Key Stage 3
Introduction Key Concepts & Component 1 set texts
- Autumn 1: Introduction to Media Language
- Autumn 2: Introduction to Representation
- Spring 1: Introduction to Audiences
- Spring 2: Introduction to Media Industries
- Summer 1: Reviewing Component 1
- Summer 2: Reviewing Key Concepts & Introduction to Media Production (Component 3)
Homework:
Interactive resources using eRevision (60 mins per week)
Assessment:
- Autumn 1: Media Language Knowledge & Application Check
- Autumn 2: Representation Knowledge & Application Check
- Spring 1: Audiences Knowledge Check
- Spring 2: Industries Knowledge Check
- Summer 1 / Summer 2: Component 1 Mock Exam
Creating Media Products (Component 3); Developing Understanding of Key Concepts (Component 2)
- Autumn 1: Media Production (Component 3)
- Autumn 2: Analysing TV Crime Dramas
- Spring 1: Analysing Music Videos & Music Promotion
- Spring 2: Reviewing Set Texts, Key Concepts & Exam Techniques
- Summer 1: Reviewing Set Texts, Key Concepts & Exam Techniques
Homework:
Interactive resources using eRevision (60 mins per week)
Assessment:
- Autumn 1: Component 3 NEA assessment (30% of GCSE)
- Autumn 2: Component 1 Mock Exam
- Spring 1: TV Crime Dramas Knowledge & Application Check
- Spring 2: Component 2 Mock Exam
- Summer 1: Final Exams