Read, read and read some more...
I know it seems mean but you'll thank us for it in the long run.
When you return in September remember to bring the following to your first Media lesson:
- your CRS file or folder (so we know you are organising your notes)
- At least four pieces of secondary research from a variety of sources
- Detailed notes summarising your research to date
- Notes must be headed up with an accurate reference of that source
Variety of sources means NOT everything printed off the net (remember that you can't access the higher grade bands unless you show a variety of sources). Try books, newspaper or magazine articles, journals, academic essays, TV shows, DVD extras etc.
Accurate referencing is very important as the examiners are looking for it in your answer so get into the habit now. For example, if you are taking notes from a chapter of a book your notes should be headed up with: Title (edition if applicable), Author, Date, Publisher, Chapter Title or Page Number.
Newspapers similarly - Name of paper, date, author, headline, section or page number.
If you are unsure, ASK, and if in doubt about what to include put it in anyway and you can always review before collating for your 4 sides of A4 notes that you can take with you into the exam.
Post a comment if you need any help.
Better still, set up your own CRS blog and post a link to it in a comment. Great for bouncing ideas off each other and brilliant to see your research developing - also makes it easy to reflect back on. Just what the examiner is lpoking for - reflective and critical analysis.
Have a fantastic summer, do a bit of work (for media at least) and see you in September ready for the rigours of A2!
Don't forget to email me your results!
3 comments:
Hi Jake
Hope YOU'RE having a lovely time.
Well done for cracking on with your CRS. If it helps, I'm working my butt off as well - so far I've only written 10,000 words out of the required 20,000 I need to submit for my MA by the end of August, so no sunbathing for me!
Some good websites to trawl through for contemporary advertising theory with lots of stuff about how ads work on the consumer's mind and actions:
http://www.ciadvertising.org/ciad_html/student.html
http://www.adcracker.com/theory/index.htm
http://www.warc.com/LandingPages/Generic/Results.asp?Ref=731
http://www.hpiresearch.com/img_Media/Theory.pdf
You could also look at Kotler's product lifecycle (if you wanted to examine at what stage the product is at in relation to the type of advertising used) or Maslow's hierarchy of needs (focussing on the consumer)? Possibly a bit Business Studies-y but might be relevant??
Have you settled on your specific question and which ads you're going to write about?
Mrs B
Hello Mrs. B and Mr. M.
Mrs. B, back on results day I told you about the planning blog Jake and I had nerdily already begun, and you requested the link for it. Anyway, belatedly, here is that link: http://nandsproductions.blogspot.com/
- Mr. S
and because I refuse to let jake and james get too far ahead of everyone else i made a blog 2!! i am proud =]
http://laurenissycatrhys.blogspot.com/
xx
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