g325 section a- revision methods and essay structures with plans q1a

8/16/2019 G325 Section a- Revision Methods and Essay Structures WITH PLANS Q1A

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SECTION

A

1A –


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What we will look at…

• Quick overview of exam requirements

• Making revision eective – Understanding each skill

– Identifying skills ‘elements you can talk a!out – "inding relevant and useful exam#les

– $ow to organise your exam#les when revising

– %onverting exam#les in to essay #aragra#h #lans

– $ow to #ractice essay writing• &racticing $'W (' a##ly this in the session


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SKILLS)ection *+


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G325 – SECTION A

QUESTION 1A

$'W your

SKILLS have #rogressed and

-./.0'&.- over the courseof your Media education

It’s about

YOU as aMEDIA PRACTICTIONER

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1ou must give exam#les from ALL o*-ou! "ou!s.o!/ 0!o+u"t'o&s 2

#relim3 +) and +4


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MAKING REISIONEECTIE

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Understanding the )kills

5ead through the )killsheadings de7nitions

Make sure you understandwhat each skill area

means

1ou can !egin your introduction #aragra#h with8• a !rief de7nition of the skill and• a comment a!out your a!ilities in the skill area

!efore you !egan your Media course


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Understanding what you can talka!out for each skill

"or .+%$ skill look at theskills ‘elements that fallunder each skill heading

Identify which elementsyou want to talk a!out in

your essay

&ick a MI6IMUM of +'4!&t %&ts for eachskill

(his will de#end on8• $ow many you used at +) 9 +4 or in :'($

#ieces of coursework


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"indingexam#les…

• -ivide u# your revision into );I00+5.+

• "or each );I003 think of < or =elements9software that you haveused over the course of the +)and +4 #roductions

• "or each skill ‘element list * or 4exam#les of the ways in whichyou used it

• "or each exam#le8

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– 0ist * or 4 exam#les from your +4Music /ideo 9 +ncillary

– "or each exam#le you give youMU)( re>ect on8

• What it allowed you to do with yourwork

• When ? how you used it in your work

• What you can do now as a result of thatskill3 that you couldnt do !efore@

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:U(…dont forget the need for

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Making your notes eective$ow to organise your revision…


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Making your notes eective$ow to organise your revision…+

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&ractice #lanning essayanswers

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&ractice .ssay Writing

• Using the #lan that you have made with yournotes8 – (ake a #ast exam question for each skill area

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Write out an essay following the structure you havemade with your notes• 1ou MU)( +-- ($. ./+0U+(I'6 sentence Oso #oint < on

the #aragra#h triangleP at the end of every #aragra#h ifyou havent done this in your notes

– Cive yourself as long as you need to write theessay• +t


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+6- 5.M.M:.5…the need for

triangulation


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What MU)( you show in your essayH

• %lear structure

• &rogression and develo#ment in the skill the questionasks a!out

• + range of exam#les of8 – -ierent elements of the skill – .xam#les from your +) coursework

– .xam#les from your +4 coursework I6%0U-I6C ancillary work

• .valuate how successful you have !een in8 – using the skill

– $ow your use of each element hel#ed the outcome of your#roducts Oi@e@ made them good 9 successful etc…P

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&racticing timed writing

• When youre ha##y with your essaystructure and the way you are usingyour content… – )et yourself


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