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AS Media Studies – Checklist for a Top Quality Blog.

Name _______________________________

Assess your progress and set tasks you have left to complete:

Preliminary Task

O   Flat plans of front and contents page

O   What you expect to find in a school magazine

O   Both front page and contents page should be on your blog (and printed in colour)

O   What have you learnt from the process?

Main task – research

O   Institution explanation – choose a magazine institution and give a factfile about them. Include example magazines and the institution you will use.

O   Evidence of research and analysis of three front pages.

O   What have you learnt from front pages that you will use in your magazine?

O   Research and analysis of three double page features and contents pages.

O   What you have learnt from the double page features and contents pages.

O   Font choices – analysis and explanation of different font choices for your front page and within your magazine.

O   Screenshots of all your images for your magazine and explanation of where / when you took them

O   Flat plan for all four of your pages with explanations for your design of each.

O   Word document showing your images for all three pages, explaining why you have selected them and how they appeal.

O   Summary of the magazine you will make – title/genre/what content will it have/ audience/how will it appeal?

O   Evidence to show that you have edited images – including before and after screen shots. Describe and explain the changes you made.

O   Explanation of where and when you took your images.

O   Prezi summary of all you have found out from your research including shot types, facial espression theory.

Main task

O   Initial version of your magazine front page should be completed

O   Peer evaluation comments on your front cover and improvements that can be made. Photo uploaded.

O   Final version of your front page

O   Explanation for how it meets the audience needs and how you designed it.

O   Initial version of your magazine contents should be completed

O   Final version of your contents page

O   Explanation for how the contents meets the audience needs and how you designed it.

O   Initial version of your magazine double page should be completed

O   Final version of your contents page

O   Explanation for how the double page meets the audience needs and how you designed it.

Evaluation

O   Full evaluation including detailed use of key media terms used in your research.

O   Use of Prezi, video, opinions. Screen shots etc in a creative evaluation.

Teacher comments and current grade