Autumn 2 09

Week Beginning 2nd Nov

Monday

P1 MEST 4 Tutorials: Safa, Mawwa, Hafsa (others working on MEST 4 research) (30mins)

Thursday

MEST 3: Reps. Disability. Stereotypes and traditional views of MEST 4: whole class discussion disability. about potential ideas and how Media approaches to they can be combined with disability. practical, research activity. Types of disability: physical, mental. P2 MEST 3. Reps. Black FILM Viewings: Born Hollywood - essay prep: on the Fourth of July, planning, developing essay style, X-Men Last Stand, using MIGRAIN and SHEP. Star Trek - TNG, Dumbbell and P3 and 4: ‘Bamboozled’ Viewing Butterfly, My Left (if time) Foot.

Home Study

Black Hollywood reps essay based on own research area (90 mins writing) MEST 4 develop plan for research (2 hours to include research materials: list of websites to be used, films or other media viewed, plan of linked production)

Week Beginning 9th Nov

Monday

Thursday

P1 MEST 4a: Partnered development: asking the vital questions and developing a hypothesis or refining focus of research. (Pairs to be decided by Mr H)

MEST 3: Reps disability. Micro analysis of specific scenes. Extrapolation of attitudes SHEP - research into attitudes towards P2 MEST 4b: Practical disability in the production considerations and MEDIA and SHEP planning. Exploring possible impact - Individual production partnerships and focuses: film, TV convergence of ideas. drama, sports coverage, charity BY THE END OF SESSION adverts, radio, webHAVE DRAFT PLAN FOR MEST community 4 PRODUCTIONS AND TIED RESEARCH. 2 students to be chosen for P3 MEST 3: representation assemblies to help activities. Understanding Theory explain A level and how to apply it. MEDIA to year 11s P4 MEST 3: application of ideas to test question: any of reps studied can be used.

BLACK HOLLYWOOD REPAS ESSAYS DUE

Home Study

Complete MEST 3 research for specific area and be prepared to present as POWERPOINT (2 hours) MEST 4 refine critical analysis and production plans DISTILL into 2 page document setting out purpose and intentions of critical investigation and production UPDATE WEEBLY

Week Beginning 16th Nov

Monday

Thursday

P1 MEST 4: Presentations of MEST 4 plans to HL.

MEST 3: Reps. Disability.

P2 MEST 3: New Media Create timeline for development of media of past 50 years. Key questions to ask about New Media?

PRESENTATIONS on focussed areas. (10mins max per powerpoint and all to be emailed in advance to me)

P3 and 4: Marshall Mcluhan and the Global Village. DEVELOPING http://www.marshallmcluhan.com ESSAY PLAN. /main.html

Home Study

MEST 3: New Media. What is the relevance of Mcluhan’s approach? Explore the impact of the internet in Social and Economic terms on Teenagers. (90 mins) WRITE ESSAY PLAN FOR DISABILTY REPS ESSAY UPDATE WEEBLY WITH REPS RESEARCH

23rd Nov

P1 MEST 3 New Media. Games Theory: a brief analysis and application. P2 Viewing: Charlie Brooker on GAMES P3 and 4 SHEP impact of games. IMPACT OF GAMES on FILM NARRATIVE Games research.

P5 MEST 3 Reps. Disability. Peer assess DISABILITY REPS plans AND re-write plans. P6 Carousel essay drafting. Intro + 1 paragraph each

WRITE DISABILITY REPS ESSAY. (60 mins) MEST 4: continue work on Critical investigation

Week Beginning 30th Nov

Monday

P1 MEST 3 New Media. Ludology: a brief analysis and application P2 Viewing: Charlie Brooker on GAMES

Thursday

Home Study

TBA

MEST 4

MEST 4

P3 Cybertexts: web and games Is there so much division between them? P4 SHEP impact of games. IMPACT OF GAMES on FILM NARRATIVE Games research. 7th Dec

Assessment week

Assessment week

14th Dec

MEST 4 planning for PRODUCTION

TBA

Winter break

First draft of MEST 4 Critical Investigation