Wednesday, 25 January 2017

What you need to know about the upcoming mock exams

A few of you have had questions about the mock exams, so this guide should help you to prepare. Remember, everything you have studied from the start of this term onwards will be assessed in the exam. 


Timetable


You have been emailed your timetable for mock week. The following timetable is specific to A-level Media Studies. Red is A2, blue is AS.

Mock week timetable for February 2017. Click to see full size image


AS mock



  • The AS exam will comprise solely of the textual analysis question
  • You will be asked to analyse a print based media extract
  • You will be asked to explicitly analyse three of the following: visual codes, technical codes, narrative, genre conventions or language 
  • The wording for for question one is almost always exactly the same: "analyse [the following] with reference to (for example) visual codes, technical codes and genre conventions"
  • The exam is one hour and ten minutes long
  • You will sit the exam in your normal Media Studies room
  • You will be expected to make reference to how the listed codes create meaning for the audience
  • You can revise by using your detailed notes, exploring further case studies using the textual analysis toolkit and using the Media blog
  • Resources specific to the textual analysis question can be found here
  • Resources specific to narrative can be found here
  • Resources specific to genre can be found here 


A2 mock



From everyone in the A-level Media team, try your very best!