Last Post for 2021-22 School Year

Next Wednesday is your EXAM!!!

This week you should spend time preparing yourself for the exam on Wednesday, May 18th.  Below I have listed 3 things which will help you make sure you are prepared. 

1)  If you have not yet done so, you must make sure you have thoroughly read the two articles that were listed for you to summarize over the past 2 weeks.   "Media Convergence 101"  and  "Audiences & Institutions".

2)  You should also spend time memorizing the terms and definitions from your graphic organizer which you posted to your blog last semester.  You will need this information while doing the film viewing portion of the exam.  Here is one example graphic organizer which was very informative.

Christlie's Graphic Organizer

3)   You should review the most recently released candidate responses.     These samples 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.  The questions from the exam booklet which produced these responses are copied below.  Note the 2 questions at the bottom from Section B.  They are directly related to the 2 articles.

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

 Due 05/06

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:  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.