AS MEDIA STUDIES PRINT PRODUCTION G321

Overview Learning Objectives Teaching and Learning Resources Assessment Skills

Lesson 1
Introduction
Codes and
conventions of
a!a"ine front
covers
Understandin! of re#uireents
of course$or% and
assessent&
Understandin! of codes and
conventions of a!a"ine front
covers
Teac'er to !ive out tas% s'eet and ta%e students t'rou!'(
)'at t'e course$or% consists of
)'at is re#uired
*o$ t'e $or% is assessed
In +articu,ar teac'er to e+'asise t'at a,, te-t and ia!es ust
.e ori!ina,&
Teac'er to introduce tas% and 'and out ,ainates of a!a"ine
front covers&
)or%in! in sa,, !rou+s students ana,/se t'e front covers and
a%e a ,ist of $'at t'e/ 'ave in coon in ters of content and
desi!n& Teac'er to +atro, c,ass $or%in! $it' eac' !rou+&
Teac'er to co0ordinate c,ass feed.ac% and discussion $ritin! %e/
+oints on t'e .oard and e-+,ainin! correct terino,o!/ for as+ects
of a a!a"ine front cover1 and students $rite t'e do$n&
Teac'er to e-+,ain t'at $'at t'e e-ercise 'as esta.,is'ed is t'e
codes and conventions of a!a"ine front covers&
Teac'er to s'o$ on +ro2ector an annotated a!a"ine front cover
and !ive out 'andout of t'e ia!e& Teac'er to !o over a,, t'e %e/
terino,o!/ of t'e as+ects of a front cover and e-+,ain to students
t'at t'e/ no$ 'ave a 3c'ec%,ist4 of codes and conventions $'ic'
Task sheets
Whiteboard
Laminates
of magazine
front covers
PC and
projector
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t'e/ $i,, use in t'e +roduction of t'eir te-ts&
Lesson 2 :
Codes and
conventions of
a!a"ine
contents +a!es
Understandin! of codes and
conventions of a!a"ine
contents +a!es
Teac'er to dea, $it' an/ students #uestions a.out t'e tas% s'eet
$'ic' t'e/ read for 'oe$or%&
Teac'er to introduce tas% and 'and out ,ainated co+ies of
a!a"ine contents +a!es&
)or%in! in sa,, !rou+s students to ana,/se t'e contents +a!es
and a%e a note of $'at t'e/ 'ave in coon .ot' in ters of
content and desi!n& Teac'er to +atro, t'e c,ass $or%in! $it' eac'
!rou+&
Teac'er to co0ordinate c,ass feed.ac% and discussion $ritin! %e/
+oints on t'e .oard $'ic' students $rite do$n&
Teac'er to e-+,ain t'at $'at t'e c,ass 'as esta.,is'ed are t'e
codes and conventions of a!a"ine contents +a!es $'ic' is t'e
3c'ec%,ist4 $'ic' t'e/ $i,, fo,,o$ $'en creatin! t'eir te-ts&
Whiteboard
Laminates
of
magazine
contents
pages
Lesson 3:

S'ot t/+es
Understandin! of s'ot t/+es
and construction of ise0en0
scene&
Ta%in! of +'oto!ra+'s1
+ractisin! frain! and
construction of ise0en0scene
Teac'er to introduce activit/ and !ive out s'eets of ia!es and
definitions&
)or%in! in +airs1 students to atc' u+ t'e ia!es $it' t'eir
correct definitions&
Teac'er to !ive out 'andout inc,udin! a,, ia!es so students can
$rite correct definitions under eac' s'ot t/+e& Teac'er to co0
ordinate c,ass feed.ac% identif/in! t'e correct definition for eac'
s'ot t/+e $'ic' students t'en note on t'eir 'andout&
Images
and
definitions
cards
Handout of
all shot
types
Whiteboard
Task sheet
Digital
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Teac'er to !o t'rou!' t'e conventions of frain! and i+ortance
of carefu, construction of ise0en0scene of ia!es1 +articu,ar,/
,i!'tin!&
Teac'er to !ive out tas% s'eet $'ic' out,ines various +'oto!ra+'s
to .e ta%en and introduce ne-t activit/& )or%in! in +airs1 students
are to ta%e +'oto!ra+'s fo,,o$in! t'e tas% s'eet1 +ractisin!
