EXAM DATES
- Paper 1 (Key Media Concepts)
- Friday May 22nd 2020 (2 Hours)
- Paper 2 (Critical Perspective)
- Monday June 8th 2020 (2 Hours)
WHAT’S IN EACH PAPER?
Paper 1
- Textual Analysis (50 marks)
- TV Drama
- Audience and Institutions (50 marks)
- The Music Industry
Paper 2
- Media Skills (25 marks). One question on one of the following:
- Use of conventions from real media
- Research and Planning
- Digital Technology
- Creativity
- Media Concepts (25 marks). One question on one of the following:
- Media Language
- Representation
- Narrative
- Audience
- Genre
- Critical debates (50 marks). One question from a choice of two:
- Postmodern Media
PAST PAPERS
Below are links to past exam papers for the two Media Studies exams!
Paper 2 – Critical Perspectives in Media
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
All Media Studies essays are marked using the following:
LEVEL DESCRIPTORS
GRADED ANSWERS FOR PAPER 1
Textual Analysis (TV Drama)
Fargo (Grade A)
Hustle (Grade B)
Merlin (Grade D/C)
Audience and Institutions (The Music Industry)
Cross Media Convergence & Synergy (Grade A)
Ownership (Grade D)
GRADED ANSWERS FOR PAPER 2
Skills
Conventions (A)
Use of Digital Technology (Grade D)
Concepts
Media Language (Grade A)
Representation (Grade B)
Audience (Grade C)
Narrative (Grade C)
Genre (Grade D)
Postmodern Media#
What makes a text postmodern (Grade A)
Definitions of Postmodernism (Grade B)
What is Postmodernism (Grade D)
What is Postmodernism (Grade E)