This document outlines media lessons and assignments for students over the next few weeks. It includes: 1) Completing preliminary tasks and evaluations by Sunday. 2) Analyzing magazine covers, contents pages, and double page spreads to research styles for their coursework magazine. 3) An overview of the research and planning process for their original music magazine, including deadlines for drafts and the final project submission.

1. AS Media Lessons:
wk beg 9/1/12

2. Your media lessons this week for
KKS/ VS/HM:
1. All Preliminary work must be completed to a good standard and
uploaded onto your Coursework Blogs.
2. Complete the following questions in detail and upload:
(A) What existing magazines did you look at for inspiration for your
magazine? What features/ conventions did you use?
(B) What skills have you learnt/ developed during your project? Be
specific.
(C) What aspects of your Prelim work did you feel were successful?
(You could comment on design features, photography, as well as
time management etc)
(D) What would you improve? Explain in detail.
3. Start Research and Planning tasks for Coursework

3. Starting your AS Coursework:
50% of final mark
Task:
-To complete Research and Planning project
on the chosen media area
- To construct a front cover, contents page
and double page spread of an original music
magazine
-To complete 7 Evaluation questions

4. A quick overview of the weeks
ahead:
Read and note key dates

5. Monday 9th Jan-Friday 20th Jan
Carrying out research and planning.
To include:
• Examples of other texts
• Analysis of magazine covers, contents pages and double page
spreads
• Analysis of colour palettes, fonts, language register
• Decide on style of music magazine based on research carried out
• Audience research (e.g. questionnaire)
• Decide on title of magazine
• Mood boards
• Audience profile
• Analysis of institution that would publish your magazine
• Preparation of a 25 word pitch

6. Monday 23rd Jan-Fri 3rd Feb
• Lessons to pitch idea to class and receive feedback
• Evaluate class feedback
• Test shots of work on magazine elements
• Complete mock version of cover/ contents page/ double
page spread (1 lesson)
• Write draft article
• Begin composing cover/contents page/ double page spread
(draft version)
Friday 3rd February = Research and Planning FINAL DEADLINE
Marks deducted for late submission

7. Mon 6th Feb-Fri 10th Feb
• Finish composing cover/contents page/
double page spread (draft version)
Friday 10th Feb DRAFT DEADLINE - 3:10PM
ENGLISH OFFICE

8. Half term homework Mon 13th – Fri
17th Feb
• Begin drafting evaluation responses

9. Monday 20th Feb-Fri 24th Feb
• Conduct audience feedback for magazine
• Peer assessment and evaluate feedback. Update
blog with feedback.
• Update blogs with 1st draft teacher feedback.
• Make plan of action for necessary improvements
DEADLINE FOR DRAFT EVALUATION ANSWERS =
Friday 24th February – 3:10pm

10. Monday 27th Feb-Fri 9th Mar
• Complete cover/contents page/ double page spread
• Print out as professionally as possible (photographic
paper)
• Cut to size carefully and submit in plastic wallet with
name clearly labelled
• Post onto blog
FINAL DEADLINE FOR COURSEWORK = Friday 9th March
– 3.10pm English Office
All work to be printed out submitted to the English
office.

11. Monday 12th Mar-Friday 30th Mar
• Teachers to introduce evaluation questions 6
and 7.
Draft answers to Q6 and Q7 and submit to
teachers in final lesson w/e Friday 16th Mar
Deadline for ALL Evaluation questions - Friday
30th Mar 3:10pm.

12. A LOT to cover so let’s get
started:

13. Your media lessons this week for
KKS/ VS/HM:
3. Complete the following ‘Research and Planning’
tasks for your coursework:
- Analyse the front covers, double page spread and
contents pages of 3 different music magazines.
- You should aim to research magazines from
different genres.
- Analyse should use appropriate media
terminology (on KKS’s blog) and commenting in
detail on the intended effects of key features.

14. Examples of Work:
ANALYSIS OF COVERS

17. Examples of AS Work:
ANALYSIS OF CONTENTS PAGES

20. Examples of Work:
ANALYSIS OF DOUBLE PAGE SPREADS

23. Deadline:
• All work (Preliminary tasks, Prelim Evaluation, Analysis
of 3 different magazine covers, contents and double
page spreads) to be completed and uploaded by
Sunday 15 January.
• Students will have all media lessons to complete work
but should also use their 4 hours media homework
allocation time to complete work.
• There will be no time next week as we will be moving
on to a new set of tasks for ‘Research and Planning’.