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A2 Media Studies: The Essential Revision Guide for AQA

By Jo Barker, Peter Wall

Published April 12th 2006 by Routledge – 160 pages

Series: Essentials

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A2 Media Studies: The Essential Revision Guide for AQA is the must-have, self-help resource for students preparing for AQA A2 Media Studies exams.

Individual sections cover the following key exam topics:

  • texts and contexts in the media (MED4)
  • the production and manufacture of news
  • representations
  • genre
  • media audiences
  • comparative critical analysis (MED6)
  • texts
  • making connections
  • wider contexts
  • theoretical perspectives.

Written by experienced teachers and examiners, A2 Media Studies: The Essential Revision Guide for AQA provides invaluable advice and support, and includes activities, exam questions, worked examples, revision tips and suggested resources.

With such a resource, A-level students of media studies cannot go wrong.

Contents

Introduction The Challenge of A2. What Kind of Student have you Become? Revising for A2 Exams Part I: MED 4 The Production and Manufacture of News. Representations. Genre. Media Audiences. MED 4 June 2005 – Annotated Paper. MED 4 – General Marking Criteria Part II: MED 6 Introduction. Texts. Connections. Wider Contexts. Issues Raised. Theoretical Perspectives. Getting Down to it. MED 6 January 2004 – Annotated Paper. MED 6 – General Marking Criteria. Conclusion Resources. Conclusion Appendix: The Exam System Explained Exams. What Happens to Your Exam Script when You Have Finished the Exam?

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