MEDIA STUDIES. Curriculum planners - Three alternative models. A LEVEL Curriculum planner.

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1 qualification awaiting accreditation A LEVEL MEDIA STUDIES H009, H409 For first teaching in 2017 s - Three alternative models Version 1

2 Contents These three models explore the sequence of delivering the curriculum content for A Level Media in different ways to the other Curriculum Planners - for more detail about the actual teaching please refer to these other Curriculum Planners. Model 1: Completing Paper 1 exam units and the NEA practical coursework in Year One of the A level 2 Model 2: Completing the NEA practical coursework unit in Year Two of the A level 3 Model 3: A synoptic approach with two NEA units integrated with the learning of Paper 2 Sections B and C and Paper 1 Section B exam units 4 qualification awaiting accreditation These draft qualifications have not yet been accredited by Ofqual. They are published (along with specimen assessment materials, summary brochures and sample resources) to enable teachers to have early sight of our proposed approach. Further changes may be required and no assurance can be given at this time that the proposed qualifications will be made available in their current form, or that they will be accredited in time for first teaching in 2016 and first award in 2018 (2017 for AS Level qualifications). 1 OCR 2016

3 Alternative model 1: Completing Paper 1 exam units and the NEA practical coursework in Year One of the A level YEAR 12 YEAR 13 AUTUMN TERM SPRING TERM SUMMER TERM AUTUMN TERM SPRING TERM SUMMER TERM INDUCTION Induction to the course to divide up the weeks of the first half-term to look at: History of the Media offline to online Media Language Constructed Media Stereotypes, beliefs and values Types, effects and uses Practical Activity activity acquiring practical skills TV News media Non-Assessed Practical activity Plan, construct and evaluate representations constructed by the media language in the following three : : TV News short news report : front page article : media charity website Research and planning to Unit / Research and Planning Research - Introduce brief; Research of similar ; industry, target A prelim activity Planning and pitch NEA Practical NEA main task Construction - NEA Ancillary tasks Construction ancillary texts Completion of ancillary texts 5 weeks SECTION A Platforms Film Radio Magazines (offline online) Evolving Visual Music games SECTION C Long form television TV Drama English and non-english Language case study texts REVISION Exam Preparation - theory - evaluation of own theory Platforms theory theory SECTION C Long form television theory Mock Paper 1 and Paper 2 Feedback and end of course Exams End of course 2 OCR 2016

4 ALTERNATIVE MODEL 2: Completing the NEA practical coursework unit in Year Two of the A level YEAR 12 YEAR 13 AUTUMN TERM SPRING TERM SUMMER TERM AUTUMN TERM SPRING TERM SUMMER TERM INDUCTION Induction to the course to divide up the weeks of the first half-term to look at: History of the Media offline to online Media Language Constructed Media Stereotypes, beliefs and values Types, effects and uses Practical Activity activity acquiring practical skills TV News media Non-Assessed Practical activity Plan, construct and evaluate representations constructed by the media language in the following three : : TV News short news report : front page article : media charity website Platforms Film Radio Magazines (offline online) Evolving Visual Music games SECTION C Long form television TV Drama English and non-english Language case study texts Research and Planning to Unit / Research and Planning Research - Introduce brief; Research of similar ; industry, target A prelim / remake activity Planning and pitch NEA Main task Construction - NEA Ancillary tasks Construction ancillary texts Represent-ation Revisit Unit introduce theory and apply SECTION C REVISION Long form television Revisit Unit, introduce theory and apply, exam prep Platforms Revisit Unit, introduce theory and apply, exam prep Revisit Unit, introduce theory and apply, exam prep REVISION Exam Preparation SECTION A exam prep exam prep Mock exams Paper 1 Paper 2 Mock exam Feedback Exams End of course 3 OCR 2016

5 Alternative model 3: A synoptic approach with two NEA units integrated with the learning of Paper 2 Sections B and C and Paper 1 Section B exam units YEAR 12 YEAR 13 AUTUMN TERM SPRING TERM SUMMER TERM AUTUMN TERM SPRING TERM SUMMER TERM TV Online platforms Film Radio Magazines (offline online) and NEA option 1 MUSIC VIDEO : Music games NEA Music brief research Research into Music s for Evolving Visual and NEA Paper 2 Section B for Music s case studies media language, industry, research prelim NEA option 1 MUSIC VIDEO main task planning ideas NEA option 1 MUSIC VIDEO Paper 1 section B research and planning ancillary tasks (online and print media) ancillary sec B Evaluation of Learner s own Media language Paper 1 section B Learner s own Revisit unit with focus on video games and comparison with Music SECTION C NEA option 2 TV Long Form television : TV Drama NEA TV Drama trailer brief R and P Research into long form TV s for and NEA Paper 2 section C for English Language case study - media language, industry, NEA TV Drama Research NEA TV Drama Prelim NEA TV Drama Main task planning ideas NEA option 2 TV Main task NEA TV Drama research and planning ancillary tasks (online and print media) NEA TV Drama ancillary NEA Ancillary and section B Learner s own Long Form Storytelling Revisit unit with focus on non-english language text and Revision Long form television Comparison of texts; apply theory Platforms Recap case studies; Intro, apply theory Recap case studies; Intro, apply theory Revision Full mock exams Recap case studies; Intro, apply theory Evaluation of Learner s Recap case studies; Intro, apply theory Full mock Paper 1 Paper 2 Mock Feedback Exams End of course 4 OCR 2016

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