
AQA GCSE Media Studies: Student Book
Illuminate Publishing
Published on 6. July 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-911208-07-5 (ISBN)
Description
Written by practised Media Studies teachers with examining experience, and endorsed by AQA, the student book offers high quality support you can trust. // Offering comprehensive coverage of the specification, this highly visual and colourful student book is designed to stimulate and inspire students. // Written in clear and accessible language to offer explanations, examples and advice suitable for all GCSE Media Studies students, with extension activities to challenge the more able. // Students will engage with the theoretical framework and the social, cultural, historical and political contexts through a variety of case studies. // Features sections specifically focusing on media products selected from the first suite of Close Study Products, alongside student-centred guidance on how to approach the study of CSPs. // The Non-Examined Assessment is supported with a chapter containing clear, student-focused guidance. //
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Interest Age: From 14 to 17 years
Dimensions
Height: 274 mm
Width: 218 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
827 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-911208-07-5 (9781911208075)
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Persons
Jerry Slater is lead developer for a major awarding body's new GCSE Media specification and Principal Examiner for Communication and Culture. He taught Media Studies from GCSE to degree level for over 25 years. He is an Associate Lecturer, Open University. // Steff Hutchinson has taught in Coventry secondary schools for over 30 years. A Media Studies, Photography and Fine Art specialist, she has been head of Media Studies and faculty leader for Expressive Arts, a local authority advisory teacher in the Arts, and is currently an Assistant Headteacher. Steff is a Principal Moderator for Media Studies and a contributor to a major awarding body's new Media specifications. She has written and delivered a variety of online and face-to-face training courses for teachers. // Julia Sandford-Cooke has nearly 20 years' experience of publishing and marketing. She has written and edited numerous textbooks, specialising in vocational education, media studies, construction, health and safety, and travel.
Content
How to use this book, Introduction to Media Studies, Chapter 1: Media Language, Chapter 2: Media Representations, Chapter 3: Media Audiences, Chapter 4: Media Industries, Chapter 5: Close Study Products and Media Formats, Chapter 6: Non-Examined Assessment, Chapter 7: The Examination, Glossary, Index