A Level Media StudiesRevision Day: Thursday 14th June 2012

Exam Date: Friday 15th June 2012 (AM)

2 hour exam

Friday 15th June 2012Morning

For this topic you looked at the representations of YOUTH and YOUTH CULTURE

You looked at some of the debates around the ways in which the mainstream media demonises young people

But you also looked at the ways in which young people can represent themselves online through Facebook.

3 essays in 2 hours

Question 1A = 30 minsQuestion 1B = 30 mins

Collective Identity Question = 1 hour

Students perform better if they answer the Collective Identity question first

You can answer the questions in any order you like – you will not lose marks.

Make a note in the margin of your timings: write down your 1 hour & 30 minute time slots and stick to them

Sleep well before the exam

Have a good supper

Early night

Turn off your PC, phone, TV one hour before bed (this aids restful sleep)

Read through your paper revision notes in the hour between turning off screens and going to bed.

Eat well before the exam

Have a good breakfast – cereals and fruit

Drink a Smoothie before the exam

It sounds daft – but try to enjoy the exam.

The exam is designed for you to show-off all of the work you have done; all of the effort you have put in.

Examiners are not ogres

They will mark your work positively

They will not mark you down for a ‘duff’ paragraph; they will award marks for good stuff.

They want to give marks for your work