In this scheme of work, students

• explore the key theories and acquire subject terminology linked to media language and media representation

• develop their ability to analyse and discuss media texts with a specific focus on how media language is used to create representations of individuals, groups and ideas

• develop their ability to write critically about media texts and theories

Students are assessed

• Formatively throughout the scheme of work including with frequent written mini-assessments

In this scheme of work, students

• explore the key theories and acquire subject terminology linked to media industries and media audiences

• develop their ability to analyse and discuss media texts with a specific focus on what these texts reveal about the media industry that produced them, and what impact they have on audiences

• develop their ability to write critically about media texts and theories

Students are assessed

• Formatively throughout the scheme of work including with frequent written mini-assessments

In this scheme of work, students

• explore how media producers use different codes and conventions of music videos to create representations of bands that will appeal to different target audiences

• explore the social and historical contexts behind the production of Ghost Town (The Specials) and Old Town Road (Lil Nas X)

• develop their ability to analyse and discuss media texts with a specific focus on the music video Close Study Products (CSPs)

• develop their ability to write critically about media texts and theories, specifically the music video CSPs

Students are assessed

• Formatively throughout the scheme of work (written tasks and classroom discussions)

• Written assessment based on past exam questions linked to these CSPs

In this scheme of work, students

• explore how media producers use the codes and conventions of print advertising to create representations of brands, products, individuals and groups

• develop their ability to analyse and discuss media texts with a specific focus on these  Close Study Products (CSPs): Score Hair Cream (1967) and Sephora Black Beauty is Beauty (2021)

• explore the social and historical contexts surrounding these adverts and the issues raised regarding representations of r

• develop their ability to write critically about media texts and theories

Students are assessed

• Formatively throughout the scheme of work (written tasks and classroom discussions)

• Written assessment based on past exam questions linked to the OMO CSP

In this scheme of work, students

• explore the historical and social contexts behind key media texts from the radio industry

• explore how Radio One Newsbeat was designed to appeal to a young target audience

• explore the issues of moral panic and audience passivity in the response to the 1938 broadcast of Orson Welles's The War of the Worlds

• develop their ability to analyse and discuss media texts with a specific focus on these Close Study Products (CSPs)

• develop their ability to write critically about media texts and theories, specifically these CSPs

Students are assessed

• Formatively throughout the scheme of work (written tasks and classroom discussions)

• Written assessment based on past exam questions linked to the CSP

In this scheme of work, students

• explore how media producers use the codes and conventions of newspapers to create representations, promote political ideologies and influence audiences

• develop their ability to analyse and discuss media texts with a specific focus on the newspaper Close Study Products (CSPs) - The Daily Mail and The I

• develop their ability to write critically about media texts and theories, specifically the newspaper CSPs

Students are assessed

• Formatively throughout the scheme of work (written tasks and classroom discussions)

• Written assessment based on past exam questions linked to these CSPs

In this scheme of work, students

• explore how television producers use technical codes and conventions of TV to appeal to audiences

• explore the historical and social contexts relevant to the production of two TV series: Deutschland 83 and Capital 

• explore how factors linked to the television industry and audience taste influenced the development of these series

• develop their ability to analyse and discuss media texts with a specific focus on these Close Study Products (CSPs)

• develop their ability to write critically about media texts and theories, specifically these CSPs

Students are assessed

• Formatively throughout the scheme of work (written tasks and classroom discussions)

• Written assessment based on past exam questions linked to the CSP

In this scheme of work, students

• explore the historical and social contexts relevant to the production of the film Blinded By The Light 

• explore how factors linked to the film industry and audience taste influenced the development, marketing and distribution of this film

• develop their ability to analyse and discuss media texts with a specific focus on this Close Study Product (CSP)

• develop their ability to write critically about media texts and theories, specifically this CSP

Students are assessed

• Formatively throughout the scheme of work (written tasks and classroom discussions)

• Written assessment based on past exam questions linked to the CSP

In this scheme of work, students

• explore how media producers use the codes and conventions of magazine front covers and inside pages to create representations that appeal to target audiences

• develop their ability to analyse and discuss media texts with a specific focus on the magazine Close Study Products (CSPs) of GQ and The Gentlewoman

• develop their ability to write critically about media texts and theories, specifically the magazine CSPs

Students are assessed

• Formatively throughout the scheme of work (written tasks and classroom discussions)

• Written assessment based on past exam questions linked to these CSPs

In this scheme of work, students

• explore how media producers use the codes and conventions of video games to create representations that appeal to gamers

• explore the historical and social contexts behind the development of these games

• develop their ability to analyse and discuss media texts with a specific focus on the video game Close Study Products

• develop their ability to write critically about media texts and theories

Students are assessed

• Formatively throughout the scheme of work (written tasks and classroom discussions)

• Written assessment based on past exam questions linked to this topic