AUTUMN HALF TERM 1 (YEAR 2):
Tuesday 3rd September – Friday 25th October (8 Weeks)
- EXTRA LESSON BLOCK B – MONDAY PERIOD 5
- EXTRA LESSON BLOCK C – THURSDAY PERIOD 1
- EXTRA LESSON BLOCK D – FRIDAY PERIOD 1
- could also use a block as big lecture?? (Wed 5??)
- Doubles for screening could be B: Wed 1&2; C: Thur 1&4; D: Fri 1&2??
Visit from Mathew Price BBC Jersey, talking about BBC, broadcasting, PSB Wednesday 4th 2:30-3:30 (in classroom)
| 1 | INSET DAY – Tuesday 3rd September First day back. | Wednesday 4th September visit from Mathew Price BBC Jersey 2:3–3:30 talking about BBC, PSB and BBC open day. | Overview of A2 year. FOCUS ON 4 KEY CONCEPTUAL AREAS Introduce TV topic. Students Choose TV programme pairing | Viewing of TV programme 1 | EXTRA LESSON – NEA catch – feedback from assessment , set new dates for next submission (Xmas) + Steve Neale Genre recap. All students |
| 2 | MM at hospital: Please complete task 1 on TV blog post | Collaborative sharing of data gathering through Microsoft Whiteboard. Look at questions from Paper 2 | Think about TV programme in terms of genre (Steve Neale) predictability / repetition, in terms of audience expectations, narrative structures – characters, iconography | INSET DAY 12th September | MM at Leeds University. Please complete Genre essay in class (it is a very short question from EXAM PAPER 1 and it is open book). Leave completed essays in the tray and I will take home and mark the following week. | EXTRA LESSON – Not possible this week. |
| 3 | TV research 2. > Mergers and Acquisitions – how Big Companies work towards a monopoly > Key Terms | Think about TV programme in terms of audience pleasures, desires, Uses and Gratifications theory and Utopian possibilities (Dyer). | TV episode 2 Screening. | Preparation for Essay Question. Apply ideas and consolidate data / research material for exam essay (closed book) | Essay Question on TV topic (closed book) | EXTRA LESSON – NEA start work on improving last submission Dr M 1-2-1 ‘s feedback |
Visit from States members Lucy Stephenson and Kristina Moore talking about Democracy, the media Tuesday 24th 2:30-3:30 (to be held in Media classroom)
| 4 | Politics, Media and Society ppt – introducing key concepts | Visit from States members Lucy Stephenson and Kirsten Moore talking about democracy and the media 2:30-3:30 | Introduce Radio research 1. Student to gather information Listen to Radio CSP 1 Newsbeat Find extracts to use in essay | Introduce Develop and understanding of PSB (BBC) ethos Inform Entertain Educate Key thinking Jean Seaton, James Curran, Jurgen Habermas in terms of PSB ethos | Wider reading on Newsbeat. Choose an article (or 2) and present findings on PPT | EXTRA LESSON – NEA catch-up, help and support Feedback from TV essay |
| 5 | Focus on Audience re-cap theories of Identity (Goffman, Johari Window) Qualitative (psychographic profiles) and Quantitative (demographic) data | Focus on Audience (Hypodermic, 2 Step Flow, Uses and Gratifications) | Prepare for Essay question | Radio Essay Question Newsbeat (Audiences and Institutions) | Case Study 2 on War of the Worlds – historical context Radio research 1. Student to gather information Listen to (extracts) from War of the Worlds | EXTRA LESSON – NEA catch-up, help and support Students I have spoken to / given 1-2-1 feedback do not need to attend. |
‘alternatives to mainstream journalism’ on Wednesday 9th whole class period 5 in Media room. Face to face with Natalie Strecker and Dr M, on-line links with Matt Kennard and Mohamed Elmaazi
| 6 | Essay Question Radio War of the Worlds (Audiences and Institutions) | Watch episode 1 of BBC drama PRESS – please note this is NOT a CSP. It is used to introduce you to newspapers. | Visit Natalie Strecker and on-line with Matt Kennard and Mohamed Elmaazi talking about alternatives to mainstream news, links to Noam Chomsky ‘Manufacturing Consent’ | Watch episode 2 of BBC drama PRESS – please note this is NOT a CSP. It is used to introduce you to newspapers. | Watch episode 3 of BBC drama PRESS – please note this is NOT a CSP. It is used to introduce you to newspapers. | EXTRA LESSON – NEA catch-up, help and support |
Monday 14th October talk with Steve Carter – film designer period 3 back of the hall.
