End of Year 1 exam learner response

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

WWW: sami, clear knowledge and understanding of both TV csp's with reference to contexts on TV drama productions.

next steps: rewrite Q1.2 including more focus on mise-en-scene and props character theory in the clip 

complete lr blog task

2) Look at the mark scheme document linked above. Question 1.1 asks about mise-en-scene. What do we use to remember mise-en-scene? Give one example answer from the clip too - you'll find example answers in the mark scheme.

3) Question 1.2 asks about narrative features in the extract. Look at the mark scheme to pick out three possible answers for this question.

Narrative theory: Propp – character types. Lyra and Will as heroes who the audience can

identify with and accompany on their exploration of this empty city. The audience are

clearly positioned to sympathise with Lyra and Will when they initially face the two other

children. The two children they are chasing initially are presumed to be villains but the dialogue in

the second half of the extract complicates this. Instead, perhaps they become donors –

giving Lyra and Will a drink and something to eat as well as important information about the

Spectres (including the danger Will may soon be in). Music and sound effects are used during the chase scene to create pace, drama and

excitement. This suggests to the audience that a narrative development is likely to follow –

an action code.

4) Now focus on Question 2 - the 20 mark essay. Use the mark scheme to pick out one way Doctor Who reflects 1963 and one way His Dark Materials reflects 2020.

Traditionally, Doctor was a white male, most often with a younger female companion, reflecting and reinforcing traditional gender roles of the times, with the man as powerful and in control and the woman as helper. Women’s helper role often been to provide an emotional, empathetic side to the programme. Reinforcing the idea that men are active, action-centred while women are more passive, emotional and sensitive Changes in society, particularly advances in equality for women, have slowly been reflected

in TV drama. In 2016 it was announced that the next regeneration of Doctor Who would be as a woman (played by Jodie Whittaker). In His Dark Materials, the protagonist and strongest character is female (Lyra). Representations of race have also developed to reflect changing social and political contexts. For example, in the 1963 episode of Doctor Who, the Doctor refers to ‘the savage mind’ of ‘Red Indians’ not able to understand advanced technology. This dismissive and colonialist attitude seems very outdated now and more recent seasons have shown a much more positive attitude to those of other cultures and races. His Dark Materials has a muchmore representative reflection of current British society with a wide range of ethnicities

represented on screen. 

5) Reflect on your overall work and exam performance this year. What three things do you need to work on or revise in Media for Year 11? 

take more time to revise

get closer to my target grade

change my work ethic and attitude