Wednesday 30 January 2019

January assessment: learner response




1) Type up your feedback in full (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential).

WWW:
·         Great analytical writing ability – some great topic sentences and vocabulary which relates to the statement.
·         Added some media terminology – ‘consumer, digital media and binge-watching’
·         Balanced arguments which you have provided sufficient advantages and disadvantages for each industry.

EBI:
·         Add more examples for the newspaper industry
·         Pay more attention to spelling, grammar and word choice. Consider copying your essay into Microsoft Word and correct any words/sentences with red and blue lines

2) Read the mark scheme for this assessment carefully. Write down the mark you achieved for each question:

Q1) 0/1
Q2)0/1
Q3)3/8
Q4)4/20

Where you didn't achieve full marks, write WHY you think you missed out on the extra marks. Use the indicative content suggestions in the mark scheme to help with this.

I think I didn't do my best on question 3 and 4 as i lost marks for not writing accurate and clear explanations about the question.I definitely struggled to co-op with the time that was given to me.But most importantly next time i need to include outstanding knowledge and understanding of the theoretical framework of media and use media terminology more often.


3) Did you get any media terminology wrong in the assessment? Make a note of it here for future revision:

No i didn't get any media terminology wrong in the assessment.

4) Look specifically at question 3 - did you successfully write about both the preferred and oppositional readings? Did your answers match any in the mark scheme?

Yes, if i added more detail about the theoretical i would've potentially gained full marks.

5) Re-draft your answer to Q3. Use the indicative content suggestions in the mark scheme to write a top-level answer on your blog.

The preferred reading of the women's war time job poster is that the producers want to show that women aren't inferior to men and can take part anything that men take part in.Also the quote "we can do it!" connotes that women can take a place in the war by doing something that will support the men in the battlefield.Also the rolling up of sleeves denotes stuck in , ready for hard work and action.The overall message is equality even if they're both not doing the same thing.

 Note: If you already achieved 6+ marks for Q3 then write an additional paragraph exploring the negotiated reading for this advertisement. 

The negotiated reading of the advertisement is that the producers want to show that women don't have to fight to be equal as men but they can actually take part in the war by producing resources for the fighting men.The producers also want to show that women aren't inferior to men as the women is flexing her biceps showing are women and men are equal only different genders and body parts.















Friday 25 January 2019

Representation:Blog task


 
1) List the people, places and groups represented in the poster.

The cast has many characters such as Noel Clarke,Adam Deacon,Aml Ameen,Red Madrell and Femi Oyeniran. These characters vary in different ethnic groups such as black/white.The place the movie is set in is a infamous place known for gang culture and gang violence.The place where the characters are presented could be on top of a estate building roof.

2) Are there any stereotypes you can identify?

One stereotype i can identify is the baseball bat the character on the furthest right is holding simply because of his skin colour.This connotes that the skin colour hes representing is most likely to be violent.Another stereotype i can identify is the outfits all the male characters are wearing which are tracksuits.This could be seen as a stereotype that the characters have most likely come from a poor background which also connotes they could be associated with gang culture.Also the location where they are connotes that they live in a urban area which might contain gangs and high level of crime.

3) What is the preferred reading of this poster?

The preferred reading of this poster is that they are teenagers who are going to become adults but they experience some rather unpleasant events and experiences throughout their life.Also the movie might be showing what is going on in our current society.

4) What is the oppositional reading of this poster?

The oppositional reading of this poster might be the stereotype of the black male holding the baseball bat which can used a stereotype to present black people as a violent portion of people.This also could dig into today's society which is the stereotype that black people are reliant on crime to survive.Another might be judgemental to those who live in council estates to show that any black male who lives in a council estate is violent which is not true.