Mnemonics are tools that aid memory. The aim of mediamnemonics is to generate a range of mnemonics specifically designed to make media revision far more effective. Tried and tested on Year 11 students at an Essex academy, they have been created by an experienced media teacher with 22 years of media subject leadership who holds an MA in Film and TV studies. English resources have been created by a teacher with 16 years of teaching experience in a secondary school.
Mnemonics are tools that aid memory. The aim of mediamnemonics is to generate a range of mnemonics specifically designed to make media revision far more effective. Tried and tested on Year 11 students at an Essex academy, they have been created by an experienced media teacher with 22 years of media subject leadership who holds an MA in Film and TV studies. English resources have been created by a teacher with 16 years of teaching experience in a secondary school.
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A brief introduction to the moving image features (mise en scene etc.), with a mnemonic to help your students remember them.
Ideal for GCSE and A Level Media Studies.
Please review if you download, and don't forget to check out my other resources! This one's a freebie...!
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An introduction to the 8 headline techniques, followed by a mnemonic to enable your students to recall them. An excellent revision aid, especially for the WJEC GCSE Media syllabus.
This PowerPoint is also available as part of a bundle of 4 PowerPoints which includes mnemonics for the 12 front page features, 10 news values, as well as an introduction to the principle of mnemonics (great for an assembly).
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An introduction to the main 10 news values, followed by a mnemonic to enable your students to recall them. An excellent revision aid, especially for the WJEC GCSE Media syllabus.
This PowerPoint is also available as part of a bundle of 4 PowerPoints which includes mnemonics for the 12 front page features, 8 headline techniques, as well as an introduction to the principle of mnemonics (great for an assembly).
A 7 page booklet with activities covering some of the main aspects of film promotion - trailers and posters - with mnemonics to remember the key terms.
Genuine WJEC GCSE Media past paper questions from the last four years are used to prepare students for the June 2018 exam.
An easy to follow PowerPoint examines previous questions and predicts what is likely to come up this year.
An A3 Word document handout containing all past paper questions since 2014 is also provided to support the PowerPoint.
Ideal resources to be used in the final weeks leading to the exam.
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All the past paper questions for Eduqas WJEC GCSE Film Studies from 2019 - 2022, condensed and organised on a 3 page A4 PDF sheet for a quick and easy overview. Key aspects are highlighted and summarised at the end. A hugely useful resource for both teachers and students to gain an oversight of the exam format and to aid revision and planning. Created by a Media Studies teacher with over 20 years of teaching experience.
A double sided A3 Revision mat designed specifically for the WJEC GCSE Media exam.
Side 1 - Section A of the exam - Newspapers. Newspaper front page features, audiences, institutions and representation. Mnemonics (memory tools) included.
Side 2 - Section B of the exam. Radio News. Planning and writing a news bulletin, BBC Newsbeat case study, and institutional issues (OFCOM, convergence).
Print it on A3 (double sided) then laminate. The perfect resource to have on each table as your revise for this year's news exam.
Use alongside my revision PowerPoints or as a standalone revision tool.
This is for the June 2017 exam.
In this 16 slide PowerPoint lesson, Stuart Hall's Audience Reception theory is introduced using a (slightly rude!) mnemonic. The theory is then applied to the Lynx Find Your Magic TV commercial (YouTube link provided within the PowerPoint).
Screenshots of the ad appear alongside suggested notes related to the preferred, oppositional and negotiated readings of the ad. Learning is consolidated with an essay question at the end of the lesson.
This would be an ideal way of demonstrating the theory in action. Useful teacher notes are provided in the notes panel when viewing the PowerPoint in edit mode.
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An introduction to Stuart Hall's Audience Reception Theory , with a very memorable (if a little rude - we use the word 'shart'!) mnemonic to make it stick! Newspaper front pages are used to define the theory, so this would be particularly useful for the WJEC Media GCSE exam.
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A PowerPoint mock exam and past paper questions (Word doc) for the WJEC GCSE Media News Exam (Section B - Radio News). The PowerPoint gives step by step advice on what to include for each question, as well as suggested answers, with the students encouraged to take notes. Then the students use the notes to have a go at the exam.
This is ideal for a two hour lesson, with 15 minutes prep for each question, then 15 minutes to answer it.
This has been used with my two year 11 exam groups, with the questions based on previous exams.
You also receive a word document containing the actual exam questions from 2014 to 2016, with predictions on what will come up this year based on these past papers. In addition you will receive a PDF radio script template.
This PowerPoint works alone but is best used alongside the "WJEC GCSE Media A3 Revision Mat - News Exam" resource available in the mediamnemonic shop for just £2.00
This is for the June 2017 exam.
One PowerPoint. Three detailed representation case studies. Gender on the front page of The Sun and the Daily Mirror. Immigration on the front page of the Daily Mirror. Each with detailed, student friendly revision notes which are then linked to two potential exam questions.
This resource would equip students to be able to tackle a question on representation in the forthcoming WJEC GCSE Media exam.
