Research and planning
1.
See new AS deadlines on Fronter
and add new tasks. Also use Susana Quinn blog for guidance (on Fronter).
2.
Carry out more detailed
research into examples of professional magazines – aim for analysis of 3
covers, 3 contents pages and 3 double page spreads. This can be annotated
analysis (See Susan Quinn blog on Fronter). Ensure that examples are recent
(last 2-3 years) and from the same genre as the product you will create.
3.
Key conventions - Ensure that
examples are recent (last 2-3 years) and from the same genre as the product you
will create. Show how this research has informed your final product.
4.
Add focus group video/questionnaire
results – show how this research has informed your final product.
5.
In title block analysis,
analyse mastheads from the same genre as your own – show how this research has
informed your final product (include your own design and explain choices).
6.
Costume props planning – show
how this research has informed your final product.
7.
Drafting – explain choices made
(base on professional pages).
8. Research and planning should show
in-depth analysis - this element is worth 20% of the marks, so a lot is
expected (see level of detail in Susana Quinn blog on Fronter).
Evaluation
1. Use a wider variety of ICT in the
Evaluation (not just text, images and slides). This is a requirement in the
Marking Criteria. Use a wide variety of appropriate resources in the
evaluation, such as Youtube, Prezi, Soundcloud, Urturn, Glogster, Wix etc.
2. Evaluation should show in-depth
analysis - this element is worth 20% of the marks, so a lot is expected (see
level of detail in Susana Quinn blog on Fronter).
Overall,
the blog should be used as a detailed work in
progress, which highlights the creative journey that you have
undergone – post to your blog weekly, showing what you have done, why and what
you have learned .
