December mock exam: Learner Response

 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: a fair attempt from you-good use of timing to respond to each question, especially all 20-mar4k questions. you demonstrated good knowledge of the OSP CSP'S here.

EBI: we need to ensure you are addressing the statements for the 20-mark questions E.G Q5 you do not reference any CSP to support your argument.

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). 

Non-diegetic sound is a sound that only the audience can hear E.G background music

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.

1) Dolly, tracking shot

2)zoom when sat at table (equally framed)

3)over the shoulder shot

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.

Non-verbal communication

• Will’s expression and body language is very timid which subverts masculine

stereotypes. In contrast, Lyra’s movements and expressions exude confidence. This

can be seen in the extract both outside at the table and later when discussing which

beds they will take.

Characters

• Will and Lyra are clearly directed in this extract to subvert traditional gender

stereotypes with Will cooking the food, dealing with domestic matters such as

sleeping arrangements and acting in a timid and submissive way.

• However, there is perhaps one exception to this when Will suggests that they work

together. Lyra is shown responding with a slight smile that suggests she is in favour

of them teaming up and perhaps therefore removes a little of her independence.

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.

• Although the idea of ‘teenage’ was not new, teenagers as a distinct category

developed rapidly in the post-war years and was well established by 1963. The idea

of the ‘generation gap’ as a social issue was still new and much-discussed.

• Susan is a stereotypical loner. Although she claims to like the school, she is not

seen to engage with other pupils and they laugh at her mistakes (eg re decimal

currency).

• Many of the Doctor’s characteristics are stereotypical features of old age:

eccentricity, grumpiness and short temper.

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

material contributed to media or posted on websites by non-professionals

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. 

• By the end of 2019, the influencer marketing industry was worth some $8bn a year. One

recent report by Insider Intelligence predicted that it would grow to $15bn globally by the

end of 2022.

• Kim Kardashian's engagement rate is lower than Rashford at 0.33% but she has over 350

million followers so can still reach and engage with huge audiences.

• Marcus Rashford’s Instagram engagement rate of 6% is exceptionally high. With more than

15m followers on Instagram this means an incredible number of ‘likes’ and ‘comments’ on

his post. This boosts Rashford’s power and influence – and makes him even more appealing

for mainstream brands and commercial partners.

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.

• the relationship between technology, media industries and media products

• the ways in which the media re-present the world and construct versions of reality

• the ways aspects of reality may be represented differently depending on the purposes of the

producers

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.

about a 6

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

1)terminology

2)CSP'S

3)camera shots/angles