Media Paper 2- Learner Response

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

WWW: Some intelligent, well constructed points.

EBI: Both answers could use more comprehensive: more detail, more examples, and for Q2-more discussion/ evaluation of theory.

2) Read the mark scheme for this exam carefully, paying particular attention to the 'indicative content' for each question. Firstly, focus on the unseen question and identify two aspects of the poster that you could have written about in your answer.

~The use of costume and props to construct teen stereotypes (leather/biker jacket, cat ears,

red dress)

~The representation of youth as diverse in terms of gender and race

3) Look at the indicative content for Q1 again and make a note of any theories or examples of media terminology you could have used in your answer.

~ Steve Neale's repetition and difference- The poster features many of the conventions of a teen, mystery drama.

~ Schatz genre cycles- Example of classical: conventions are repeated. 

4) Now focus on the TV 25-marker. Read this exemplar response for the TV question and pick out three arguments, phrases or theories from the essay that you could use in a future question on Capital and Deutschland 83.

~It generally met with a positive critical reception but provides evidence of the validity of Hall’s theory through the political debate it sparked in British media. The Daily Mail’s review of capital described it as ‘more packed with left-wing causes than Jeremy Corbyn’s diary’ which suggests a preferred reading that is left-wing and socialist.

~Antonio Gramsci’s theory of hegemony is relevant here as it could be argued that Capital’s relentless focus on the importance of hard work, earning money and contributing to the London economy unconsciously reinforces capitalist ideology.

~In evaluating the validity of Hall’s theory, the key question here is whether the producers have deliberately encoded these value judgements or whether this is an example of the hegemonic dominance of capitalist, right-wing ideologies in western media products.

5) Finally, identify three things you need to revise for Media Paper 2 before your next assessment or mock exam.

~ Capital and Deutschland 83- how to incorporate examples in my essays. 

~ Theories and how they are applied to the CSPs

~Structuring my 25 marker so that I can achieve higher marks.