Media 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).

WWW: good inclusion of audience theories.

EBI: A more developed answer with consideration of Q1 and audience interactivity and power.


Now read through the genuine AQA mark scheme. This is vital as the paper was an official exam paper and therefore the mark scheme tells us a lot about what AQA are expecting us to produce. Please note that some of the CSPs have changed since last year's exam so we've updated some of the indicative content for our 2024 CSPs.

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 any points that you missed by carefully studying the AQA indicative content in the mark scheme:

Q1: 5/8
Didn't include all part of mise en scene.

Q2: 8/12
Good use of knowledge/content but didn't feature or develop the theory part for Sephora.

Q3:4/9 
Lack of knowledge on what hyper reality is. The knowledge of CSP on Score is there.

Q4:11/20
Not focused enough on audience.

Q5: 2/6
Lack of knowledge towards what vertical integration and what neo liberal means.

 Q6: 4/9
Didn't develop point as much as I should have.

Q7: 13/20
Didn't link it as much as I should have to audience with the theory.


Example: Q1: 4/8 marks
Additional points: didn't mention enough about use of mise-en-scene to construct strong representation of femininity and establish myths around beauty that remain conventions to this day. Could also have mentioned use of direct address and intertextual references to notable figures at the time (e.g. Grace Kelly or Marilyn Monroe).

3) Look at Question 4 - a 20-mark essay evaluating Shirky's 'End of audience' theory. Write an essay plan for this question using the indicative content in the mark scheme and with enough content to meet the criteria for Level 4 (top level). This will be somewhere between 3-4 well-developed paragraphs plus an introduction answering the question planned in some detail.

Para 1: Old Town Road link to audience

Para 2: Old Town Road analysis link to theory and CSP context

Para 3: Conclusion

4) Based on the whole of your Paper 1 learner response, plan FIVE topics / concepts / CSPs / theories that you will prioritise in your summer exam Media revision timetable.

Old Town Road/ The Specials
Blinded By The Light
Radio 
hyper reality theory
War of the Worlds

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