frain! and construction of ise0en0scene& Teac'er to +atro,
c,ass $or%in! $it' +airs of students&
Once ta%en t'e +'oto!ra+'s s'ou,d .e u+,oaded to PCs1
ca+tioned $it' t'e re,evant s'ot t/+es and saved to user s'ared
area&
Usin! t'e +ro2ector1 teac'er to +ut u+ e-a+,es of t'e s'ots ta%en
./ students and co0ordinate c,ass discussion a.out t'e stren!t's
and $ea%nesses of t'e ia!es&
stills
camera
s
PCs
Projector
Lesson
Content and
,a/out of ne$
co,,e!e
a!a"ine
Devise tit,e and content for a
ne$ co,,e!e a!a"ine&
Produce rou!' drafts on +a+er
of t'e front cover and contents
+a!e5s6
Teac'er to reca+ $'at 'as .een covered in +revious ,essons and
'o$ students no$ need to use $'at t'e/ 'ave ,earnt in t'e
construction of t'eir +re,iinar/ e-ercise&
)or%in! individua,,/1 students co+,ete tas%s 1 to 7 of t'e tas%
s'eet( to .rainstor tit,e and content of a ne$ co,,e!e a!a"ine
and +roduce rou!' drafts of t'e front cover and contents +a!e5s6&
Teac'er to +atro, t'e c,ass $or%in! $it' individua, students&
Task
sheet
Plain paper
Lesson ! Understandin! of 8uar%
9+ress and creation of
a!a"ine +a!es
Teac'er to introduce t'e ,esson and direct students to sit at
individua, PCs1 ,o! on and !o into 8uar% 9+ress&
Usin! t'e +ro2ector1 teac'er to ta%e students t'rou!' t'e .asic
PCs
uark
!press
Projecto
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Introduction to
8uar% 9+ress
sta!es and too,s to use in t'e construction of a +rint te-t&
Students to o.serve eac' sta!e and t'en co+/ $'at 'as .een
done&
Once a fu,, +a!e 'as .een created1 students to e-+erient $it'
usin! t'e soft$are and create furt'er +a!es&
Teac'er to +atro, t'e c,ass $or%in! $it' individua, students&
r
Te"t and
image files
on user
shared
area to be
used for
the
e"ercise#
Lesson " :ront cover +'oto!ra+'s and
construction
)or%in! in +airs1 students co+,ete tas%s ; and < in tas% s'eet1
ta%in! ediu c,ose0u+ +'oto!ra+'s $'ic' t'e/ $i,, use on t'eir
a!a"ine front covers&
Once t'e/ 'ave ta%en t'eir +'oto!ra+'s t'e/ s'ou,d use Ado.e
+'otos'o+ to ani+u,ate t'e ia!e 5cro++in!1 erasin! etc6 unti,
t'e/ 'ave t'e fina, ia!e t'e/ $ant to use on t'eir front cover&
T'e/ s'ou,d t'en .e!in constructin! t'eir front covers 5fo,,o$in!
t'e draft desi!ns created in ,esson 76&
Teac'er to +atro, t'e c,ass $or%in! $it' individua, students&
#omework: Students to book cameras and take $hotogra$hs
%or their maga&ine contents $ages
Taking of
photograph
s and
creation of
images for
magazine
front
co$ers#
Creation of
magazine
front
co$ers#
Lesson '()
Construction of
ne$ co,,e!e
a!a"ine front
cover and
contents
+a!e5s6
Co+,ete a!a"ine front
cover and contents +a!e5s6 for
a ne$ co,,e!e a!a"ine&
In t'ese t'ree ,essons students are co+,ete +roduction of t'eir
a!a"ine front covers and contents +a!e5s6 for a ne$ co,,e!e
a!a"ine&
Teac'er to +atro, t'e c,ass $or%in! $it' individua, students&
#omework: *ork on their %ront covers and contents $age+s,
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Lesson 1-
Eva,uation
Co+,ete t'eir eva,uations
and +rint out1 to!et'er $it'
t'eir a!a"ine front cover and
contents +a!e5s6
Teac'er to !ive out 'andout detai,in! $'at needs to .e covered in
student eva,uations of t'eir $or%&
Teac'er to +ut u+ %e/ #uestions on t'e +ro2ector and ta,% students
t'rou!' $'at t'e/ need to cover in t'eir eva,uation1 dea,in! $it'
an/ #uestions&
Teac'er to set dead,ine for t'e 'andin! in of co+,eted +roduction
and eva,uation 5one $ee%6
Students to .e!in $ritin! t'eir eva,uations and teac'er +atro,s t'e
c,ass $or%in! $it' individua,
%$aluation
handout
Projector
PCs
Lesson 11
Introduction of
ain tas%&
Codes and
conventions of
usic a!a"ine
front covers and
contents +a!es&
Understanding of the music
magazine market
Understanding of the codes
and conventions of music
magazine front covers and
contents pages
Teac'er to introduce t'e ain tas% for t'e course$or%&
C,ass to .rainstor a,, t'e usic a!a"ines t'e/ can t'in% of
5tit,es and !enres6& Teac'er to co0ordinate .rainstor $ritin!
