december LR

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/EBI yourself based on your scores.

WWW- There is clear potential here: you have written notes and delivered solid answers on the clip so now we need to hit that level throughout the paper .

EBI- Revise key words/terminology

-Question focus: answer the question using the key words in the question 

-Dont leave out questions blank 

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

non-diegatic is a sound that the audience can hear but not the characters.

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.

• When Lyra takes Will’s bed, a medium shot of Will allows the audience to see his

helpless body language and expression to show that he is not particularly happy with

the situation but recognises Lyra is a force of nature and he has no hope of

challenging her.

• As Lyra walks into the house, the camera moves backwards with her – a faster-

paced dolly shot to signal to the audience that things are changing, the relationship

is moving on. Will is left out of focus and trying to keep up – once again

communicating to the audience the power imbalance in Lyra’s favour.

• Camera angle is used in an interesting way in the extract. Will is often shown from a

low angle which should suggest power or dominance. However, his expression and

body language is very timid so in fact seems to further emphasise Lyra’s confidence.

When Lyra is sitting at the table, the camera is deliberately placed at Lyra’s level so

she is not presented as weak or vulnerable.

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.

• Alternatively, it may be argued that TV dramas often do reinforce gender stereotypes

but that this extract proves an exception.

• Finally, students may wish to argue that even this extract reinforces gender

stereotypes with Lyra grateful to team up with Will after travelling alone.

5) Focus on 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.

• In HDM it is the teens/young adults who lead the way in driving the narrative

forward. The adults tend to accept their more peripheral roles or discuss the

prophecy that revolves around Lyra. The teens are proactive, and the adults react.

• Doctor Who has status and authority; he expects and commands deference.

However, the audience are positioned to view him as a villain for much of this

episode.

• A notable difference between the two CSPs can be found in the approaches to

diversity. There is no evidence of diversity at all in DW (unless you count the

presence of aliens). The teens and younger characters in HDM are drawn from a

more diverse background with Will being mixed race.

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

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. 

• Satisfactory analysis of the product(s) that engages with the generally

obvious or straightforward aspects of celebrity and power.

• Satisfactory judgements and conclusions that are sometimes

supported by relevant examples.

• Occasional appropriate and effective use of subject specific

terminology.

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.

• the relationship between technology, media industries and media products

• the ways in which the media re-present the world and construct versions of reality

• the ways aspects of reality may be represented differently depending on the purposes of the

producers

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. 5

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

more revision 

more effort