Over the next two months, the focus of lessons will transition from coursework to exam preparation. For the next two weeks, half of all lessons will focus on exam preparation and half on completing remaining coursework. After that, all lessons until the May exam will focus on exam preparation. The evaluation assignment, worth 20 marks, is due on January 20th and requires addressing questions about representation, audience, and progression from preliminary to final tasks. All coursework improvements must be completed by February 3rd.

1. Term 3
• Over this term, we will be focusing more on
the exam.
• 2/4 lessons will be exam focused for the next
two weeks.
• 2/4 lessons will be coursework focused for the
next two weeks.
• Then all lessons will be exam focused until
your exam in May.

2. BQ: How important is the evaluation?
• The evaluation is worth 20 marks of your final result.
• Level 4 16–20 marks
• • Excellent skill in the use of appropriate digital technology or ICT in
the evaluation.
• • Excellent understanding of issues around audience, institution,
technology, representation, forms and conventions in relation to
production.
• • Excellent ability to refer to the choices made and outcomes.
• • Excellent understanding of their development from preliminary to
full task.
• • Excellent ability to communicate.

3. G321: Evaluation questions
• Marking Criteria: Candidates will evaluate
their work digitally. Where candidates have
worked in a group, the evaluation may be
presented individually or collectively but the
teacher must allocate a mark according to the
contribution/ level of understanding
demonstrated by the individual candidate.
Each candidate should give a clear indication
of their role in any group evaluation.

4. Questions that must be addressed in
the evaluation…
• In what ways does your media product use,
develop or challenge forms and conventions
of real media products?
• How does your media product represent
particular social groups?
• What kind of media institution might
distribute your media product and why?

5. Questions that must be addressed in
the evaluation…
• Who would be the audience for your media product?
• How did you attract/ address the audience?
• What have you learnt about technologies from the
process of constructing this product?
• Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you
feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the
full product?

6. • Evaluation is due 20/1/2017
• All changes and improvements to
coursework are due 3/2/2017
• This will mark the end of all coursework.