Thursday, 2 May 2024

Final exam preparation and revision links

Here's everything you need to know for your revision and preparation for the final exams.

The final weeks and days before the final exams are a good opportunity to go over what you know and test yourself against the kind of questions that AQA like the use. 

Media Paper 1

Media Paper 1 is on Monday 13 May in the afternoon.

Section A: Media Language, Representations and Contexts

Unseen text analysis

  • Unseen text analysis - look at previous assessment LRs and revise mise-en-scene (CLAMPS) and other key media language from your GLoW Media glossary.

Magazines: 

Advertising & Marketing: 


Section B: Media Industries and Audiences

Note: It's important to remember that either Newspapers or OSP & Videogames will come up in Paper 1 Section B. Whichever comes up in Paper 1 usually means the other topic will come up in Paper 2 so we'll be watching carefully. 

Newspapers: 

OSP/Videogames: 

Music Video: 

Radio:

Film Industry: 


Media Paper 2

Media Paper 2 is on Monday 20 May in the afternoon.

Section A: Television

Television: 


Section B: Newspapers OR Online, Social and Participatory Media/Videogames

Two 20 mark essays on one of the following topics: 

Newspapers: 

OSP/Videogames: 


Links and revision resources to help you

We have a range of resources to help you prepare for your final exams.

Exemplar questions and answers

You can find a document of exemplar questions and answers from previous lessons here. This google doc will be updated as we look at more questions and sample answers in revision lessons before the exams. Note: some of the CSPs may have changed over time so don't worry if you see a CSP you don't recognise! All the correct CSPs are listed above.

CSP Knowledge Organisers

Ms Fowler has put together a brilliant set of Knowledge Organisers to revise the CSPs. Look through these and then create your own to test your knowledge!

ZigZag practice papers and mark schemes

Use your paper copies of the ZigZag practice papers and mark schemes for Paper 1 and Paper 2. This is particularly good to prepare for the unusual or left-field questions that AQA like to put in their exams sometimes. Remember, if you know the terminology, the theories and the CSPs you can't go far wrong. 

If you don't have a copy of the practice papers then you can collect them from DF07.  

Revision is the key

It's important that you really put the time into your revision to make sure you know these CSPs inside out. If you would like revision cards to revise with feel free to pop in to DF07 and I'll happily provide you with them for free - you need create revision cards for all the exam CSPs and also for media terminology and theory (e.g. Mise-en-scene, Reception theory, Uses & Gratifications theory etc.)

To help, here's a short blog on what makes a good flashcard - always useful to get top tips on effective revision techniques.

The better you know the terminology, theory and CSPs, the better you'll do in the final exams. Good luck!

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Final exam preparation and revision links

Here's everything you need to know for your revision and preparation for the final exams. The final weeks and days before the final exam...