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Y12 exam - Media Paper 2: Learner response

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

23/34 B

WWW - Q1 is very strong: top level. You also show good question focus in Q2 and clearly know the texts very well.

EBI - Id like to see more sophistication in your evaluation of theory in order to open up A/A*. For example more discussion of politics - Left vs Right, Capitalism vs communism, Marxism + Hegemony would be perfect here.

-When brining in other theories, perhaps link them to hall by saying 'Gerbner may be more valid than hall' to keep that sharp, question focus.


2) Read the mark scheme for this exam carefully, paying particular attention to the 'indicative content' for each question. Firstly, focus on the unseen question and identify two aspects of the poster that you could have written about in your answer.

  • representation of youth as diverse in terms of gender and race
  • use of props to denote the narrative and genre elements

3) Look at the indicative content for Q1 again and make a note of any theories or examples of media terminology you could have used in your answer.

  • Short hand stereotypes - Medhurst

4) Now focus on the TV 25-marker. Read this exemplar response for the TV question and pick out three arguments, phrases or theories from the essay that you could use in a future question on Capital and Deutschland 83.

  • The Daily Mail’s review of capital described it as ‘more packed with left-wing causes than Jeremy Corbyn’s diary’ which suggests a preferred reading that is left-wing and socialist. Indeed, an analysis of characters and representations supports this idea of producers promoting a ‘woke’, left-wing agenda.
  • Just like Capital, it could be argued D83 has a left-wing bias in its portrayal of different social classes and political perspectives.
  • Gramsci’s theory of hegemony is relevant here as it could be argued that Capital’s relentless focus on the importance of hard work, earning money and contributing to the London economy unconsciously reinforces capitalist ideology.

5) Finally, identify three things you need to revise for Media Paper 2 before your next assessment or mock exam.

  • I need to revise theorists that link to stereotypes and genre
  • Social contexts in media to use in unseen
  • Ideology in the texts

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