Media - Sample written examination · MEDIA (SAMPLE) 18 February 2018 Assessment criteria for...
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S A M P L EMEDIA
Written examination
Day Date Reading time: *.** to *.** (15 minutes) Writing time: *.** to *.** (2 hours)
QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK
Structure of bookSection Number of
questionsNumber of questions
to be answeredNumber of
marks
A 11 11 55B 2 2 20
Total 75
• Studentsarepermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:pens,pencils,highlighters,erasers,sharpenersandrulers.
• StudentsareNOTpermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:blanksheetsofpaperand/orcorrectionfluid/tape.
• Nocalculatorisallowedinthisexamination.
Materials supplied• Questionandanswerbookof18pages,includingassessment criteria for Section Bonpage18• Additionalspaceisavailableattheendofthebookifyouneedextrapapertocompleteananswer.
Instructions• Writeyourstudent numberinthespaceprovidedaboveonthispage.• Answerall questionsinthespacesprovided.• AllwrittenresponsesmustbeinEnglish.
Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic devices into the examination room.
©VICTORIANCURRICULUMANDASSESSMENTAUTHORITY2018
February2018
SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HEREVictorian Certificate of Education Year
STUDENT NUMBER
Letter
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SECTION A – continued
Narrative and ideology
Question 1 (3marks)Describetherelationshipbetweenaudienceengagementandtheconstructionofmedianarratives.
Question 2 (4marks)Explainhowideologycanshapemedianarratives.
SECTION A
Instructions for Section AAnswerallquestionsinthespacesprovided.
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SECTION A – continuedTURN OVER
Question 3 (6marks)Explainwhyaudiencesfromdifferentperiodsoftimeengagewith,consumeandreadmedianarrativesdifferently.Inyourresponse,refertooneofthenarrativesthatyouhavestudiedthisyear.
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SECTION A – continued
Question 4 (7marks)Analysehowtherelationshipbetweentwomediacodesand/orconventionsconveymeaninginanother narrativethatyouhavestudiedthisyear.
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SECTION A – continuedTURN OVER
Media production process
Question 5 (3marks)Describehowyouintendedtoengagethespecifiedaudienceforwhichyoudesignedyourmediaproduct.
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SECTION A – continued
Question 6 (6marks)Describehowthemediacodesandconventionsthatyouexploredwereappliedinyourmediaproductiondesign.Inyourresponse,refertonarrative,genreorstyle.
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SECTION A – continuedTURN OVER
Question 7 (6marks)Explainhowfeedbackprocessesusedduringpost-productionhelpedyourefineyourmediaproduct.
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SECTION A – continued
Agency and control in and of the media
Question 8 (4marks)Provideoneexampleinwhichaudiencesexerciseagencyoverthemediainthecontemporarymedialandscape,andexplainhowthisexampleconveysthedynamicandchangingrelationshipbetweenthemediaanditsaudience.
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SECTION A – continuedTURN OVER
Question 9 (6marks)ExplainhowtheglobalisationofmediainstitutionshashadanimpactontheregulationofmediacontentinAustralia.Inyourresponse,refertoaspecificexample.
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SECTION A – continued
Question 10 (5marks)
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Socialnetworkshaveenablednewmodesofproduction,distribution,consumptionandreceptionbasedonthesharingofcommercialanduser-generatedcontent.
Describetheimpactthatthesenewmodeshaveontherelationshipbetweenthemediaanditsaudience.Inyourresponse,refertoone or moreaspectsoftheimageabove.
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END OF SECTION ATURN OVER
Question 11 (5marks)Describeanethicaland/orlegalissuearisingfrommediainstitutionsharvestingandsellinganindividual’spersonalinformation.
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SECTION B – Question 1–continued
Question 1 (10marks)Medianarrativescanconveyideologythroughtheselectionandapplicationofmediacodesandconventions.
Analysehowmediacodesandconventionsconveyideologyinthemedianarrativesthatyouhavestudiedthisyear.
SECTION B
Instructions for Section BAnswerallquestionsinthespacesprovided.Yourresponseswillbeassessedaccordingtotheassessmentcriteriasetoutonpage18.
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SECTION B – Question 2–continued
Question 2 (10marks)Themediahasalwaysbeenconsideredtohavethecapacitytoinfluence,butthesedaysthebalanceofpowerischangingandargumentsaboutwhocaninfluenceanaudienceandamarkethavebecomehighlycontested.
Discusshowthechangeinmethodsofproduction,distribution,consumptionorreceptionofmediaproductshaschangedtheextentofmediainfluence.
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TURN OVER
Ananswerbookisavailablefromthesupervisorifyouneedextrapapertocompleteananswer.Pleaseensureyouwriteyourstudent numberinthespaceprovidedonthefrontcoveroftheanswerbook.At the end of the examination, place the answer book inside the front cover of this question and answer book.
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Assessment criteria for Section BTheextended-answerquestioninSectionBrelatingtoUnit3,Areaofstudy1willbeassessedagainstthefollowingcriteria:• explanationofthecharacteristicsof,andtheconstructionof,medianarratives• analysisofmediacodesandconventionsinconveyingmeaning• analysisand/ordiscussionoftherelationshipsbetweenmedianarratives,ideologiesandinstitutional
contexts• useofappropriatemedialanguage
Theextended-answerquestioninSectionBrelatingtoUnit4,Areaofstudy2willbeassessedagainstthefollowingcriteria:
• discussionofinfluencesonandbythemediaanditsaudience• analysisand/orevaluationofissuesand/orchallengesinthemedia• useofmedialanguage
END OF QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK