GCSE Media Studies assessment. How are teenagers represented in The Hunger Games?

1. How are teenagers represented in the action adventure film
The Hunger Games?
Now you have finished
studying teenage stereotypes
and looked at how teenagers
are represented in the film
The Hunger Games, you are
going to sit your end of unit
assessment.
Your assessment will be a
written exam. You will be
given two hours to complete
your assessment during your
lessons. It is worth 60 marks.
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2. You will have your textual analysis notes to refer to in the test. The
work you did at the beginning of the course on representation will
also help you to write a good answer.
You will be given an exam question paper and an assessment
booklet similar to the one you use in English assessments to write
your answer.
You will be tested on:
• Your knowledge of the Action Adventure Film Genre
• Your knowledge of movie image terminology
• Your understanding of stereotypes and media representation
• Your analysis and interpretation of the text
• Your own personal interaction with the message behind the film
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3. You can see which assessment this is in relation to your GCSE
course. Paper One, Section A tests your textual analysis skills and
your understanding of Media Representation. It will give you and your
teachers a clear indication of how you might perform in the real
examination at the end of the course. Good luck!
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Exam Paper What's on it Media Theoretical
Framework
Timing Marks (and % of
GCSE)
Paper 1
Television and
Promoting Media
(Cuffs, The
Avengers and The
Lego Movie)
Section A: Television
You'll be given an extract from the contemporary TV Crime Drama
Cuffs which you'll be expected to watch and analyse. You will then
answer questions based on the programme about movie image
techniques, TV Crime Drama conventions and Representation.
You will then answer questions based on the historic TV Crime
Drama The Avengers.
Media Language
Media Audiences
Media Representation
Media Industries
Social, cultural and
historical contexts
1hr 45mins
(including 30 mins
viewing time)
70 marks (35%)
Section B: Promoting Media
You'll answer questions about advertising and marketing based on
The Lego Movie and how it appeals to the family Target Audience.
Media Audiences
Media Representation
Media Industries
Social and cultural
contexts
Paper 2
Music and The
News (music video
and The Observer
historic and
contemporary
online)
Section A: Music
You'll be asked questions based on two music videos and radio
(The Live Lounge, BBC Radio One). You'll also have to answer
questions based on music magazine MOJO.
Media Language
Media Audiences
Media Representation
Media Industries
Social and cultural
contexts
1hr 15mins 70 marks (35%)
Section B: The News
You'll be asked questions about historical print newspaper The
Observer and contemporary news website The Observer online,
including the use of social media.
Media Language
Media Audiences
Media Representation
Media Industries
Social, cultural, political
and historical contexts
Creating Media You'll have to create media products in response to a brief for a
target audience. You will use your knowledge of Media Language
and Representation to construct meaning for Media Audiences.
The brief will focus on one of the following areas: Magazines,
Television, Music Video or Online, social and participatory media
Media Language
Media Audiences
Media Representation
Non-exam
assessment
30 marks (30%)
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This is the section
of the exam!

4. After the assessments, your teacher will provide you with
a feedback sheet to tag into your book.
You will complete a DIRT activity based on the Next
Steps on the feedback sheet. Your assessment will then
go into a media assessment folder. You will look at this
again ahead of sitting the real exam to revise your key
targets to improve.
Record your result on the Tracker in the front of your
exercise book so you know how you are doing in this
subject. Make sure you have made a record of your target
grade on this Tracker too.
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