Year 13 Work

What makes a successful magazine article? 

Task - write a magazine article that addresses an issue or debate in the Media in an anlayticial way, using Media terminology and exploring the debate from different angles.

Examples to pick from:

1.  Representations of Britain: the North South divide. 

2.  British Comedy: has it crossed over to the dark side?  An exploration into how British comedy stopped being funny and started being hurtful. 

3.  Media technology: what does the future hold for the Media and its' hold on us?

4.  Viral marketing - what does the future hold?

5.  The future of cinema:  where will it be in ten years?

6.  The world has had enough: time to say goodbye to reality TV.

7.  Let's Tweet instead of Talk: are we losing the ability to communicate in spoken conversations?

8.  Too many channels, not enough time.  How the Media is making us stupider. 

How to research:
First, find 5-10 examples of texts and ideas you want to write about.  Post them on your blog.
Secondly, re read the Gypsie article to get an idea of the style of yours.
Next, re post the Media terminology that I put on my blog a few weeks ago. 
Finally, write your article, referring back to the mark scheme for your case study question as a way of ensuring you are along the right lines.