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Weekly Newspaper story research

Guardian news story   Mandelson released on bail after arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office , February 23rd  - The former labour minister was questioned by police over accusations be passed sensitive information to Jeffrey Epstein - This is an example of hard news as its focusing on political offences linking to the Guardian focusing on hard news, this focuses on the Guardians left wing stance and also focusing on hard news and not focusing on Britain  - This attracts the audience through being relative to news through the Epstein cases recently, creating a big headline to grab the readers attention Daily mail news story Terrified tourists have described the horror of trying to escape Mexico  after the country erupted in a wave of violence following the killing of its most notorious drug kingpin, February 24th - The Mexican cartel leader was killed by the US sparking fury through the cartel creating violence in Mexico and tourists trying to flee th...
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Paper 2 mock exam: learner response

  1) Type up your   feedback  in full (you do not need to write mark/grade if you do not wish to). D=35 2) Did you succeed in meeting or exceeding your  target grade  for A-Level Media in this paper? If not, how many additional marks do you need to achieve your target grade in Paper 2? No, 17 more marks to achieve target grade  3) Write a  question-by-question analysis  of your performance. For each question, write how many marks you got from your the number available and identify any points that you missed by carefully studying the AQA indicative content in the mark scheme.   5/9 -  a range of examples of narrative conflict are constructed – male/female, old/young, passengers/crew – which will propel the action - enigmas are constructed through the conflicts, direct mode of address and the stormy weather (danger ahead) 10/25 - I needed to focus more on  the way events, issues, individuals (including self-representation) and social ...
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The decline in print media

  Part 1: Ofcom report into news consumption Read  this Ofcom report on the consumption of news in the UK  and answer the following questions (bullet points/short answers are fine): 1) Look at the headlines from the report on page 5 & 6. Pick three that you think are interesting and bullet point them here. Why did you pick those three in particular?   Six in ten UK adults use news, psbs continue to have high rated news, almost all adults watch or read news. These are the most shocking headlines as print can be seen as still used by a lot of adults 2)  Now look at the motivations for following news which differs by age on pages 7 & 8. What are the main reasons people gave for following news? What are the percentages?  47% to know what was going on in the UK, 45% in their region and 45% for around the world 3) Look at the platforms used, by age on page 9. What trends do you notice based on the platforms used and by the different age groups? For t...
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Horizon Forbidden West: Language and Representation blog tasks

  Language Introduction Read  this review of Horizon Forbidden West in the Financial Times  (should be non-paywalled but you can  read the text of article here if needed ). Answer the following questions: 1) Why does Guerrilla Games have 'a serious case of bad timing'?  Horizon zero dawn was over shadowed by Zelda and Horizon forbidden west by Elden ring 2) What is the narrative for the original game Horizon Zero Dawn?  The games take place a thousand years after rampaging machines have wiped out most of humanity. Survivors have clustered into tribal communities who view relics of technology as objects of either suspicion or religious reverence. 3) How is the central character Aloy described?   Guerrilla struck gold with flame-haired heroine Aloy, who balances grit and tenderness as one of the most memorable new characters of its console generation. 4) What is the narrative and setting for sequel Horizon Forbidden West? Forbidden West beckons pl...
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Paper 1 mock exam learner response

  1) Type up any  feedback in full  (you do not need to write mark/grade if you do not wish to). 35/84 D  EBI: -close study product in more detail and link to context  -q3 use keywords parody, pastiche and post modernism -revise terminology -revise radio -highlight keywords  -use extra time for planning for developing answer diversification, franchises, industry 2) Write a  question-by-question analysis  of your performance. For each question, write how many marks you got from the number available and identify and points that you missed by carefully studying the AQA indicative content in the mark scheme: Q1: 5/8  ‘What will take your breath away’ offers a reading of both the breath-taking  (Nature, beauty, openness, range, exhilaration, spectacle) and the breath- expending (hill-walking, the scale of the view, the walkers in the foreground).  This is a body and soul pitch: exercise for the body and beauty for the soul! Q2: 6/12...
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Women and videogames: blog tasks

  Part 1: Background reading on Gamergate Read  this Guardian article on Gamergate 10 years on . Answer the following questions: 1) What was Gamergate?  Gamergate was a toxic online harassment campaign starting in 2014, targeting women in the video game industry 2) What is the recent controversy surrounding narrative design studio Sweet Baby Inc?  Believes that Sweet Baby Inc is secretly forcing game developers to change the bodies, ethnicities and sexualities of video game characters to conform to “woke” ideology. 3) What does the article conclude regarding diversity in videogames? This is part of a broader far right panic about diversity and inclusion that has already resulted in proposed regressive anti-women and anti-woke legislation in the USA  and elsewhere. Part 2: Further Feminist Theory: Media Factsheet Use our Media Factsheet archive on the M: drive Media Shared (M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets) or  here using your Greenford Google login ....
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OSP assessment learner response

  1. Type up your feedback in   full   (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). 21|34 grade: c www: clear q2 essay which offers a lot of theories relevant to the osp csps, structurally essay is spot on ebi: q2 requires other relevant csps synoptic which you have studied throughout the course to develop your argument. Q1 develop analysis and revise myth semiotics from year 12  2. Read the whole mark scheme for this assessment carefully (posted on your Google Classroom). Identify  three  specific aspects from Figure 1 (the Bioshock Infinite game cover) that you could have mentioned in your answer (e.g. selection of images, colour scheme, text etc). - Myth of the lone hero / individualism: Booker’s solitary figure with a gun underlines the cultural myth that a single individual (often male) stands to make a difference, to confront systemic problems. This ties into Western heroic narratives. - Myth of technological uto...
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