Friday, 1 April 2011
English Exam Revision 2011
Hello there - just managing to get onto this site shows that you are interested in improving your chances of getting a good grade. Well done! If you scroll down through previous blogs you will find links to sites that will help your understanding of the exam and how to improve your grade. I also found a fantastic interactive blog site which should provide you with great information and be fun to use. Click on the link below: http://wildernenglish.edublogs.org
Monday, 14 February 2011
Year 11 Media Assignment 3
Yr 11 should be well into the planning stage of their Music Video Production. Don't forget to keep your notes, even if you do not use an idea, you can use them in your evaluation. Remember you can hand in up to 12 pieces of notes to show your research and contribution to the group.
You should have identified a song you will use and have a copy of the lyrics. Next you should have identified stereotypes of this genre and be thinking about using some within your video. have you already devised a storyboard? If not you need to do this and get a script together that dictates the action. the more that you achieve in the planning stage will mean the less problems encountered in the practical production.
Good Luck. Some help on the links below. Google 'How to make a music video' and you will be amazed at the amount of info out there.
www.musicians.about.com/od/musicindustrybasics
www.musicbizacademy.com
You should have identified a song you will use and have a copy of the lyrics. Next you should have identified stereotypes of this genre and be thinking about using some within your video. have you already devised a storyboard? If not you need to do this and get a script together that dictates the action. the more that you achieve in the planning stage will mean the less problems encountered in the practical production.
Good Luck. Some help on the links below. Google 'How to make a music video' and you will be amazed at the amount of info out there.
www.musicians.about.com/od/musicindustrybasics
www.musicbizacademy.com
Thursday, 7 October 2010
English Exams Nov 8th/10th 2010
The Enlish Language Exams are fast approaching! November 8th and 10th will be upon us before we know it. Make sure you are accessing the websites listed in the blog archive to the right of this message. I believe the blogs are under April and July. Get busy with some revision at home and make sure you attend my Saturday Morning Revision Class in T3 11:00am-13:00pm.
Media Year 10 and 11.
You should all be doing independent research for your next media assignment on Newspaper/Magazines. You should host your research and the websites you have accessed by posting a blog and giving it a title so that i can access the information and assess your progress. Keep a note of all websites visited by listing them under your notes. Good Luck.
Monday, 20 September 2010
Year 11 Media Assignment 2 - Print
Hello Year 11, you are currently researching 'Newspapers' in order to produce your second piece of coursework. We will shortly be looking at 'Magazines' and you are advised to commence research using your blogsite to host your findings.
We are currently comparing how a story is reported in two different newspapers. We are engaged in a class exercise where the two stories should be mounted on paper and then annotated to display their differing properties. Your focus will include examining the headline; the subheading; how long the article is; the use of vocabulary to reflect the readership; the use of photographs and the overall presentational style used. You should also look for bias in line with the Institutions (owners of the newspaper) poilitical/cultural opinions.
Your research and findings should be typed up and hosted on your blospot e.g. The Newspapers we compared were The Daily Telegraph and The Sun (explain the readership that each newspaper has and it's political/cultural leanings)...continue to type up the similarities and differences that you discovered. The link below will provide access to a powerpoint which will be useful but it's important for you to show other research by keeping a record of the books and website links you have looked at. this research will greatly influence your overall mark.
www.worldofteaching.com/powerpoints/english/newspaper%20writing.ppt#267,12,TABLOIDLANGUAGE
Your Coursework Assignment 2 for Print is below:
Analytical Task: Compare one popular magazine or newspaper with its on-line equivalent.
Research and Planning Task: (You must completer both tasks below!)
Mock-up design for the front page of a daily newspaper or magazine or a mock-up design for the front page of an internet home page.
Devise a storyboard for a television or viral advertisement promoting the same magazine or newspaper you have created above. You can create your own name e.g. The Stun, The Daily Wail, Streetcrew Magazine. (See me for storyboards)
We are currently comparing how a story is reported in two different newspapers. We are engaged in a class exercise where the two stories should be mounted on paper and then annotated to display their differing properties. Your focus will include examining the headline; the subheading; how long the article is; the use of vocabulary to reflect the readership; the use of photographs and the overall presentational style used. You should also look for bias in line with the Institutions (owners of the newspaper) poilitical/cultural opinions.
Your research and findings should be typed up and hosted on your blospot e.g. The Newspapers we compared were The Daily Telegraph and The Sun (explain the readership that each newspaper has and it's political/cultural leanings)...continue to type up the similarities and differences that you discovered. The link below will provide access to a powerpoint which will be useful but it's important for you to show other research by keeping a record of the books and website links you have looked at. this research will greatly influence your overall mark.
www.worldofteaching.com/powerpoints/english/newspaper%20writing.ppt#267,12,TABLOIDLANGUAGE
Your Coursework Assignment 2 for Print is below:
Analytical Task: Compare one popular magazine or newspaper with its on-line equivalent.
Research and Planning Task: (You must completer both tasks below!)
Mock-up design for the front page of a daily newspaper or magazine or a mock-up design for the front page of an internet home page.
Devise a storyboard for a television or viral advertisement promoting the same magazine or newspaper you have created above. You can create your own name e.g. The Stun, The Daily Wail, Streetcrew Magazine. (See me for storyboards)
Monday, 13 September 2010
Greetings Year 10
Welcome to all new Media Studies pupils in Year 10 2010-2011. You should just have set up your new blog and published your first post. Congratulations. We will be using this site to communicate with each other and to show our research, coursework and media interests. If you have any queries please send me a message or see me in T3.
Wednesday, 21 July 2010
Poems From Other Cultures.
Those of you who want to be in the driving seat and accelerating towards success in the Novembr exam need to start using the following sites to help you with your revision. The sites have the poems you need and insight into their meanings. Get on it, get revising! http://www.universalteacher.org.uk/ http://www.podcastrevision.co.uk/sitemap/index.html http://www.englishbiz.co.uk/
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