Welcome New GCSE Students!

This is your first port of call for any work which we carry out in your Media Studies lessons. We (your teachers) will post up the resources which we cover in your lessons; so if you miss any lesson you will know what was covered (remember it is your responsibility to catch up if you miss any lessons). 

You should also use this blog to help you consolidate the learning which we do in lessons; it is ESSENTIAL that you carry out independent learning in addition to the teaching hours which you have timetabled.

Here's a brief list to give you an idea of the type of things which you should be doing:

• Researching the topic which you are taught in the lesson by looking at on-line resources and expanding your knowledge of this, this will consolidate your understanding of the topic, and help you develop your own opinions

• Reading a reputable broadsheet newspaper (such as The Guardian or The Independent) regularly so that you stay on top of current Media issues. The Guardian on a Monday has a Media supplement which is excellent, and I would highly recommend you reading this each week

• Rewriting your notes which you made in class and putting them into easy to remember formats- you should know by now how you learn best so apply this to your after lesson work 

• Add to the notes which you made in class by expanding on the topic in your own independent learning time

• Finally as Media Studies students you must be experimenting and developing your creativity all of the time; this includes producing your own media texts independently. There is a wealth of resources available to you to help you produce, edit and distribute your own media texts.

The one thing which all of the past students who achieved A*s at the end of their Media Studies course have in common is that they were independent learners who had a desire to achieve and carried out learning outside of class time. So use this and start as you mean to go on! 

We will be having a regular folder/blog check at the end of each two week cycle to check that you are carrying out independent work and adding it to your learning folders.

Write this blog address on the front of your folder, this will remind you to keep checking it and to use it to take your learning further: www.chenderitmediagcse.blogspot.co.uk