A Level Media Studies: Student Year Plan 2017-2019

Week Date 3 hour 1.5 hour Key information

1 11th Sept Induction Induction period

Year 12 starts 12th

2 18th Sept Induction Induction period

3 25th Sept Induction Induction period

4 2nd Oct Induction Induction period

5 9th Oct Induction Induction period

13th Deadline for
course changes

6 16th Oct Induction

Half Term

7 30th Oct 1-2-1 feedback on homework to date to feed into PG1

8 6th Nov Introduction to C02 Introduction to C01

9 13th Nov No college Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. 1-2-1s PG1 to be set
Thurs & Fri

10 20th Nov C02 Section A: Games C01 Section A: News

11 27th Nov C02 Section A: Games C01 Section A: News

12 4th Dec C02 Section A: Games C01 Section A: News

13 11th Dec C02 Section A: Film C01 Section A: News

Christmas Holiday

14 2nd Jan C02 Section A: Film C01 Section A: News

15 8th Jan C02 Section A: Film C01 Section A: News

16 15th Jan C02 Section A: Radio C01 Section A: News

17 22nd Jan C02 Section A: Radio C01 Section A: News

18 29th Jan C02 Section A: Radio C01 Section A: News

19 5th Feb Reading Week - key assignment on C02 Section A

Half Term

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Week Date 3 hour 1.5 hour Key information

20 19th Feb C02 Section B: LFD C01 Section A: News

21 26th Feb C02 Section B: LFD C01 Section A: News

22 5th Mar C02 Section B: LFD C01 Section A: News

23 12th Mar C02 Section B: LFD Preparation for timed writing

24 19th Mar C02 Section B: LFD Timed writing on C01

25 26th Mar 1-2-1s feedback on timed writing from C02 Section A

Easter Holiday

26 16th Apr Marking week independent study for Media only

27 23rd Apr C02 Section B: LFD C01 Section B: MV

28 30th Apr C02 Section B: LFD C01 Section B: MV

29 8th May C02 Section B: LFD C01 Section B: MV

30 14th May Revision of C02 C01 Section B: MV

31 21st May Introduction to NEA Introduction to NEA

Half Term

32 4th June NEA research

33 11th June NEA research

34 18th June NEA research

35 25th June NEA research

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Year 13
Week Date 3 hour 1.5 hour Key information

1 TBC NEA planning

2 TBC NEA planning

3 TBC NEA planning

4 TBC NEA pitch and statement of intent

5 TBC NEA production

6 TBC NEA production

Half Term

7 TBC NEA production

8 TBC NEA production

9 TBC NEA production

10 TBC NEA production

11 TBC NEA productions

12 TBC NEA deadline

13 TBC 1-2-1s

Christmas Holiday

14 TBC Mop-up (hidden reading week)

15 TBC C01 Section B: Advertising Revision

16 TBC C01 Section B: Advertising Revision

17 TBC C01 Section B: Magazines Revision

18 TBC C01 Section B: Magazines Revision

19 TBC Timed writing Revision

Half Term

20 TBC Revision

21 TBC Revision

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Week Date 3 hour 1.5 hour Key information

22 TBC Revision

23 TBC Revision

24 TBC Revision

25 TBC Revision

Easter Holiday

26 TBC Revision MOCK component 01

27 TBC Revision MOCK component 02

28 TBC 1-2-1s feedback from mock

29 TBC Revision general

30 TBC Revision general

31 TBC Revision general

Half Term

32 TBC Exams

33 TBC Exams

Key:
C01: Component 01
C02: Component 02
LFD: Long Form Drama
MV: Music Video
NEA: Non-examined Assessment (Coursework)

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