Y11 HW - Contents Page Analysis

Due Friday 26th September - via Edmodo

Annotate and analyse the contents pages for 3 different music magazines genres AND one other type of magazine.
- Ensure they are for different genres and target audiences

Summarise your findings 
Which features do you think are most important? Explain your reasons.
How do they compare depending on target audiences and genre?

Remember to add this onto the same PowerPoint as your summer homework and cover analysis.

Conventions:
Magazine logo/masthead
Contents (title of page)
Article (headings/summaries)
Page numbers
Section headers
Issue number/date
Editorial
Picture/signature of editor
Columns

10C HW - TAP the Text

Due Monday 22nd September

TAP the text using MIGRAIN - download the worksheet and upload it to Edmodo.

10A HW - Textual Analysis

Due Tuesday 23rd September

Task: Annotate your own text

1. Choose a film poster, album cover or magazine cover.
2. Copy and paste it into a document.
3. Around the outside, insert text boxes with notes applying MIGRAIN. You need to EXPLAIN your points by backing it up with an example from the text. How did you come about to your answer?
4. Use terminology as appropriate.

Upload via Edmodo.

Typography

Explanation of Typography

Handout from class

11D HW - Music Magazine Cover Analysis

Due Friday 19th September - turn it in via Edmodo

Analyse the front cover of 3 music magazines. They can be either three different genres or the same genre with different target audiences. 

Your focus should be on:
a) Using correct terminology to identify conventions
b) Backing up your points with specific examples
c) Explaining how it fits the genre
d) Explaining how you have identified the target audience - break down in terms of demographics and psychographics
e) Explaining how it attracts its target audience - this should highlight the importance of the conventions
d) State what you like/don't like and explain why.

Add to your HW by explaining the typography used on your magazine covers.

–Link it back to the TA

–Explain how it appeals to the TA

–What do the colours connote?

Present this information on a PowerPoint.

Magazine Cover Terminology

Also have a look at the Music Industry page for lots more information.

11B HW - Music magazine cover analysis

Due Friday 12th September - turn it in via Edmodo

Analyse the front cover of 3 music magazines. They can be either three different genres or the same genre with different target audiences. 

Your focus should be on:
a) Using correct terminology to identify conventions
b) Backing up your points with specific examples
c) Explaining how it fits the genre
d) Explaining how you have identified the target audience - break down in terms of demographics and psychographics
e) Explaining how it attracts its target audience - this should highlight the importance of the conventions
d) State what you like/don't like and explain why.

You can choose to present this in the form of annotation (PowerPoint) or continuous prose (Word). If you do the latter, ensure you include specific examples.

Magazine Cover Terminology

Also have a look at the Music Industry page for lots more information.

Welcome...and welcome back!

To all the new year 10 students, welcome to GCSE Media Studies! I look forwarding to meeting you all. 

To year 11, looking forward to having you back...honestly!