exam structure and feedback for mock

Exam Structure and Feedback For Mock 

• The entire GCSE is out of 200 marks
• paper 1 is 70 marks (Tv and promoting media)
• paper 2 is 70 marks (music and news) 
• coursework is 60 marks (30% of the GCSE)

{screenshot LARI C from powerpoint}

Paper 1 Section A: TV

Q1.

• 5 marks - 2 points
• Analysis question
• Must use one element if media language from the extract (mies-en-scene etc....

Q2.

• 10 marks - 3 points
• Analysis and judgement questions
• Must analyse and make judgements to one or more areas based on the media language and representation. May wish to refer to contexts. Judgements will be made throughout.
• Must write a short sentence or two at the end which sums up judgments 

Q3.

• 15 marks - 4 points or 3 very well developed 
• 10 marks for analysis, 5 marks for judgments 
• This is an extended response and will focus on media language and representation (but it also might be one of these areas)
• Must refer to ALL of LARI C and make judgments throughout.
• MUST write a concise conclusion which draws in overall judgment 

Q4.

• 5 marks- 2 points
• Industry focused question (testing knowledge and understanding (PSB, BBC, Technology, Regulation, diverse audiences etc.....)

Q5.

• 10 marks - 3 points
• Will always be about the influence of media contexts
• Will ask about either social, cultural or historical contexts 
• must refer to the television drama they have provided 
• Eg. "explain how social contexts (or historical or cultural) influence television programs. Refer to 'The Avengers' from 1965 to support your answer'. (or it'll ask to refer to 'Cuffs' from the 2000's)

• Cuffs- homosexuality, multicultural cast, male and female equality.
• The Avengers- Heterosexuality, white cast, rise in feminism/female equality. 

Paper 1 Section B: Promoting Media 

Q6.

• 1 mark
• Knowledge based question
• Will either have to identify or define.
• (Conglomerate, synergy, who produced lego movie etc...)

Q7.

• 4 marks- 2 points or explain 1 in detail
• Required to show knowledge and understanding of any 3 media forms (Film, advertising and marketing or video games)

Q8.

• 10 marks- 3 points
• Question will ask you to demonstrate knowledge and understanding
• Could be asked about audience, codes and conventions of the products, media language etc....

Q9.

• 10 marks- 3 points
• Analysis question
• Based on media language, representation or audiences. Only be asked about advertising or video games, not films)
• You will need to know the set texts in terms of media language, genre audience, codes and conventions, representations etc....
• The posters ad packaging of the video game will be provided in an insert, the TV advert will not be. 

Paper 2 Section A: Music

Q1.

• 1 mark
• Knowledge based question, Either have to identify or define, 

Q2.

• 4 Marks- 2 points (comparison) in detail
• This question will be knowledge and understanding based. 
• The media product (set music videos, Mojo or radio 1 live lounge) 
• Area of framework will change each year

Q3.

• 10 marks- 3 points
• Question in relation to any relevant area of the theoretical framework 
• in relation to either set music videos, mojo magazine or radio 1 live lounge. 

Q4.

• 5 marks- 2 points
• Required to analyse media language or media representations with reference to provided extract

Q5.

• 15 marks- 4 points or 3 very well developed
• Always will be about media language, but the area changes every year (sound, colour etc...)
• Will be required to make comparisons about two magazine extracts. 
• One will be from MOJO (random edition provided) and the other will be an unknown magazine

Paper 2 Section B: News

Q6.

• 1 mark
• Knowledge based question.
• Will either have to identify or define 

Q.7

• 4 marks- 2 points (explain in detail)
• Test knowledge and understanding of news as a form e.g.. funding models, regulation

Q8.

• 5 Marks- 2 points
• Analytical question.
• Analyse either media language or representation in relation to an extract from The Observer online print. 

Q9.

• 15 marks- 4 points or 3 very well developed
• 10 marks- analysis 5 marks- judgement 
• Based on media language or representation in relation to print newspapers or any area of the framework for online.
• Must ensure that you analyse and make judgments

Q10.

• 10 Marks- 3 points
• Will be about the influence of media contexts
• Will not refer to specific historical or contemporary contexts. This is unto you.
• Will need to show understanding of the influence of media contexts in relation to either historical or contemporary news.
• (Eg. female vs male politicians, the way divorced was covered, espionage and cold war.)

GCSE Year 11 Mock Feedback

• Q1. Some of us wrote about different media language elements. This question specifically asked about mise-en-scene
• Q2. Lack of media terminology, lack of overall judgment, conclusion
• Q3. Several of us missed out overall judgments at the end (worth 5 marks) Lack of theoretical framework understanding demonstrated- Lari C. Many of us far too descriptive
• Q.4 Conclusion with diversification for some DISTRIBUTION.... how a product is delivered
• Q^. Some referred to cuffs. Some responses were far too general and didn't refer to the text itself

Music

q6. most people said of com. audience 

etc.......

Common errors

• Terminology
• Read the question
• Judgments
• Quotation marks around texts