December mock exam: Learner Response blog tasks

1) Type up any feedback on your paper (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). If you only have marks and a grade on the paper, write a WWW/EBI yourself based on your scores.

WWW- This is a 6% improvement on your last assessment with some really good answers. Your opinions on media debates are spot on - now you need to add the revision and examples to open up the top grades.

2) Use the mark scheme for this Paper 2 mock to read the answers AQA were looking for. First, write down a definition and example of non-diegetic sound (Q1.1 and 1.2). 

A non diagetic sound is a sound only audience can hear an example is when they were walking upstairs with happy music that only we can hear to show their happy moods.

3) Next, identify three points you could have made in Q1.3 - camerawork and the extract. Look for the indicative content in the mark scheme - these are the suggested answers from AQA.

• Good analysis of the extract that is clear and generally engages

with the nuanced aspects of what is communicated by the

camerawork.

• Generally appropriate use of the theoretical framework but there

are occasional inaccuracies/omissions.

• Mostly appropriate and effective use of subject specific

terminology.

4) Now look at Q1.4 in the mark scheme - pick out two points from the mark scheme that you could have included in your answer.

• Satisfactory judgements and conclusions that are sometimes

supported by examples.

• Some appropriate and effective use of subject specific

terminology.

5) Focus on Q2 - the 20-mark essay on representations of age and social and cultural contexts. Pick out three points from the mark scheme that you didn't include in your answer.

• Satisfactory knowledge and understanding of contexts of media

and their influence on media products and processes,

demonstrated by some appropriate but not always convincing

discussion of age representations in relation to the two close

study products.

• Satisfactory judgements and conclusions that are sometimes

supported by relevant examples.

• Occasional appropriate and effective use of subject specific

terminology, but inconsistently effective.

6) Turning your attention to Section B, write a definition and example of user-generated content - use the mark scheme to check it.

material created by those whose main role is as users of media such as newspapers, television,

radio, magazines, the internet or web or online systems

7) Look at Q4 - the 20-mark essay on the power of influencers. Pick out three points from the mark scheme that you didn't include in your own answer. 

It underpins democratic institutions and is fundamental to the protection of individual human rights. Conversely, disinformation leads to polarisation and makes societies around the world less secure.

8) Now look at Q5 - the 20-mark essay on regulation and the internet. Again, pick out three points from the mark scheme that you didn't include in your own answer.

• Satisfactory knowledge and understanding of the theoretical

framework, demonstrated by generally appropriate but inconsistently

effective discussion of the debate about regulation of social media and

the internet. The line of argument is not always evident

• Satisfactory judgements and conclusions that are sometimes

supported by relevant examples.

• Occasional appropriate use of subject specific terminology.

9) On a scale of 1-10 (1 = low, 10 = high), how much revision and preparation did you do for your Media mock exam? Be honest here - it's a good chance to think about how to approach the next set of mock exams.

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10) List three key things you want to revise before the next mock exams in February (e.g. particular CSPs, terminology, exam technique etc.)

Mise en scene, Newspapers, Social media