Tuesday 15th October talk with Mark McQuillan – sports journalism (invite only Grand Hotel leaving school in period 4, dismissed from site.
| 7 | Talk with Steve Carter – film designer, back of the hall lesson 3. All students to attend this lesson 🙏 | Noam Chomsky 5 Filters and the Manufacture of Consent talk with Mark McQuillan – sports journalism 12-2 at Grand Hotel (only those who put their name down) | Contextualise Newspaper unit DATA GATHERING: Students to go back over previous work consolidate knowledge, sharpen focus. Look at Issue 78 from Media Magazine on The Guardian | Political Compass revisited Vote predictor (Chloe link: https://voteforpolicies.org.uk/?utm_source=brevo&utm_campaign=Election%202024%20-%20survey%20is%20live&utm_medium=email Some videos on authoritarianism / libertarianism etc how does your own political compass match with mainstream political parties? | Editions of Daily Mail and The Guardian (this is NOT the CSP edition but just practice). What political, ideological perspective do these newspapers occupy? | EXTRA LESSON – NEA catch-up, help and support |
Look at Daily Mail and Guardian . . .
| 8 | Data Gathering: start with video? Print out info on: Lasswell, Lazarsfeld and U & G and stick in book Look at old Daily Mail and Guardian editions (in class) Research on Newspapers in class | Impact of new tech on democratic process: Cambridge Analytical Ted Talk by Carole Cadwaller (15 mins) Start the Great Hack | The Great Hack | BF Skinner / Bandura / Gerbner Prepare for essay (ie consolidate knowledge) Look at Daily Mail on line and Guardian on line | Newspapers short question link | EXTRA LESSON – NEA catch-up, help and support |
AUTUMN HALF TERM 2 (YEAR 2):
Monday 4th November – Thursday 19th December (7 Weeks)
- EXTRA LESSON BLOCK B – MONDAY PERIOD 5
- EXTRA LESSON BLOCK C – THURSDAY PERIOD 1
- EXTRA LESSON BLOCK D – FRIDAY PERIOD 1
- could also use a block as big lecture?? (Wed 5??)
- Doubles for screening could be B: Wed 1&2; C: Thur 1&4; D: Fri 1&2??
Look at Daily Mail and Guardian . . .
Look at Daily Mail and Guardian . . .
US ELECTION TUESDAY NOVEMBER 5th – WE WILL USE AN EDITION THAT COVERS THIS AS OUR NEWSPAPER CSP!!
| 1 | re-cap topic with this video US election inc Musk article, swing states, electoral college | Essay structure (using ppt for Andy Sibcy’s visit) | Result, newspaper (CSP) Visit from Andy Sibcy editor of JEP / Bailiwick on Wed 6th 2:20-3:20 in Media classroom. | 10 facts for Daily Mail and Guardian. Prepare for exam q | Newspapers exam unseen question | EXTRA LESSON – NEA?? |
Visit from Andy Sibcy editor of JEP / Bailiwick on Wed 6th 2:20-3:20 in Media classroom
INDUCTION TASTER DAYS WEDNESDAY 13th -14th periods 2-4
| 2 | Feedback from essay – essay openings. Look at CSP for news / new technology. The Voice New Technology vs. Old Technology. KEY WORDS | Audience Theories: Stuart Hall, Clay Shirky. | TASTER DAY (Define characteristics of new technology) Year 13 students to read Chapters on Shirky and Hall (Mark Dixon book). visit to JEP. | TASTER DAY (Define characteristics of new technology) Year 13 students to read research The Guardian and The Daily Mail (CSP editions). | Introduce New Media blog page: 4 x CSP’s for (on-line, social, participatory media) Introduce new technology as topic. Googlezon, A.I., | EXTRA LESSON – NEA catch-up, help and support Feedback from essays? |
| 3 | Alex Krotoski The Virtual Revolution BBC Apprenticeship talk (period 3 Graphics room) | Key ideas and key terms Key thinkers, Krotoski, McLuhan, Zuboff, Dan Gilmor and Jarod Lanier, Johnathan Haidt The Anxious Generation | Visit from ITV (Megan Murphy) on Wed 20th 2:20-3:20 | Film The Social Dilemma (1 hour 35min) | Film The Social Dilemma (1 hour 35min) | EXTRA LESSON – NEA |
