Here are the steps to set up a new blog for A2 Media Q1A: 1. Go to your existing A2 Media blog and click "New" to create a new blog. 2. Name the new blog "A2 Media Q1A" and click "Create". 3. Click on the "Views" tab and create a new view called "Q1A Blog" that only includes the new Q1A blog. 4. Go to the beginning of your original coursework blog and locate your skills development grid. 5. Add a new row titled "at the end of A2 Coursework" and fill it in with your updated skills levels. This will set up a

1. Seating Plan for the next week
Peter Sophie Ben Rebecca Millie Daniel
Bradleigh
Chisem
M
Lobna Megan
Dulcie Maddie
You will need your exercise
Bradley L books and at least one pen Tom
Jonathan every lesson. Charlotte
Will Hannah A
Hannah B Luke

2. STARTER
What is skill? Write a definition.
Dictionary Definitions:
• The ability to do something well; expertise.
• A developed talent or ability
(Taken from http://www.thefreedictionary.com/skill &
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/skill)

3. A2 Media - G325 Section A
Focus on Q1a - Skills Development

4. Today’s Lesson
Today you will be exploring the areas of skill
development that you will need to write about in
the first section of your summer exam.
By the end of the lesson you will:
• be able to describe the basic requirements of the
summer exam
• have created a poster presentation, working with
a small group, that covers one area of skills
development.

5. The Exam
Section A: Theoretical Evaluation of Production
(50 marks, 25 marks per question)
This section is made up of two questions:
Question 1(a) requires you to describe and evaluate your skills
development over the course of your production work, from
Foundation Portfolio to Advanced Portfolio. The question will require
you to adapt this to one or two specific areas from the following:
• Digital Technology
• Research and planning
• Post-production
• Using conventions from real media texts
• Creativity

6. Example Paper

7. The Exam
Section A: Theoretical Evaluation of Production
(50 marks, 25 marks per question)
This section is made up of two questions:
Question 1(b) requires you to select one production (main task
or ancillary) and evaluate it in relation to a media concept that
could be any of the following:
• Genre
• Narrative
• Representation
• Audience
• Media language

8. Example Paper

9. The Exam
Section B: Contemporary Media Issues - Media in the
Online Age
(50 marks)
You are required to answer one question on the
contemporary issues and debates surrounding different
forms of media in the online age.
You will use case study examples as well as media theory to
support your answer.

10. Example Paper

11. Just to check you have been paying
attention...
• Question 1(a) requires you to describe and evaluate
your ______ ___________.
• Question 1 (b) requires you to evaluate ___ of your
media products in relation to a media _______.
• Section B requires you to use ____ _____ examples
and media theory to support your answer about
different forms of _____ __ ___ ______ ___.

12. Just to check you have been paying
attention...
• Question 1(a) requires you to describe and evaluate
your skills development.
• Question 1 (b) requires you to evaluate one of your
media products in relation to a media concept.
• Section B requires you to use case study examples
and media theory to support your answer about
different forms of media in the online age.

13. What are media skills?
• Discuss this with the person sitting next to you and
come up with as many examples of media skills as
you can.
• Take it in turns to add your ideas to a class spider
diagram on the white board.

14. List 3 media skills that you now have.
1
2
3
• Can you make them more specific?
• Can you quantify them – what level of skill do you
have for each?
• Can qualify them - what can you do that
demonstrates this skill?

15. Group Poster Presentation Task
Remember, question 1(a) requires you to consider your
skills development in relation to:
• D...?
• R...?
• P...?
• U...?
• C...?
.

16. Group Poster Presentation Task
Remember, question 1(a) requires you to consider your
skills development in relation to:
• Digital Technology
• Research and planning
• Post-production
• Using conventions from real media texts
• Creativity
To help you understand what you need to discuss for each
area, you will work in small groups to create a poster,
focusing on one of these areas, and present it to the rest
of the class.

17. Group Poster Presentation Task
• Digital Technology
• Research and planning
• Post-production
• Using conventions from real media texts
• Creativity
Your poster must include the following:
1. A definition (tip – refer to your skills development grid
from AS).
2. What you did for your coursework that comes under this
category.
3. Examples of skills you may have in this area.
4. Images to illustrate all of the above.

18. Seating Plan for the next week
Peter Sophie Ben Rebecca Millie Daniel
Bradleigh
Chisem
M
Lobna Megan
Dulcie Maddie
You will need your exercise
Bradley L books and at least one pen Tom
Jonathan every lesson. Charlotte
Will Hannah A
Hannah B Luke

19. Can you remember the exam overview
information from last lesson?
• Question 1(a) requires you to describe and evaluate
your ______ ___________.
• Question 1 (b) requires you to evaluate ___ of your
media products in relation to a media _______.
• Section B requires you to use ____ _____ examples
and media theory to support your answer about
different forms of _____ __ ___ ______ ___.

20. Can you remember the exam overview
information from last lesson?
• Question 1(a) requires you to describe and evaluate
your skills development.
• Question 1 (b) requires you to evaluate one of your
media products in relation to a media concept.
• Section B requires you to use case study examples
and media theory to support your answer about
different forms of media in the online age.

21. Group Presentations
• You need to take notes of the following during
each presentation:
1. A definition
2. What you did in your coursework that comes
under that area
3. Examples of skills in that area

22. New Blog
1. Set up an A2 Media Q1A Blog.
2. Create a new view to add the blog to so that I
can access it.
3. Go back to the beginning of your coursework
blog to find your Skills development grid.
4. Add a row titled ‘at the end of A2
Coursework’ and fill it in.