Grade boundaries for: overall qualification (taken from Eduqas), individual units, individual questions. This can be used to provide students with a ‘grade’ for every piece of work they complete whether that be an exam style question or Mock exam.
This is based on the A* - E boundaries from Summer 2019.
'The Jinx the life and deaths of Robert Durst
A detailed and comprehensive SOW focusing on: context, genre and media language for A Level Eduqas Media Studies component 2 section A. All elements of the theoretical framework are covered and homework tasks are planned. This scheme also makes use of the feature film All Good Things and SAMS material.
A double lesson which introduces the concept of media representations to year 10 students (but could be taught to any year group).
This lesson focuses on the representation of nation in the media, explores the concept of stereotyping and introduces representations theory and LOTS of media terminology. Also included is a creative task and an essay based task on the representation of nation in The Daily Mail (Trumpquake).
Two lessons which look at approaching unseen analysis and guides students through the ‘media language’ question for Eduqas GCSE Media Component 1 Section A. The lessons are similar so could be used as a taught practice and then assessment. This exam question, which is similar to the SAMS question (so this mark scheme can be used), analyses the film posters for Corline and Corpse Bride, but any print based media product could be used.
Three lessons (taught as a 2 hour double and then single lesson) on the representations in the WaterAid ‘Claudia Sings’ advert for Component 1 Section A of the Eduqas A Level Media exam. Lessons cover: all representations and reps theories including a lesson which breaks down and analysis bll hooks theory in relation to WaterAid.
Detailed and comprehensive lessons covering all aspects of media representations in Luther and The Sweeney for Eduqas GCSE Media Paper 2 section A. Lessons cover representations of: ethnicity, men, women, how representations have changed over time, contexts.
Detailed and comprehensive lessons covering all aspects of the specification for Paper 2 Section A. These lessons cover: genre, media language, character roles, technical codes and conventions for Luther and The Sweeney. Also included is a TV Crime Drama Knowledge organiser.
This is a small scheme off work for first year A Level media students. This is a 4/5 lesson introduction to textual analysis skills and some A Level theory from the theoretical framework (Barthes and Strauss). Can be adapted to use any print based media product and can be used to help develop skills of textual analysis.
A complete unit of work on the Eduqas set product Quality Steet and print based advertising. Updated fro September 2022. All aspects of the theoretical framework are covered with lessons on: product context (1950s and the class system), media language, colour, gender, gender theory, age, representations, exam practice on all questions.
A number of lessons on a range of media theories and concepts from the Eduqas A Level Media Studies Specification (but could be used for any Media course!)
All of these lessons (excluding Dyer’s Star Theory) explore each theory in depth and focus on set products from the Eduqas specification but could be adapted and taught in relation to any media product.
Full schemes of work on the set advertising and marketing products for Component 1 Sections A and B covering all areas of the theoretical framework and an exam style comparison question.
A new and improved scheme of lessons on Pride and GQ for Eduqas GCSE media. Lessons cover: media language, contexts, representations, media theory. This also includes lessons on more challenging theory such as bell hooks (taken from the A Level spec) and an unseen comparison with an example essay from a student!
EDUQAS A LEVEL MEDIA STUDIES
A range of lessons on music videos focusing on Vance Joy’s Riptide for A Level Eduqas Media Studies component 1 section A. The lessons are hour long lessons and cover: genre, narrative, media language, representations and relevant theory as well as practice exam questions (SAMS mark schemes can be adapted and used here). This also makes use of the Eduqas A Level Media text book and focuses on the wider music industry and wider products.
A HOME LEARNING project on Pride and GQ Magazines for students taking GCSE Media in 2021 - created for the Codiv-19 school closure.
This covers most of the specification and includes around 20 tasks on things such as: research, annotation and analysis, application of theories (previously taught), exam style questions.
I created this for a class who have not done any work on magazines so far is is ‘new content’ for them, this could however also be suitable for students with some previous learning on magazines.
''No Burqas Behind Bars" - A scheme of lesson focusing on: context, genre and media language, representations, industry and audience for A Level Eduqas Media Studies component 2 section A.
All elements of the theoretical framework are covered and homework tasks are planned.
Lessons also refer to The Jinx and wider documentary TV.
Makes use to the Eduqas Year 1 and Year 2 A Level textbooks and resources from the website. Also refers to ‘example’ essays which can be found via the CPD section of the WJEC secure website.
A complete lesson focusing on how to successfully answer Q2a on Paper one of EDUQAS GCSE MEDIA. This lesson mainly focuses on Quality Street and explores relevant historical context, but also includes an example answer (from a student) based on This Girl Can. The lesson can be easily adapted to focus on any of the set products for Paper 1 Section A.
A detailed Knowledge Organiser created for GCSE Media Sudies (Eduqas) but also relevant for A Level, covering key terms and concepts on: Media Language, Visuals, Representations, Audience, Narrative, Sound, Camera Angles.
A Knowledge Organiser created for GCSE Media Sudies (Eduqas) but also relevant for A Level, covering key terms on: Media Language, Characters, Narrative Audience, Sound, TV Industry.
AN UPDATED SOW on Formation for Component 1 Section A Eduqas A Level Media Studies. This is a more refined scheme with detailed and comprehensive lessons which are intended to be taught over a number of weeks. All elements of the theoretical framework are covered: media language, genre, representations, technical codes, theory, contexts.