Visit from ITV (Megan Murphy) on Wed 20th 2:20-3:20
| 4 | Introduction to Postmodernism Jean Baudrillard hyppereality, simulacrum, alienation, isolationism, loss of identity and community etc STUDENTS TO THINK ABOUT HOW IT COULD APPLY TO ANY CSP WE HAVE STUDIED | ExistenZ Film (1 HOUR 37) | ExistenZ Film (1 HOUR 37) More ideas on Postmodernism: Naomi Klein – Doppleganger pp54 Digital Doubles STUDENTS TO THINK ABOUT HOW IT COULD APPLY TO ANY CSP WE HAVE STUDIED | More ideas on Postmodernism Students to prepare for essay STUDENTS TO THINK ABOUT HOW IT COULD APPLY TO ANY CSP WE HAVE STUDIED | Big 20 mark Essay on Postmodernism | EXTRA LESSON – NEA |
| 5 | MM in UK so students to research 4 x New Tecnhology CSP’s: 1. The Voice, (already covered -ish) 2. Sims Freeplay, 3. Horizon Forbidden West 4 Taylor Swift Use CSP booklet as starting point | research and build up knowledge on 4 x New Tech CSP’s around four key conceptual areas: Use CSP booklet as starting point | MM back to hellp prepare for essay Look at Slavoj Zizek videos? | LANGUAGE and REPRESENTATION Feminist Frequency videos ‘the male gaze’ and ‘damsel in distress’ | Exam Essay on New Tech CSP’s | EXTRA LESSON Black Mirror – Joan is Awful (58 mins) |
| 6 | Audit and save feedback sheets. Go through exam prep pages | Go through syllabus | Go through past paper and LYM ppt | Revision board games and independent reading | Revision board games and independent reading | EXTRA LESSON – Last chance NEA improvements / re-take missing exam questions / Black Mirror – Joan is Awful (58 mins) |
Visit from Santa Claus (Lapland) during this week?
| 7 | mock exam Paper 1 | mock exam Paper 1 | Xmas Film | Xmas Film | EXTRA LESSON – NEA XMAS DEADLINE SUBMISSION // re-take missing exam questions |
SPRING HALF TERM 1 (YEAR 2):
Monday 6th January – Friday 14th February (6 Weeks)
| 1 | Feedback from Go4Schools Mock exam and NEA feedback – current and predicted grades Audit CRF | Magazines CSP re-cap – CSP’s, booklet, magazine articles. | Feminist Critical Thinking 1st wave / 2nd wave feminism Jean Kilbourne – Killing me softly lecture | 3rd / 4th wave feminism Intersectionality (bel hooks) JEP article by Jodie Yettram – 13th December page 22 (copies in class) | Complete work from this week. Make connections between Magazines CSP and Feminist Critical thinking Student single slide PPT? | EXTRA LESSON – Last chance NEA and/or 1-2-1 |
| 2 | Woman of Year 2024! Look over past papers. | Introduction to Postcolonialism: Gilroy, Du Bois, Double Consciousness, The Black Atlantic Experience, links with CSP’s (Ghost Town, Blinded by the Light, Sephora) | Edward Said (Orientalism), Jacques Lacan (The Other / Mirror Stage) David Olusago | Mark Dixon book: chapters 6- 11. Key words: definitions | David Gauntlet consolidation lesson – look at past papers, independent research, Q & A etc | EXTRA LESSON – 1-2-1 |
| 3 | Simon Sharma ‘Story of Us’ Episode 2 Whose Britain is it anyway? | Theory grid Go back over Magazine CSP’s and questions | Prepare for unseen essay 1-2-1 | Prepare for unseen essay: Essay structure / plan for magazines essay | You will answer 1 on one of the following topics: 1. Magazine essay (25 marks Paper 2) 2. Feminist Critical Thinking essay (20 marker Paper 1) 3. Postcolonial / Gilroy essay (20 marker Paper 1) So you need to prepare for all 3! | EXTRA LESSON – 1-2-1 |
| 4 | Feedback from essay (go back over each one?Read textbook, make notes etc?) | Audit lesson planner (ie this page) Audit syllabus Go through Paper 1 | Re-cap Media Language Structuralism Theory Grid ‘Structuralism Youtube video‘ Which can be found in topics such as: > semiotics > genre > narrative > postmodernism | Marketing, Advertising studiobinder marketing video (21 minutes) Link to Blinded by the Light. Horizontal / Vertical integration. Conglomerates and Indies | Blinded by the Light (start screening?) | EXTRA LESSON – 1-2-1 Blinded by the Light (complete screening?) |
