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Y12 Media exam: Paper 1 Learner response

1) Type up your feedback in full (you do not need to write mark/grade if you do not wish to). WWW: Nasra, a great effort here! Strong knowledge of contexts around score and old town road. EBI: Develop unseen Media product analysis. SEE mark scheme for indicative content examples 2) Rea d   the mark scheme for this exam carefully , paying particular attention to the 'indicative content' for each question. This is some of the best analysis you can do as it gives you an idea of what the exam board is expecting. For your LR blogpost, identify   ONE  point you could have added for the first three questions in Section A: Q1 (unseen text) additional point/theory:  The verbal codes (anchorage text, slogan) offer connotations of wealth, success,  independence but also youth Q2 (unseen text and CSP) additional point/theory/CSP reference:   Representation of gender reinforces Judith Butler’s idea of gender as performance Q3 (music video) additional point/theory/CSP reference:  The final s

Magazines: The Gentlewoman - Language and Representations

  The Gentlewoman: Language and Representation blog tasks Close-textual analysis Work through the following tasks to complete your close-textual analysis of the Gentlewoman   CSP pages: Gentlewoman front cover  1) What do the typefaces used on the front cover suggest to an audience? The serif font used for Scarlett Johansson is sued to establish her celebrity status and importance as highest paid actress in 2018-2019 2) How does the cover subvert conventional magazine cover design? Bright vibrant colour scheme  no cover lines  no costume or fashion 3) Write an analysis of the central image. The cover subverts typical women's lifestyle/fashion magazine. The sans serif font of the masthead gives the magazine that modern look and reflects the values, attitudes of the magazine. There are no cover lines showing off the magazines unconventional traits in relation to their authenticity  4)  What representations of gender and celebrity can be found on this front cover? Representations of w