newspapers or news websites by citizen journalists.

7) Look at Q4 - the 20-mark essay on the power of influencers. Pick out three points from the mark scheme that you didn't include in your own answer. 

Marcus Rashford’s Instagram engagement rate of 6% is exceptionally high. With more than

15m followers on Instagram this means an incredible number of ‘likes’ and ‘comments’ on

his post. This boosts Rashford’s power and influence – and makes him even more appealing

for mainstream brands and commercial partners.

8) Now look at Q5 - the 20-mark essay on regulation and the internet. Again, pick out three points from the mark scheme that you didn't include in your own answer.

• an unregulated internet preserves the freedom of speech in a medium to which almost half the

world’s population has access

• it is difficult or impossible for national governments to regulate a global industry

• platform providers (eg Alphabet, Facebook) argue that they cannot be held fully responsible for

everything that users upload – they have been increasingly successful in devising automated

systems to detect and take down inappropriate or unlawful material

• internet and social media providers have responded to criticism by setting up their own codes of

conduct and self-regulatory practices

9) On a scale of 1-10 (1 = low, 10 = high), how much revision and preparation did you do for your Media mock exam? Be honest here - it's a good chance to think about how to approach the next set of mock exams.

A scale of 4 i revised as i only did 30 minutes of recap before the mock

10) List three key things you want to revise before the next mock exams in February (e.g. particular CSPs, terminology, exam technique etc.)

-LIAR

-CLAMPS

-verbal and non verbal codes