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Understanding and explaining, how media products
construct and communicate meanings, through close analysis of the interaction
of media language and audience responses.
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Objective:
To introduce students to the Component 1 critical
reflection questions, closed analysis of a media product created by Media Studies
candidates and to self-reflect on their media product.
Other goals:
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It provides
an insight into how the technical elements and media concepts are used to
create meaning with the purpose of targeting an audience.
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Students
will also develop and analyze how they used their practical skills using
software and hardware technology to complete their media products.
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1. What is the purpose of the
Component 1 blog website in reference to your syllabus is? (Read
the syllabus.)
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The purpose of my Component 1 blog website is to show
proof and evidence of the steps I took to do my work, such as the research,
planning, and production. At the end of this component, I will reflect t on
my finished media project and answer questions on my blog.
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2. Who is the audience? (Read
the syllabus.)
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The target audience(s) is/are Cambridge who will be
reading the blog, as well as the teacher of this class.
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Goal 1:
Student understands the purpose and audience of their
media product.
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A
Sophisticated understanding
(10-9)
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B
Thorough understanding
(8)
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C
Clear understanding
(7)
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D
Limited understanding
(6)
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F
No credit
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Grade
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3. What is a student blog?
(Google and refer to your syllabus.)
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A blog is a website that publishes content on posts, and
in this case evidence of my work.
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4. What of type of media form is
a blog?
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A blog is new media otherwise known as online media.
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5. What type of media product is
a blog?
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A blog is a website that provides information to readers.
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Goal 2: Demonstrate
knowledge and understanding of media concepts
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A
Sophisticated understanding
(5)
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B
Thorough understanding
(4)
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C
Clear understanding
(3)
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D
Limited understanding
(2)
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F
No credit
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Grade
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Four Conventions of a Blog
Website
How does your blog construct and communicate meanings
through close analysis of the interaction of media language and audience
responses? (Think about the purpose and target audience.)
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What is
purpose of the blog and how did you use media language (Design, arrangement
and content)?
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How does my
blog engage my target audience? How do you want your audience to respond to
your blog.
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1. Home Page
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6. The important of the homepage is to communicate that
my media product is themed off me as well as my characteristics. It also sets
the tone of my blog letting readers know that I am a teenager who likes
darker, fantasy stuff.
7. The media language I used to engage my audience are verbal
communication due to the text that I add to my blog posts and visual codes
such as the personalization of my blog home page like the background, as well
as the color and font of text.
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2. Design: Design template design and arrangement,
colors, font (style, color and size), and background image.
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8. The design
template I used was window pictures because I enjoy the way it is set up and
it looks like a blog you would see from earlier social media
9. The colors I chose are cool-toned colors such as
purple and blue with a little bit of deep pink because I enjoy how the colors
look together, and they are cohesive.
10. Choosing the Times New Roman font, shows that I want
my blog to look more official by choosing a professional font.
11. The background image, I selected is influenced by my likeness of dark forests and
mushrooms. I like mushrooms/forest stuff because they look more whimsical,
but in a way that involves nature.
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Goal 3: Ability to use technical skills effectively to
express and communicate ideas.
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A
Sophisticated understanding
(10-9)
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B
Thorough understanding
(8)
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C
Clear understanding
(7)
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D
Limited understanding
(6)
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F
No credit
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Grade
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3. Posts: What will my component 1 blog posts be about? (
Read your syllabus and the component 1 PPT PDF details.)
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12. My Component 1 blog posts will be about the process I
took to create my media product with evidence including steps such as research,
planning, and production.
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4. What is your first blog post about and its objective?
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13. My first blog is about welcoming Cambridge to my blog
and describing what Media Studies is about, as well as talking about some
media forms. The main aim is to engage my audience, for the purpose of informing
them about Media Studies and things involving media.
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Goal 4: Ability to use appropriate media language to
communicate meaning to an intended audience
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A
Sophisticated understanding
(10-9)
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B
Thorough understanding
(8)
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C
Clear understanding
(7)
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D
Limited understanding
(6)
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F
No credit
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Grade
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Distribution
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What
application was used to distribute your Component 1 work?
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14. The application I used to distribute my Component 1
content is Canvas so I could share it to my teacher.
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Other
application I used to complete this assignment.
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15. The other application is Blogger itself.
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List 3
reasons, why the application was suitable for the media product?
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16. Three reasons are that Blogger is extremely accessible,
so you just have to make an account with a Gmail
to use it, it’s free so you don’t have to pay for it, and it is reliable with easy-to-use
tools and settings.
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List two
other new media products that could you have used to distribute my component
1 content.
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17. Two other new media products that I could have used
to distribute my Component 1 content are Word and PowerPoint.
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Goal 5: Ability of product to engage with audiences and
to be distributed as a real media text?
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A
Sophisticated understanding
(5)
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B
Thorough understanding
(4)
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C
Clear understanding
(3)
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D
Limited understanding
(2)
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F
No credit
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Grade
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Technology
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6. How did you integrate technologies – software,
hardware and online – in this project. What other software you used to create
your first post?
What hardware did you use to create your first blog post?
*Software the
programs and other operating information used by a computer.
*Hardware the external and internal devices and equipment
that enable you to perform major functions such as input, output, storage,
communication, processing, and more. (computer, internet, phones, etc.)
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18. Other software I used in the completion of my blog
and first blog posts were Google and Safari.
19. The hardware I
used to complete my product are my phone, the internet, the school laptop, my
iPad, and my personal laptop.
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Goal 6: Ability to integrate technologies – software,
hardware and online – in this project?
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A
Sophisticated understanding
(10-9)
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B
Thorough understanding
(8)
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C
Clear understanding
(7)
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D
Limited understanding
(6)
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F
No credit
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Grade
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Goal 6: Application of knowledge and understanding of key
concepts to a production.
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A
Sophisticated understanding
(10-9)
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B
Thorough understanding
(8)
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C
Clear understanding
(7)
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D
Limited understanding
(6)
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F
No credit
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Grade
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Goal 7: Student completed the Personalization of their
Component 1 Blog.
1.
Added a
background image.
2.
Changed
their font style, color and size.
3.
Added 2 sections:
Introduction and Preliminary Exercises Tabs.
4.
Completed
blog post 1 and 2 and added them to their section.
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A
Student completed 100% of the requirements for the
assignment. (10-9)
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B
Student completed 80% of the requirements for the assignment.
(8)
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C
Student completed 75% of the requirements for the
assignment.
(7)
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D
Student completed 60% of the requirements for the
assignment.
(6)
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F
Under 60% no credit.
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Grade
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A
Sophisticated use of media language shows insightful engagement
with audience
(9-10)
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B
Effective use of meda language shows appropriate
engagement with audience
(8)
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C
Clear use of media language shows some engagement with
audience
(7)
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D
Limited use of media language shows general engagement
with audience
(6)
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F
No credit
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Goal 8: Completion of self-assessment.
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A
Sophisticated understanding
(5)
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B
Thorough understanding
(4)
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C
Clear understanding
(3)
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D
Limited understanding
(2)
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F
No credit
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Grade
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Goal 9: Correct Submittal for Evaluation.
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A
Sophisticated understanding and application of submittal
(5)
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B
Thorough understanding
and application of submittal (4)
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C
Clear understanding and
application of submittal
(3)
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D
Limited understanding and application of submittal
(2)
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F
No credit
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Grade
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Goal 10: On-time.
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A
Ontime
(5)
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Grade
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Total
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