The Exam!

The exam is getting closer, so I thought I'd give a few bits of advice on how it works and how to deal with it.

The exam is long - 2.5 hours. But don't worry! The first 30 minutes or so is watching a clip!

First you get 5 minutes just to read the question, then you watch the clip. Having read the questions carefully you should know what to look out for in the clip.
The clip you will see will be about 3-5 minutes long and will be taken from an animated film (we don't know which so get on youtube and watch loads).
The first time you see the clip you're NOT allowed to make notes. Watch t carefully, thinking about those questions.
The second time you CAN make notes. Think about the headings we have used in mock exam tasks. You then get 10 minutes to reflect on what you have seen and make even more notes. Use this time well, it will help loads when it comes to writing your answers and save you time later on.
The clip then gets played a third time.

Then spend an hour on the animation questions.

In Section 2 you will get photocopies of two news texts. Annotate this - think about layout, language, who's published it (institution), who's it for (audience) and what/who it shows (representation).

Then spend the remaining time answering the news questions and checking all your answers.

Just to remind you that the exam is on Tuesday 16th June in the afternoon.