A2 MEDIA STUDIES: THE ESSENTIAL REVISION GUIDE

✍ Scribed by Pete Wall, Joanna Barker

• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 161
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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.

✦ Table of Contents

BOOK COVER......Page 1
HALF-TITLE......Page 2
TITLE......Page 4
COPYRIGHT......Page 5
CONTENTS......Page 6
INTRODUCTION......Page 10
THE CHALLENGE OF A2......Page 11
WHAT KIND OF STUDENT HAVE YOU BECOME?......Page 19
REVISING FOR A2 EXAMS......Page 24
PART 1: TEXTS AND CONTEXTS IN THE MEDIA (MED4)......Page 38
INTRODUCTION......Page 39
THE PRODUCTION AND MANUFACTURE OF NEWS......Page 42
REPRESENTATIONS......Page 63
GENRE......Page 82
MEDIA AUDIENCES......Page 99
PART 2: COMPARATIVE CRITICAL ANALYSIS (MED6)......Page 120
CONCLUSION......Page 148
APPENDIX......Page 152