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: It really feels like you are making progress- you make some excellent points here, particularly in Q2, and with a few additions/ improvements to exam technique i can see you achieving a significantly higher grade.

 EBI: Neither question offers quite enough depth for the top level. In effect, you are writing 3 paragraph essays. If through revision and planning we can make that 5 paragraphs or more you could open up the top grades. The key aspect is developing a strong argument in each essay that is sharply focused on the question. Planning will also help with this.
2) Read the whole mark scheme for this assessment carefully. Identify three potential points that you could have made in your essay for Question 1 (Shirky, audiences and producers).
  • Teen Vogue scrapping print edition completely
  • Teen Vogue constructed for mobile and tablet
  • Low social media following (150 views on youtube) despite having relevant content to go viral

3) Now use the mark scheme to identify three potential points that you could have made in your essay for Question 2 (values and ideologies).

  • Wider range of values and ideologies available to consumers
  • Poor construction of website and social media hasn't allowed The Voice to become the top success it should be
4) Use your exam response, the mark scheme and any other resource you wish to use to write a detailed essay plan for Question 1. Make sure you are planning at least five well-developed paragraphs in addition to a brief introduction and conclusion.

5) Finally, do the same for Question 2. Remember, Question 2 is a synoptic question so your answer must refer to aspects from the whole A Level Media course. Therefore, make sure you are bringing in CSPs, theories or debates from across the whole course of study.

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