End of year 1 exam:learner exam

 Create a blogpost called 'End of Year 1 Exam Learner Response'.

1) Type up any feedback from your teacher in full (you do not need to write the mark/grade if you do not wish to).

Break down 1.3 into different parts being parents  + children

2) Look at the mark scheme document linked above. Question 1.1 asks about mise-en-scene. What do we use to remember mise-en-scene? Give one example answer from the clip too - you'll find example answers in the mark scheme.

Use clamps, an example is the empty city.

3) Question 1.2 asks about narrative features in the extract. Look at the mark scheme to pick out three possible answers for this question.

 

• Location: the empty city creates its own enigma code with the mystery of what has

happened to the city and the people that lived there. This is partially resolved later in the

extract.

Characters:

• Narrative theory: Propp – character types. Lyra and Will as heroes who the audience can

identify with and accompany on their exploration of this empty city. The audience are

clearly positioned to sympathise with Lyra and Will when they initially face the two other

children.

Sound:

• Music and sound effects are used during the chase scene to create pace, drama and

excitement. This suggests to the audience that a narrative development is likely to follow –

an action code.

4) Now focus on Question 2 - the 20 mark essay. Use the mark scheme to pick out one way Doctor Who reflects 1963 and one way His Dark Materials reflects 2020. 

Representations:

• Traditionally, Doctor was a white male, most often with a younger female companion,

reflecting and reinforcing traditional gender roles of the times, with the man as powerful

and in control and the woman as helper. Women’s helper role often been to provide an

emotional, empathetic side to the programme. Reinforcing the idea that men are active,

action-centred while women are more passive, emotional and sensitive

• His Dark Materials reflects the increasing independence young people expect and

deliberately places the children in environments where there are no adults. Many grown

ups are presented as villains and Lyra’s parents have effectively abandoned her. This

subverts traditional stereotypes but does reflect modern contexts where young people are

increasingly asserting themselves in society (e.g. political protest, climate change etc.)

5) Reflect on your overall work and exam performance this year. What three things do you need to work on or revise in Media for Year 11? 

Revising the csps better 

Remembering definitions of  media techniques

Time management in exams