Component 1 Blog Critical Reflection Questions and Student Self-Assessment

Understanding and explaining, how media products construct and communicate meanings, through close analysis of the interaction of media language and audience responses.
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: ·        It provides an insight into how the technical elements and media concepts are used to create meaning with the purpose of targeting an audience. ·        Students will also develop and analyze how they used their practical skills using software and hardware technology to complete their media products.
1. What is the purpose of the Component 1 blog website in reference to your syllabus is? (Read the syllabus.)
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.
2. Who is the audience? (Read the syllabus.)
The target audience(s) is/are Cambridge who will be reading the blog, as well as the teacher of this class.
Goal 1: Student understands the purpose and audience of their media product.		A Sophisticated understanding (10-9)		B Thorough understanding (8)	C Clear understanding (7)	D Limited understanding (6)	F No credit	Grade
3. What is a student blog? (Google and refer to your syllabus.)						A blog is a website that publishes content on posts, and in this case evidence of my work.
4. What of type of media form is a blog?						A blog is new media otherwise known as online media.
5. What type of media product is a blog?						A blog is a website that provides information to readers.
Goal 2: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of media concepts			A Sophisticated understanding (5)	B Thorough understanding (4)	C Clear understanding (3)	D Limited understanding (2)	F No credit	Grade
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.) •      What is purpose of the blog and how did you use media language (Design, arrangement and content)? •      How does my blog engage my target audience? How do you want your audience to respond to your blog.
1. Home Page			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.
2. Design: Design template design and arrangement, colors, font (style, color and size), and background image.			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.
Goal 3: Ability to use technical skills effectively to express and communicate ideas.			A Sophisticated understanding (10-9)	B Thorough understanding (8)	C Clear understanding (7)	D Limited understanding (6)	F No credit	Grade
3. Posts: What will my component 1 blog posts be about? ( Read your syllabus and the component 1 PPT PDF details.)			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.
4. What is your first blog post about and its objective?			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.
Goal 4: Ability to use appropriate media language to communicate meaning to an intended audience			A Sophisticated understanding (10-9)	B Thorough understanding (8)	C Clear understanding (7)	D Limited understanding (6)	F No credit	Grade
Distribution
•      What application was used to distribute your Component 1 work?			14. The application I used to distribute my Component 1 content is Canvas so I could share it to my teacher.
•      Other application I used to complete this assignment.			15. The other application is Blogger itself.
•      List 3 reasons, why the application was suitable for the media product? •			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.
•      List two other new media products that could you have used to distribute my component 1 content.			17. Two other new media products that I could have used to distribute my Component 1 content are Word and PowerPoint.
Goal 5: Ability of product to engage with audiences and to be distributed as a real media text?			A Sophisticated understanding (5)	B Thorough understanding (4)	C Clear understanding (3)	D Limited understanding (2)	F No credit	Grade
Technology
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.)
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.
Goal 6: Ability to integrate technologies – software, hardware and online – in this project?	A Sophisticated understanding (10-9)			B Thorough understanding (8)	C Clear understanding (7)	D Limited understanding (6)	F No credit	Grade
Goal 6: Application of knowledge and understanding of key concepts to a production.	A Sophisticated understanding (10-9)			B Thorough understanding (8)	C Clear understanding (7)	D Limited understanding (6)	F No credit	Grade
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.	A Student completed 100% of the requirements for the assignment. (10-9)			B Student completed 80% of the requirements for the assignment. (8)	C Student completed 75% of the requirements for the assignment. (7)	D Student completed 60% of the requirements for the assignment. (6)	F Under 60% no credit.	Grade
	A Sophisticated use of media language shows insightful engagement with audience (9-10)			B Effective use of meda language shows appropriate engagement with audience (8)	C Clear use of media language shows some engagement with audience (7)	D Limited use of media language shows general engagement with audience (6)	F No credit
Goal 8: Completion of self-assessment.	A Sophisticated understanding (5)			B Thorough understanding (4)	C Clear understanding (3)	D Limited understanding (2)	F No credit	Grade
Goal 9: Correct Submittal for Evaluation.	A Sophisticated understanding and application of submittal (5)			B Thorough understanding and application of submittal (4)	C Clear understanding and application of submittal (3)	D Limited understanding and application of submittal (2)	F No credit	Grade
Goal 10: On-time.	A Ontime (5)							Grade
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