AS Media Studies: The Essential Revision Guide for AQA
Published on 15. March 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-0-415-36570-3 (ISBN)
Description
AS Media Studies: The Essential Revision Guide for AQA is the must-have, self-help resource for students preparing for AQA AS Media Studies exams.
Individual sections cover the key topics, including media language, audience, representation, film and broadcast fiction, and advertising and marketing amongst many, many more.
Written by experienced teachers and examiners, this excellent revision guide also provides invaluable advice and support, and includes:
activities
exam questions
worked examples
advice on how to approach the exam - using the reading time, note taking, planning an answer, ordering your ideas and writing your response
revision tips
suggested resources.
The authors also cover important questions for students - including: why do we have exams? What is AS Level? What is AQA Media Studies? And how does the exam system work? - so that any student of media studies will find themselves armed and ready to tackle their course head on.
Individual sections cover the key topics, including media language, audience, representation, film and broadcast fiction, and advertising and marketing amongst many, many more.
Written by experienced teachers and examiners, this excellent revision guide also provides invaluable advice and support, and includes:
activities
exam questions
worked examples
advice on how to approach the exam - using the reading time, note taking, planning an answer, ordering your ideas and writing your response
revision tips
suggested resources.
The authors also cover important questions for students - including: why do we have exams? What is AS Level? What is AQA Media Studies? And how does the exam system work? - so that any student of media studies will find themselves armed and ready to tackle their course head on.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Interest Age: From 17 to 18 years
Illustrations
4 s/w Tabellen, 4 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 6 s/w Zeichnungen
6 Line drawings, black and white; 4 Halftones, black and white; 4 Tables, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Weight
426 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-36570-3 (9780415365703)
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Other editions
New editions
Antony Bateman | Sarah Casey Benyahia | Claire Mortimer
AS & A2 Media Studies: The Essential Revision Guide for AQA
Book
07/2013
2nd Edition
Routledge
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Additional editions
Peter Wall | Jo Barker
AS Media Studies: The Essential Revision Guide for AQA
Book
03/2006
Routledge
€88.20
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Persons
Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College, Darlington, UK
Chair of Examiners for Media and Communication Studies at A level
Chair of Examiners for Media and Communication Studies at A level
Content
1. Introduction 2. Revision 3. Resources 4. HELP!!!! 5. The Exam System Explained Exams. What Happens to your Exam Script when you have Finished the Exam? Part 1: Unit 1: Reading the Media Introduction. Preparing for AQA. Unit 1. The Key Concepts. Using the Reading Time. Writing your Response. Covering the Key Concepts in some Detail. Evidence Learning. What goes Wrong in Unit 1? Best Practice in Unit 1 Part 2: Unit 2: Textual Topics 1. Introduction 2. Film and Broadcast Fiction 3. Documentary 4. Advertising and Marketing 5. British Newspapers. Conclusion. Appendices