ever/t'in! on t'e .oard and students a%e notes&
Teac'er to introduce t'e tas% and !ive out ,ainates of usic
a!a"ine front covers and contents +a!es& )or%in! in sa,,
!rou+s1 'a,f t'e c,ass ana,/se front covers and dra$ u+ a ,ist of
codes and conventions and t'e ot'er 'a,f of t'e c,ass do t'e sae
for contents +a!e5s6& Teac'er to +atro, t'e c,ass $or%in! $it'
eac' !rou+&
Teac'er to !ive out +'otoco+ies of one usic a!a"ine front
cover and contents +a!e5s6&
Teac'er to co0ordinate c,ass feed.ac% and discussion of t'e
codes and conventions of usic a!a"ine front covers1 $ritin!
t'e %e/ +oints on t'e .oard and $'ic' students note do$n&
Students a,so annotate t'e +'otoco+ied front cover as an
e-a+,e&
Whiteboard
Laminates
of music
magazine
front covers
and contents
page(s)
Photocopies
of music
magazine
front cover
and contents
page(s)
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Teac'er to re+eat t'e e-ercise for contents +a!e5s6 and students
a%e notes and annotate +'otoco+ies&
Teac'er to e-+,ain to students t'at ./ ,esson 13 t'e/ ust 'ave
decided $'at t/+e of usic a!a"ine t'e/ $ant to +roduce and
.rin! in a co+/ of a sii,ar e-istin! a!a"ine&
#omework: .ecide on the t/$e o% music maga&ine the/ want
to $roduce and get a co$/ o% a $ro%essional maga&ine o% a
similar t/$e
Lesson 12
Codes and
conventions of
DP
Understanding of the codes
and conventions DP!
"na#$sis of music
magazine DP
Teacher to introduce the task and give out #aminated copies
of three doub#e page spread artic#es taken from music
magazines!
Working in three% students discuss the artic#es and dra& up
a #ist of the codes and conventions of DP artic#es! Teacher
to patro# the c#ass &orking &ith each group!
Teacher to co'ordinate c#ass feedback and discussion
&riting up the codes and conventions on the board% &hich
students then &rite do&n!
Teacher to then introduce the ne(t task% putting it up on the
projector% and indicate &hich of the three DP #aminates
students shou#d use!
Working in their same threes% students to comp#ete a
detai#ed ana#$sis of the artic#e% focusing on head#ine%
images% standfirst% vocabu#ar$ and st$#e to estab#ish
meanings created and a#so indicate &ho the target audience
is of the artic#e! Teacher to patro# the c#ass &orking &ith
each group!
Laminates
of three
DP artic#es
from music
magazines
Whiteboard
Projector )
fi#es of
ana#$sis task
and DP
Photocopies
of DP
artic#e to be
annotated
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Teacher to give out photocop$ of the artic#e &hich students
can annotate and put up the artic#e on the projector! Teacher
to then co'ordinate c#ass feedback and discussion ana#$sing
the artic#e and estab#ishing the target audience &riting ke$
points on the &hiteboard and students make notes and
annotate the artic#e!
