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The purpose of this unit is not to tell anyone ‘what you must do’ or ‘this is the way that you must do it’. The work here is based on over twenty years of teaching Media Studies at A Level and KS4 in a very large [2,500 pupils]...

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Introduction

This booklet is to support the preparation for the unit examination for WJEC GCSE Media. This workbook will enable you to work through the series of sessions led by your teacher and help you to start thinking about the kinds of tasks...

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Purpose

The purpose of this unit is not to tell anyone ‘what you must do’ or ‘this is the way that you must do it’. The...

1. WJEC GCSE Media Studies Newspapers Quiz
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Thinking about the Media – Investigating (Newspapers) and Planning (Radio News)

• A01: Recall, select, and communicate their knowledge and understanding of media products and the contexts in which they are produced and consumed
• A02: Analyse and respond to media texts/topics using media key concepts and appropriate terminology
• A03: Demonstrate research, planning and presentational skills
• A04: Construct and evaluate their own products using creative and technical skills

Question...

Candidate Name:
Centre Number:
Candidate Number:

Media Studies

Unit 1 Thinking about the Media: Investigating and Planning

Monday 5th June 2017

Exemplar A* response developed by Edusites Media

2 hours 15 minutes

Section A (40) 38
Section B (40) 37
Total (80) 75

Additional Materials

Printed Resource Material for use with Section A

Optional: coloured pens/pencils and rulers for use with Section B

Spare paper for notes (to be provided by centre)

Instructions to Candidates

Candidate Name:
Centre Number:
Candidate Number:

Media Studies

Unit 1 Thinking about the Media: Investigating and Planning

Monday 5th June 2017

A Specimen Paper developed by Edusites Media

2 hours 15 minutes

Section A (40)
Section B (40)
Total (80)

Additional Materials

Printed Resource Material for use with Section A:

• Resource Material 1.docx
• Resource Material 2.docx

Optional: coloured pens/pencils and rulers for use with Section B

Spare paper for notes (to be...

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Programme Details

• Our full or half day, interactive, visually stimulating workshops introduce, boost or revise the study of newspapers and radio news by exploring key genres and conventions – tabloid, mid market tabloid, local newspapers, broadsheets and freesheets.
• Sessions will also explore how news offered on a range of platforms has impacted on this historical media form. One of these alternative platforms is Radio News....

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Introduction for Teachers

News is a staple of media output. Most of us require a...

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Using this Glossary

This glossary of terms is intended for use with the above resources for Unit 1 WJEC Summer 2017 GCSE Media...

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Introduction

This workbook is to support the preparation for the unit examination for WJEC GCSE Media. It will enable you to...

Section B Cross Media Study Film Fiction

This is a resource for students and teachers who have chosen Film Fiction as their Cross Media Study topic. For advice on the structure and format of Section B Cross Media Study please access our guide at Teaching AQA AS Media Studies MEST1 Guide. The exemplar response AQA AS Media Studies MEST1 Section B Cross Media Study Synergy Exemplar relates specifically to the Film Fiction Cross Media Study.

We will be analysing and...

Our full or half day, interactive, visually stimulating workshops introduce pupils/students to the newspaper industry by exploring key genres and conventions – tabloid, mid market tabloid, local newspapers and broadsheets.

Centres are invited to select key case study texts and genres in advance while sessions will explore institution, ownership and synergy, production and publication, circulation and distribution, convergence and digital technology in relation to...

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The purpose of this pack is to provide a research platform for students and teachers of MS4 by exploring key potential exam areas of questioning – a relevant balance of Newspapers could be a tabloid, mid market tabloid and a broadsheet or replacing the mid market tabloid with a local newspaper or a newspaper aimed at a specific demographic. This resource explores The Times as a national, traditional broadsheet, The Daily Mirror as a national,...

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Immigration is a rich representation topic for WJEC AS Media Studies because it can allow us to explore ethnicity, nationality, events and issues simultaneously.  It can be quite a sensitive topic in the classroom, so it is important that students understand some of the key terminology that is often misinterpreted or conflated in the Media.

• Immigration: Coming to live in a country different to your birth-place.
• Immigrant: Someone arriving in a...

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Representation of Class (the Underclass) – A Case Study

Exploring representation of the “underclass” offers much opportunity for discussing a wide range of topics relevant to the AQA A2 specification including class, national and regional identity, and issues: poverty. You may also want to consider the broadcasting of the Channel 4 series Benefits Street as a media event. There is also scope for considering gender and ethnicity issues too –...

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1. Open Newspapers Quiz
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To go with AQA GCSE Media Studies Assignment 3 Practical Production Evaluation Guide. 

For this brief students will be producing four pages of a new local or new national newspaper. If working as part of a group, no more than two students are permitted to produce four pages each.

Key Concepts = Media Language, Institution, Audience and Representation.

Structure

• Individual Planning & Research: LOW, LIMITED SUPERVISION (15 Marks)
• Construction:...