Media - Sample written examination · MEDIA (SAMPLE) 18 February 2018 Assessment criteria for...

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SAMPLE MEDIA Written examination Day Date Reading time: *.** to *.** (15 minutes) Writing time: *.** to *.** (2 hours) QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK Structure of book Section Number of questions Number of questions to be answered Number of marks A 11 11 55 B 2 2 20 Total 75 Students are permitted to bring into the examination room: pens, pencils, highlighters, erasers, sharpeners and rulers. Students are NOT permitted to bring into the examination room: blank sheets of paper and/or correction fluid/tape. No calculator is allowed in this examination. Materials supplied Question and answer book of 18 pages, including assessment criteria for Section B on page 18 Additional space is available at the end of the book if you need extra paper to complete an answer. Instructions Write your student number in the space provided above on this page. Answer all questions in the spaces provided. All written responses must be in English. Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic devices into the examination room. © VICTORIAN CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY 2018 February 2018 SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HERE Victorian Certificate of Education Year STUDENT NUMBER Letter

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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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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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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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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 – continuedTURN OVER

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SECTION B – Question 2–continued

Question 2 (10marks)Themediahasalwaysbeenconsideredtohavethecapacitytoinfluence,butthesedaysthebalanceofpowerischangingandargumentsaboutwhocaninfluenceanaudienceandamarkethavebecomehighlycontested.

Discusshowthechangeinmethodsofproduction,distribution,consumptionorreceptionofmediaproductshaschangedtheextentofmediainfluence.

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END OF SECTION BTURN OVER

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Extra space for responses

Clearly number all responses in this space.

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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