Lesson 13(1
*enre
research
Po&erpoint fi#e containing
ana#$sis of music
magazines!
tudents to comp#ete tasks + to , in the -ain Task section
of the task sheet ana#$sing music magazines and creating a
Po&erpoint fi#e of their comp#eted ana#$sis% using the
internet and a#so the cop$ of the magazine the$ have
brought in!
Teacher to &ork &ith individua# students!
"t the end of the second #esson% teacher to set dead#ine for
the comp#etion of the &ork!
Homework: Complete Powerpoint of analysis
Lesson 1!
"udience
research
.uestionnaire construction Teacher to take students through the importance of audience
research &hen producing a ne& media product and students
make notes!
Teacher to take students through ho& to construct an
effective /uestionnaire ) /uestion t$pes and #a$out!
Teacher to take students through an e(amp#e of research for
a ne& footba## magazine0 &orking in pairs students come
up &ith three /uestions &hich cou#d be put in a
/uestionnaire! The$ shou#d &rite them on post'its and stick
them on the &hiteboard!
Teacher to go through the /uestions and co'ordinate c#ass
Whiteboard
Post'its
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discussion about the usefu#ness and appropriateness of each
/uestion constructing the /uestionnaire on the &hiteboard
&hich students note do&n!
Lesson 1"
Construction
of
/uestionnaire
"udience research tudents to comp#ete task 1 in the task sheet% constructing
/uestionnaires for their audience research!
Teacher to patro# the c#ass &orking &ith individua# students!
2nce the /uestionnaire is comp#ete students shou#d print 34
copies!
Homework: Get questionnaires filled in by the next
lesson.
Task
sheet
PCs
Lesson 1'(10
"udience
research
Ta##$ing and ana#$sis of
comp#eted audience
research /uestionnaires
tudents to comp#ete task 5 and 6 in the task sheet ta##$ing
the resu#ts of their /uestionnaires and dra&ing conc#usions
from their resu#ts!
tudents to comp#ete the Po&erpoint begun in #esson +7
adding the resu#ts and conc#usions of their audience
research!
Teacher to patro# c#ass &orking &ith individua# students and
at the end of the #esson set the dead#ine for the comp#etion
of the Po&erpoint fi#e of research!
Homework: Complete Powerpoint research file
PCs
Lesson 1)
Pub#ication
p#an
Creation of pub#ication p#an Teacher to take students through an e(amp#e of a
pub#ication p#an for a ne& footba## magazine!
tudents to comp#ete task +4 in the task sheet% creating a
detai#ed pub#ication p#an for their ne& music magazine0
fre/uenc$ of pub#ication% price% st$#e% distribution% regu#ar
Task sheet
PCs
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content% feature content!
Teacher to patro# the c#ass &orking &ith individua# students!
Lesson 2-
8e& music
magazine
2ut#ine of content for the
first issue of the music
magazine
tudents to comp#ete task ++ in the task sheet%
brainstorming ideas and making decisions about0
the tit#e of the ne& magazine
contents of the first issue (regu#ar and feature)
9mages for front cover and contents page(s)
"rtic#e to be &ritten for DP
Teacher to &ork &ith individua# students discussing their
ideas!
Homework:Book cameras and dictaphones and arrange
photoshoots and interiews for !P"
Task sheet
PCs
Lesson 21
Draft designs
and artic#e
research
Construct drafts of the
magazine front cover and
contents page(s)
Conduct research for artic#e
and &rite out /uestions for
intervie&s!
tudents to comp#ete tasks ++ to +7 in the task sheet
producing draft designs for their front cover and contents
page(s) and conducting research for their artic#es inc#uding
&riting out /uestions for an$ intervie&s to be conducted!
The$ shou#d a#so take a## the photographs the$ are going to
need!
Teacher to &ork &ith individua# students discussing their
ideas and designs!
Task sheet
P#ain paper
PCs
Lesson 22
Writing
artic#es
Construct drafts of DP
:egin &riting feature
artic#es
tudents to begin tasks +7 and +;% producing draft designs
for their DP and begin &riting the artic#es in W2<D!
Teacher to &ork &ith individua# students discussing their
draft designs and advising on the &riting of the artic#es!
Task sheet
P#ain paper
PCs
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Lesson 23 (-
-agazine
production
Comp#etion of production
of music magazine front
cover% contents page(s) and
DP
tudents to comp#ete task +=0
Comp#eting artic#es in W2<D
Producing images in Photoshop
Producing their front cover% contents page(s) and DP in
.uark >press
Teacher to &ork &ith individua# students!
Homework: #ork on the production
Task sheet
PCs
Lesson 1
"udience
feedback
Dra& up p#ans and
/uestions for audience
feedback!
Teacher to take students through the importance of audience
feedback and ho& it shou#d be conducted0 either focus
group or /uestionnaire
tudents to comp#ete task +,% either &riting /uestionnaires
for audience feedback or p#anning and &riting /uestions for
a focus group!
Teacher to &ork &ith individua# students discussing and
advising them on their ideas!
Homework:Conduct audience feedback
Lesson 2
?va#uation
:egin &orking on
individua# eva#uations
Teacher to take students through task +5% out#ining e(act#$
&hat is e(pected in their individua# presentations and
dea#ing &ith an$ /uestions and issues raised!
tudents begin drafting their eva#uations!
Teacher to &ork &ith individua# students discussing their
comp#eted productions!
Task sheet
PCs
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Lesson 3("
?va#uation
Construction of Po&erpoint
eva#uating their &ork on
the production of a ne&
music magazine
tudents to comp#ete tasks +1 and +5% creating Po&erpoints
for their individua# presentations0 eva#uating their &ork on
the production of the ne& music magazine!
Teacher to &ork &ith individua# students discussing their
ideas and advising them on their presentations!
Homework:$ehearse presentation
Lesson '(!-
Presentation
Presentations tudents to de#iver presentations eva#uating their &ork on
the production of their ne& music magazine and ans&er an$
/uestions!
Teacher to co'ordinate presentations and make notes for
assessment% comp#eting an eva#uation pro'forma for each
student!
2nce a## presentations are comp#ete teacher to give out
e(am board coversheets &hich students shou#d comp#ete
and set dead#ine for the handing in of the comp#eted
course&ork!
Homework: %rrange coursework to hand in by gien
deadline
Comp#eted
production
PC and
projector
?va#uation
pro'formas
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G321: Foundation Portfolio in Media
This is a course&ork unit &here candidates produce a media artefact from a series of briefs# This process in$ol$es progression from
a pre'production( preliminary e"ercise to a more fully realised piece# The briefs offered are) print( $ideo( audio and &ebsite#
Candidates present their research and planning in either paper'based or digital format and do an e$aluation in digital format( based
on se$en re*uired prompt *uestions# This unit is internally assessed and e"ternally moderated#
Aims o% Scheme o% work:
Understandin! $i,, .e fostered t'rou!'(
Preliminary e"ercise) using DTP and an image manipulation program produce the front page of a ne& school+college magazine(
featuring a photograph of a student in medium close'up plus some appropriately laid'out te"t and a masthead#
,dditionally candidates must produce a DTP mock'up of the layout of the contents page to demonstrate their grasp of the program#
-ain task) the front page( contents and double page spread of a ne& music magazine .if done as a group task( each member
magazine( follo&ing the same house style/# -a"imum four members to a group#
,ll images and te"t used must be original( produced by the students( minimum of FOUR images per candidate#
G321( :oundation Portfo,io 0 Print 51== Mar%s6
The purpose of this unit is firstly to assess students0 ability to plan and construct media products using appropriate technical and
creati$e skills# 1econdly to assess students0 application of kno&ledge and understanding in e$aluating their o&n &ork( sho&ing ho&
meanings and responses are created# 2inally to assess students0 ability to undertake( apply and present appropriate research# The
unit re*uires students to engage &ith contemporary media technologies( gi$ing them the opportunity for de$elopment of skills in
these technologies#
This is a course&ork unit( internally assessed and e"ternally moderated# 1tudents produce a media artifact in response to briefs set
by 3C4 plus some appropriate e$idence of research and planning# The task pro$ides progression from a pre'production( preliminary
e"ercise to a more fully realised piece in the same medium# This offers the opportunity for skills de$elopment to be assessed( as &ell
as a final finished piece#
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This scheme of &ork adheres to the guidelines laid out in the curriculum area risk assessment# The health and safety policy can be
found in the *uality file#