The following links take you to the schemes of work, resources and essay plans for each of the nine texts studied this year.
- Slumdog Millionaire
- Pride
- Kick-Ass
- Look
- Empire
- The Big Issue
- Gavin & Stacey
- The Wire
- Louis Theroux
As well as researching these texts to the point that you could comfortably choose them as your specialist subject on Mastermind, you will also have to practice exam answers.
The following links should be useful in helping you complete the questions:
- Past papers
- Question & Answer grid
- Plans for answers
If you want to know why we're studying these texts then keep on reading...
...In the immortal words of De La Soul...
The 3 types of question on the paper:
- Text
- Audience
- Industry
The 3 different media industries we study:
- Film
- Magazines
- Television
And 3 different texts for esch industry.
These texts will be studied throughout the year - we will watch, read, analyse, discuss all relevant points relating to the nine texts in preparation for the exam.
This diagram should give you some idea as to what you need to know about each of the texts...
Some of this information and analysis will be done in the classroom...
...much of it will be down to your own research, particularly the Industry 'strands'.
