This document provides guidance for students on preparing for an exam question comparing the films "Goodfellas" and "American Gangster". It outlines the learning objectives, such as recapping prior knowledge and understanding exam board expectations. Students are advised to target their point of view, show confidence in their understanding of the films and genre, and apply theories of narrative and representation when comparing the two gangster films. Examples from the films must be established to fully address the question. Students are directed to revision materials to help structure their answer and learn how to compare the films in the exam. As homework, students are instructed to revise all exam sections.

1. Entrance Activity
2 minute drill –
You have 2 minutes to compare & contrast
Goodfellas & American Gangster by choosing
ONE of the areas below:
• Narrative
• Characterisation
• Genre

2. Title:
WJEC Film Studies –
Past Paper Exemplar Answer Analysis and Structure
for the Questions
Wednesday 6th May 2015
FM2 –
British and American Film (60%) of AS Level)
Section C –
US Cinema Comparative Study –
‘Goodfellas’ and ‘American Gangster’ -
(40 marks)

3. Why?
Aims & Objectives
• YOU WILL re-cap prior
learning.
• YOU WILL gain a better
understanding of the
Exam Board Expectations,
as well as what it takes to
achieve an A – C Grade in
this section of the Exam.
• Review the learning
AO1
Demonstrate knowledge and
understanding of film as an
audio-visual form of creative
expression together and
AO2
Apply knowledge and
understanding, including
some of the common critical
approaches that characterise
the subject, when exploring
and analysing films.

4. Areas to Target:
• Point of View - Structured, relevant and contains good examples from the films
• Confident understanding - Not just of the films but the Gangster genre as well.
• Narrative and Representation - Theories and critical approaches surrounding the Genre –
KEY!

5. YOU MUST establish what examples they would use in comparing the films and
addressing the question at hand.
Use your FM2 – Section C Revision Guides to help establish HOW to answer the Question,
as well as the FM2 – Section C Blog Page.

6. What have you learnt?
Write down x3 examples YOU WILL use in the exam from what you have learnt in
the lesson today.

7. Homework
REVISE for Section A, B & C!