End of Year 1 exam: Learner Response

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

WWW-

- This is a pretty solid mark considering you left out a question. In Q2 you have lots of excellent examples from the CSPs so now its about developing exam technique and targeting the top levels.

EBI-

-  Revise narrative theory and try not to leave any question blank - even 3 or 4 marks on Q1.2 would out you on a grade 5.

- In Q2, your initial answer misunderstands the question so always read it carefully and make sure your argument      matches evidence.

2) Look at the mark scheme document linked above. Question 1.1 asks about mise-en-scene. What do we use to remember mise-en-scene? Give one example answer from the mark scheme too.

This helps me remember it:

CLAMPS: Costume, Lighting, Actor placement/movement, make-up,

props, setting.

An example from the mark scheme is:

Will’s costume – makes him look like he is from our world

3) Question 1.2 asks about narrative features in the extract. Look at the mark scheme to pick out three possible answers for this question. 

• Excellent analysis of the product that is detailed and critically engages

with the nuanced aspects of how media language is used.

• Focus on how narrative features communicate meanings is thorough

and effective.

• Consistent appropriate and effective use of subject terminology

throughout.

4) Now focus on Question 2 - the 20 mark essay. Use the mark scheme to pick out one way Doctor Who reflects 1963 and one way His Dark Materials reflects 2020. 

• Traditionally, Doctor was a white male, most often with a younger female companion,

reflecting and reinforcing traditional gender roles of the times, with the man as powerful

and in control and the woman as helper. Women’s helper role often been to provide an

emotional, empathetic side to the programme. Reinforcing the idea that men are active,

action-centred while women are more passive, emotional and sensitive.

• Changes in society, particularly advances in equality for women, have slowly been reflected

in TV drama. In 2016 it was announced that the next regeneration of Doctor Who would be

as a woman (played by Jodie Whittaker). In His Dark Materials, the protagonist and

strongest character is female (Lyra).

5) Reflect on your overall work and exam performance this year. What three things do you need to work on or revise in Media for Year 11? 

1) revise structure of answers

2) answer all questions to the best i can

3) make sure I read the question carefully to make sure I am writing what I am meant to be