MIGRAIN: October assessment- Learner Response

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October Assessment- Learner Response


1) WWW: A very solid effort Aman. I can clearly see you have revised and are attempting to use theory in your application of analysing products. You are on the right path, with some more revision and work on exam technique you will improve in your next assessment.

EBI: Revise Genre theory to strengthen this section of the exam. 

Revise Stuart Hall's Reception theory and adding depth and detail to your analysis

2) Q1- Could focus on other Narrative theorists' work such as Propp and Barthes
Q2- Could say more about how meanings are created in the film poster
Q3- Add information about theory as this was missing
Q4- Make sure my points are developed and make sense

3) Q1- I missed explaining enigma codes and including Barthe's theory
Q2- Talk about the difference in ethnicities in Figure 1 and Figure 2
Q3- Elaborate more on what the genre theory is and use more key terminology
Q4- Instead of just stating the dominant, negotiated and oppositional readings, explain them and develop them 

4) Barthes' Theory
Reception Theory
Enigma codes
Connotations
Todorov's Theory

5) My strongest question was Q2. This was because I understood the question quite well and also revised this topic quite well.

6) My weakest question was Q4. This was because I found it difficult to understand the question and also ran out of time at the end to finish the question off properly. I also panicked a little during this process.

7) Q4- Essay Plan
Write about the impression that i get from looking at Miguel's photo
Apply Hall's Reception theory
Write about the Hegemonic reading
Write about the oppositional reading
Write about negotiated reading





















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