| 5 | Re-cap Media Representation Black Britain: Postcolonialism Ska Music doc (35 mins) Reggae Brittania (25 mins) David Olusoga | Re-cap Media Industries The Culture Industries (Integration / Hesmondhalgh etc) Television CSP’s, Go over PPT’s on Public service (vs commercial) BBC ethos, Transformation of Public Sphere (Habermas) watch Simon Sharma ‘Story of Us’ Episode 1 15 minute section on BBC / PSB (43 mins – 59) | 1-2-1 independent (but supervised and supported) revision | General ideas on Radio and Radio CSP’s Audience Theories: Passive Audience Active Audience The Culture Industries (Integration / Hesmondhalgh etc) | China visit from Bayi school Go through Paper 2 topic: On-line, social, participatory New Technology 1. The Voice 2. articles on Taylor Swift Taylor Swift documentary, (30 mins) Fandom (Henry Jenkins) | EXTRA LESSON – 1-2-1 |
| 6 | 7th February INSET? | FOCUS ON VIDEO GAMES Q: How is new technology changing us? | New Technology re-cap lesson: Marshall McLuhan Regulation article from FT, Zuboff / Haight / Lanier Fandom (Henry Jenkins) | FOCUS ON TELEVISION REGULATION (see regulation prompts ppt below) | Moral Panic / Folk Devils (Stanley Cohen) and/or Washes Whiter | EXTRA LESSON – 1-2-1 |
SPRING HALF TERM 2 (YEAR 2):
Monday 24th February – Friday 4th April (6 Weeks)
| 1 | YEAR 13 MOCK EXAM WEEK | WEDNESDAY 26th 1:00pm MEDIA EXAM ONE | Dr M BFI INSET 28th Feb | EXTRA LESSON – 1-2-1 |
| 2 | YEAR 13 MOCK EXAM WEEK | TUESDAY 4th 1:00pm MEDIA EXAM TWO | EXTRA LESSON – 1-2-1 |
| 3 | Go back over CSP booklet and use this to identify any weakness or gaps that you found taking the exams | Go back over Theory Grid to fill in any gaps that you had when you sat both exams | Read over the Chapter on David Gauntlett in your textbook and look at this Gauntlett handout | Music as Political Protest | MEDIA EXAM 1: re-take essay question where you lost the most marks |
| 4 | Van Zoonen Make notes from your A level book (Dixon) Chapter 8 and read H/O link above | MEDIA EXAM 2: re-take essay question where you lost the most marks | MEDIA EXAM 2: re-take essay question where you lost the (second) most marks | MM Back Feedback from exam paper 1 | MM Back Feedback from exam paper 2 | MM back so can use EXTRA LESSON can use to catch up on missing work |
| 5 | 1-2-1 going through individual answers with individual students board games note taking reading | 1-2-1 going through individual answers with individual students board games note taking reading | 1-2-1 going through individual answers with individual students board games note taking reading | 1-2-1 going through individual answers with individual students board games note taking reading | 1-2-1 going through individual answers with individual students board games note taking reading | EXTRA LESSON – 1-2-1 |
| 6 | 1-2-1 going through individual answers with individual students | 1-2-1 going through individual answers with individual students | 1-2-1 going through individual answers with individual students | Last round up and summary before Easter break | Last round up and summary before Easter break | EXTRA LESSON – 1-2-1 |
SUMMER HALF TERM 1 (YEAR 2):
Tuesday 22nd April – Friday 23rd May (5 Weeks)
| 1 | Easter Monday Bank Holiday | EXTRA LESSON – 1-2-1 |
| 2 | EXTRA LESSON – 1-2-1 |
| 3 | Year 13 Study Leave begins 7th May |
| 4 | BANK HOLIDAY (Monday 5th) | BANK HOLIDAY (Friday 9th) |
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SUMMER HALF TERM 2 (YEAR 2):
Monday 2nd June – Friday 18th July (7 Weeks)
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