THE EGGCELLENT EASTER REVISION TIMETABLE
Monday 15th April
MEMORISE
A simple way to explain the
theories of Levi-Strauss and
Barthes.
ANNOTATE
A front cover of the Daily Mail,
considering Media Language,
Industry, Audience, Representation
and Context.
PLAN
How do social, cultural, political
and economic contexts affect the
way that a front page of a
newspaper is structured?
Monday 22nd April
MEMORISE
A simple way to explain hooks’ and
Gilroy’s Representation Theories.
ANNOTATE
Lucozade ‘I believe’poster, focusing
on Media Language,
Representation and Context.
WATCH/LISTEN
Watch the opening 7 minutes of
Stranger Things and make notes on
Media Language, Industry,
Audience, Representation and
Context.
WRITE
Explain how social contexts
influence television programmes.
Refer to Stranger Things.
Tuesday 16th April
MEMORISE
A simple way to explain the
theories of Todorov and Neale.
ANNOTATE
A front cover of The Guardian,
considering Media Language,
Industry, Audience, Representation
and Context.
WATCH/LISTEN
Watch Radiohead – Burn the Witch
and make notes on Media
Language and Representation
WRITE
How are newspapers regulated?
Tuesday 23rd April
MEMORISE
A simple way to explain
Hesmondhalgh’s, Curran and
Seaton’s and Livingston and Lunt’s
Industry Theories.
ANNOTATE
Shelter poster, focusing on Media
Language, Representation and
Context.
WATCH/LISTEN
Watch the opening of Deutschland
83 including the credits and make
notes on Media Language,
Industry, Audience,
Representation and Context.
WRITE
Explain how social contexts
influence television programmes.
Refer to Deutschland 83.
Wednesday 17th April
MEMORISE
A simple way to explain
Baudrillard’s post-modernism
theory.
ANNOTATE
A copy of The Guardian online
homepage, considering Media
Language, Industry, Audience,
Representation and Context.
WATCH/LISTEN
Watch Massive Attack – Unfinished
Sympathy and make notes on
Media Language and
Representation
WRITE
How can the audience interact with
online news?
Wednesday 24th April
MEMORISE
A simple way to explain Bandura’s,
Gerbner’s and Hall’s Audience
Theories.
ANNOTATE
A BIG ISSUE front cover, focusing on
Media Language, Representation
and Context.
WATCH/LISTEN
Listen to 20 minutes of any Radio
One Breakfast show and make
notes about Industry and
Audience.
WRITE
What representations can the
audience expect to find on the front
cover of THE BIG ISSUE?
Thursday 18th April
MEMORISE
A simple way to explain Gauntlett’s
and Hall’s Representation Theories.
ANNOTATE
A copy of the Daily Mail online
homepage, considering Media
Language, Industry, Audience,
Representation and Context.
WATCH/LISTEN
Watch the first half of Minecraft:
The Story of Minecraft (FULL
DOCUMENTARY) on YouTube
WRITE
Describe what is meant by Public
Service Broadcasting (PSB). Use the
BBC as an example in your answer.
Thursday 25th April
MEMORISE
A simple way to explain Shirky’s
and Jenkins’ Audience Theories.
ANNOTATE
A copy of an online article from
The Guardian, considering Media
Language, Industry, Audience,
Representation and Context.
WATCH/LISTEN
A trailer for The Jungle Book 1967
and a trailer for the 2016 version
and make notes about Industry and
Audience
WRITE
What technological changes
affected the production of The
Jungle Book (2016)?
Friday 19th April
MEMORISE
A simple way to explain Van
Zoonen’s and Butler’s
Representation Theories.
ANNOTATE
Old Spice ‘Smell Like A Man’poster,
focusing on Media Language,
Representation and Context.
PLAN
List the conventions used in music
videos and explain when these are
subverted.
WRITE
Microsoft is a media conglomerate.
What does this mean?
Friday 26th April
MEMORISE
A single word for each of the 19
theories that will help prompt you
to remember the theory.
ANNOTATE
A copy of an online article from the
Daily Mail, considering Media
Language, Industry, Audience,
Representation and Context.
PLAN
Explain how the narrative structure
of Long Form TV Drama appeals to
a modern audience.
WRITE
Analyse how far Baudrillard’s
postmodernism theory helps us to
understand Stranger Things.
 MEMORISE For these tasks, you need to memorise key terminology. Practise using them when explaining answers. 10 minutes.
 ANNOTATE For these tasks, you need to print off a blank copy of the set text, and annotate it using your class notes/revision guides to help. You can find blank copies of all the set texts on
the media class blogs. 20 minutes.
 PLAN For planning tasks, bulletpoint or mindmap the points you would make if you were set this task in an exam. 10 minutes.
 WRITE For writing tasks, aim for a detailed paragraph of 8 to 10 lines. 15 minutes.
 WATCH/LISTEN
- Radiohead – Burn the Witch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI2oS2hoL0k
- Massive Attack – Unfinished Sympathy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWmrfgj0MZI
- Minecraft Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rOUfNa7dxM
- Stranger Things Netflix
- Deutschland 83 https://www.channel4.com/programmes/deutschland-83/on-demand/62893-001
- Radio One Breakfast Show https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0080x5m/episodes/player
- Jungle Book trailers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNVTKXIK7q8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mkm22yO-bs