Thank you to all those people who have purchased 59 WJEC GCSE Media resources (so far!) from the mediamnemonics shop! Please don't forget to review my work!
This is for the June 2017 exam.
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A lesson showing students how to analyse the mise en scene of TV news. Using a mnemonic to help them remember the different components of moving image products, this PowerPoint and handout defines mise en scene and then uses two examples to demonstrates how to deconstruct it .
The word doc may need some re-formatting.
Please read the notes section at the bottom of the PowerPoint when it edit view for guidance for each slide. This PowerPoint and activity is suitable for a 1 hour lesson and has been created for the WJEC GCSE Media exam (June 2018).
More PowerPoints to follow.
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An introduction to the 12 newspaper front page features, followed by a mnemonic to enable your students to recall them. An excellent revision aid, especially for the WJEC GCSE Media syllabus.
This PowerPoint is also available as part of a bundle of 4 PowerPoints which includes mnemonics for the 10 news values, 8 headline techniques, as well as an introduction to the principle of mnemonics (great for an assembly).
A 14 slide PowerPoint lesson that begins with a lesson starter on news values before posing a 10 mark mock exam question based on previous WJEC GCSE Media exams. After viewing a Sky TV News intro (link embedded in PowerPoint), students attempt their answer before being presented with detailed prompts about the sort of approach they could have taken as well as a summary sheet (a slide of the PowerPoint) which reminds them of each story within the intro and some of the key stylistic elements. The PowerPoint ends with a model answer.
Please read the notes section at the bottom of the PowerPoint when it edit view for guidance for each slide. This PowerPoint and activity is suitable for at least a 1 hour lesson and is lesson 10 in a series created for the WJEC GCSE Media exam (June 2018).
For more lessons on TV news and much much more, please visit the mediamnemonics shop.
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A PowerPoint lesson introducing students to the key features of News Websites, followed by a mock exam question designed to be typical of Section B of the WJEC GCSE Media exam. The PowerPoint then provides suggested content to form the basis of a model answer.
Please read the notes section at the bottom of the PowerPoint when it edit view for guidance for each slide. This PowerPoint and activity is suitable for at least a 1 hour lesson and is lesson 11 in a series created for the WJEC GCSE Media exam (June 2018).
For more lessons on TV news and much much more, please visit the mediamnemonics shop.
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A lesson showing students how to analyse the camerawork of TV news. Using a mnemonic to help them remember the different components of moving image products, this PowerPoint and handout introduces the different camerawork and footage of TV news, applying them to BBC News at 6 (YouTube link within the PowerPoint).
The word doc may need some re-formatting.
Please read the notes section at the bottom of the PowerPoint when it edit view for guidance for each slide. This PowerPoint and activity is suitable for a 1 hour lesson and has been created for the WJEC GCSE Media exam (June 2018).
More PowerPoints to follow.
This PowerPoint follows the previous PowerPoint in the series, "TV News analysis - Mock Exam Q1 - 2 - WJEC GCSE Media 2018".
Students use a table to peer assess Q1 and Q2 of the mock exam completed in the previous lesson. This is then cut out and glued into the student's book.
A 39 slide PowerPoint lesson and handout introducing students to representation in a TV news story, focussing on the visual elements. The PowerPoint provides detailed notes on the key images (BBC News at 6 - Youtube link within PowerPoint) which the teacher is encouraged to use either to introduce the concept, or following class discussion to compare with the students' answers.
Students consolidate their knowledge and understanding completing a one page handout (Word doc.)
Please read the notes section at the bottom of the PowerPoint when it edit view for guidance for each slide. This PowerPoint and activity is suitable for at least a 1 hour lesson and is lesson 8 in a series created for the WJEC GCSE Media exam (June 2018).
For more lessons on TV news and much much more, please visit the mediamnemonics shop.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/mediamnemonics
A double sided A3 Revision mat / knowledge organiser designed specifically for the WJEC GCSE Media exam.
Side 1 - Section A of the exam - TV News. All the key theory and core concepts needed for the exam (genre, organisations, representation, audience, narrative) including several mnemonics (memory tools).
Side 2 - Section B of the exam - News Websites. All the key theory and examples of how to mock up a web site.
Print it on A3 (double sided) then laminate. The perfect resource to have on each table as you revise for this year’s news exam.
Use alongside my revision PowerPoints or as a standalone revision tool.
This is for the June 2018 exam.
See my medimnemonics shop for more resources!
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/mediamnemonics
A lesson showing students how to analyse the special effects of TV news. Using a mnemonic to help them remember the different components of moving image products, this PowerPoint and handout introduces the different types of special effects of TV news e.g. idents, graphics etc, applying them to BBC News at 6 (YouTube link within the PowerPoint).
The word doc may need some re-formatting.
Please read the notes section at the bottom of the PowerPoint when it edit view for guidance for each slide. This PowerPoint and activity is suitable for a 1 hour lesson and has been created for the WJEC GCSE Media exam (June 2018).
More PowerPoints to follow.