Q4 Week 7 - Test Preparation (Sections A & B Sample Papers)

 Friday is your EXAM!!!

This week you should spend time preparing yourself for the exam on Friday, May 21.  Below I have posted a link to the most recently released version of the exam along with candidate responses which are scored High/Medium/Low.  Spend time reading through all 6 sample papers (3 responses to Section A, 3 responses to Section B).  As you are reading the samples, be sure to consider the examiners notes about what is good and what is not.

candidate responses.  The questions from the exam booklet which produced these responses are copied below.  

You should also spend time this week looking at the graphic organizer you posted to your blog so that you refamiliarize yourself with all the terms you will need to use while doing the clip viewing portions of the exam.

Q4 Week 6 - Preparing for the AICE Media Studies Exam (continued)

 Due 05/14

This week, just like last, you will read an article and write a 600 word essay summary which you will upload to Canvas.  Your topic this week is "cross media convergence and synergy" but the information in the article will touch on most of the remaining bullet points in Section B of the exam.  You should not wait too late in the week to begin reading this article since it is a little over 4800 words.

Here are two simplified definitions of media convergence and synergy to help you get started on the reading.

Convergence can be separated into at least two categories:
1. Technical convergence – in which technologies are used to pair media products: TVs with gaming consoles, PCs with with internet and online streaming, Smart phones with Apps, social media and online entertainment, Virtual reality kits with gaming consoles etc.
2. Corporate convergence – where companies converge to maintain control over ownership/rights and to maximize royalties.

Media Synergy is the way in which different elements of a media conglomerate work together to promote linked products across different media.

Assignment 1:  Read the following article "Media Convergence 101"   Please read the entire article.  Although it is quite long and much of what you need to know is at the end, the beginning gives vital background information.  You will then write a not less than 600 word essay, on what you learned about media convergence and how this information relates to the genre or genres you have focused on this year. This essay will be uploaded in a CANVAS assignment.