Remote Learning: Media

Half Term 2: October - December

Year 10

Write a plot synopsis of the two episodes we have watched: Vigil and The Avengers

Vigil - Series 1: Episode 1 - BBC iPlayer

The Avengers is available to purchase on YouTube – Series 4, Episode 2 (The Gravediggers)

Create character profiles for the main characters in each episode

Watch any three minute segment of either show and make notes on camera, sound, editing and mise-en-scene

Year 11

Create a plan for your magazine front cover and/or double page spread. You are making a lifestyle magazine aimed at a style-conscious audience

Write your article for your double page spread

Revise the different elements of mise-en-scene
Annotate The Lego Movie poster
Watch any three-minute segment of either Vigil or The Avengers and make notes on camera, sound, editing and mise-en-scene

Half Term 4: February - March

Year 9

Click here to access the Language and Representation workbook we’ve been using in class. Work through any activities you haven’t completed yet, jotting your answers on lined paper.
Design your own magazine front cover.
Design your own advert for a new fragrance.
Make a set of revision cards for Media Language terminology.

Year 10

Click here to access the News workbook we’ve been using in class. Work through any activities you haven’t completed yet, jotting your answers on lined paper.
Visit The Observer/The Guardian website and read an article. Jot down the who, what, why, where, and when of the event.
Create your own newspaper front cover for The Observer.
Make a set of revision cards for Media Language terminology related to news.

Year 11

Click here to access the News workbook we worked through in Year 10. Work through any activities you didn’t complete or can’t remember, jotting your answers on lined paper.
Visit The Observer/The Guardian website and read an article. Jot down the who, what, why, where, and when of the event.
Create your own newspaper front cover for The Observer.
Make a set of revision cards for Media Language terminology related to news.

Half Term 5: April - May

Year 9

This term we are working on your double page spread for a fictional YouTuber.

Write a magazine article, interviewing your star.
Alternatively, design the magazine front cover
Create your own advert for any product that could feature in the magazine.
Make a set of revision cards for Media Language terminology

Year 10

This term we will be learing about the Radio 1 Live Lounge and Mojo magazine.

Visit the websites for these two companies and make notes on layout, representation and appeal to audience.
Watch a few clips of the Live Lounge on YouTube or on their own website. Make notes on appeal to audience and how this clip fulfils the requirements of Public Service Broadcasting.
Create your own magazine front cover for a music magazine.
Make a set of revision cards for Media Language terminology related to news.

Year 11

We are now revising for the final exams.

Practise exam questions.
Watch Vigil of The Avengers and make notes on Media language in a 3-4 minute length clip.
Visit The Observer/Guardian newspaper website and read one of the articles, jotting down who, what, why, where and when the events in the article happened
Watch the ad break/trailer for The Lego Movie and make notes on genre, narrative and intertextuality.
Make a set of revision cards for Media Language terminology related to news.

Half Term 6: June - July

Year 9

This term we are working on radio. Use this lesson to research radio stations – commercial or BBC. Look at:

What shows are on today
The playlists
How audiences can interact with the website

Write up your findings.

Alternatively, design a schedule for a new radio station: what will you play, who will present, who is your target audience, etc.?

Create your own advert for any radio station (existing or fictional).

Make a set of revision cards for Media Language terminology

Year 10

This term you are going to be developing your Photoshop skills. From what you can remember about Photoshop already, create a help sheet about the program for a beginner.

Analyse any magazine front cover, annotating the front cover using the accurate terms, and picking out connotations to do with the focal image and coverlines, colour scheme, etc.

Plan and design your own magazine front cover for a music magazine.

Make a set of revision cards for Media Language terminology related to news.