This is the finished video of what the newspaper looks like. It looks pretty good.
Monday, 26 April 2010
Thursday, 22 April 2010
A2 Exam Tips
Here is a copy of the exam tips that I wrote which appeared on every page in the newspaper.
1) Revise with visuals and mindmaps, not just words on a page.
2) Use the weblinks in this paper to help you prepare.
3) Bring more than one pen to the exam.
4) Check in advance whether it is am or pm exam.
5) Read the questions and make sure you understand them.
6) Plan out your answer for five minutes before you start.
7) Spread your time wisely: 30 mins for each 25 mark question, 60 mins for the 50 marker.
8) Back everything up with examples.
9) Use media terminology accurately throughout.
10) Maybe do the 50 mark question first.
1) Revise with visuals and mindmaps, not just words on a page.
2) Use the weblinks in this paper to help you prepare.
3) Bring more than one pen to the exam.
4) Check in advance whether it is am or pm exam.
5) Read the questions and make sure you understand them.
6) Plan out your answer for five minutes before you start.
7) Spread your time wisely: 30 mins for each 25 mark question, 60 mins for the 50 marker.
8) Back everything up with examples.
9) Use media terminology accurately throughout.
10) Maybe do the 50 mark question first.
Wednesday, 21 April 2010
Extended Project Evaluation
1) How well does the newspaper meet your original intentions?
I think that the finished newspaper meets our original intentions because we actually produced a finished newspaper that looked and had the feel of a newspaper. We met the final deadline which was the 1st April so in that sense, the newspaper was also a success. We kept in regular contact with our client who gave us feedback on all stages of this project. From drafting the ideas for each of the articles to actually writing the articles and then choosing the articles which would be more suitable to appear in the newspaper than the less relevant articles.
2) How does it look?
The front page looks eye-catching with bright colours. The text size is of a reasonable size which makes it easy to read. You do not have to squint when reading it. The layout of each of the articles is of a consistent which adds to the strength of the newspaper. There is a good use of images throughout the newspaper and the use of the opies to identify the authors of the articles. The paragraph sizing is average. They are not too long which is good because it makes them easier to read. The tube map pull out is also another highlight of the newspaper, along with the adverts for the newspaper's sponsers.
They fit in well with the newspaper even though when deciding whereabouts the adverts were going to go, there was a lot of mixed feelings towards that in the class. The main downside of the newspaper is the media wordsearch on the activities page. The word search looks stretched and the text alongside it looks faded. This made it more difficult to read and therefore made the newspaper look less professional.
3) How pleased are you with your contributions?
Overall, I am pleased with the contributions that I made to the making of the newspaper. I was part of the quality control team and my main job was to read through everyone's blogs and make sure all of their work had been put on the blogs. If any work was missing from the blogs, I had to tell them what was missing and make sure that the work was added to the blog. I felt that the feedback I gave on the blogs were fair and did not show any favoritism to any members of the class. Some blogs were easier to give feedback on. Others, had a lot to add to their blogs and hence took a lot longer to give feedback on.
I also created the house style guide for each of the groups and also worked on drafting an article on how to answer question 1 a and question 1 b in the exam, along with giving feedback on the majority of the classes articles at various times. I also helped to take some photos of each of the members of the class working so that they can put them on their evidence to show that they had been working on the set tasks. I felt I worked well considering I had a number of tasks to complete, all within a close time of each other.
4) How effectively do you think you worked in your role and others worked in
theirs?
Essentially, everyone worked well in their roles. Everyone's job roles were clearly explained to them, so that meant they were able to stick to what they were meant to be doing instead of starting something another member of the class was already working on. There was a lack of communication between people at certain times, such as when there were two members of the class working on a logo for the newspaper, not knowing that someone else was already working on it. All these problems were swiftly resolved.
Although everyone worked well together, there were times when people were too busy and not actually doing much work. This was the case when the deadline was set for the first draft article of the newspaper. Only half the class met this deadline and so I gave feedback on them in the lesson, so that they could make their improvements over the weekend for the next deadline. Other articles were given to me at different times the following week, some were never given to me, so I was unable to give feedback on them.
I felt I worked well, but there was a few areas I could improve on. I gave everyone feedback on their blogs twice and it should've been more often. But due to me taking on several other tasks, I was unable to check the blogs as often as I would've liked to. And it turned out the people kept asking for more feedback on their blogs were the people who's blogs had the most work on. I also felt I had to tell a few people how to find their feedback, even though I messaged them frequently on facebook with a link to the blogs. I also told them all in person so that they knew.
When I was asked to write the article on how to answer the first part of the exam, I felt rushed because I was frequently asked when I would have it finished, even though I was still catching up with all the work after my operation. Overall, I think my attitude in lessons were good, although when I got home, I often felt my dedication to blog what happened in the lessons, soon wavered which it shouldn't have done.
5) What could be learned from this experience? what had been learnt from previous experience?
The main thing I have learnt from working on this project is not to take on more job roles than what was originally assigned to me. I soon discovered that this was a bad move and fell behind on all aspects because I was trying to work on something else. So, next time, I will only work on one thing. The other thing that I have learnt from other projects is to stick to what I am doing and not help with something else because in previous projects that led to tension between us.
Also, I have also learnt that making and writing for newspapers is not what I am good at. I think this project was a good idea due to the fact that most of our other projects have often involved making a video whereas this one was more of a written one.
I think that the finished newspaper meets our original intentions because we actually produced a finished newspaper that looked and had the feel of a newspaper. We met the final deadline which was the 1st April so in that sense, the newspaper was also a success. We kept in regular contact with our client who gave us feedback on all stages of this project. From drafting the ideas for each of the articles to actually writing the articles and then choosing the articles which would be more suitable to appear in the newspaper than the less relevant articles.
2) How does it look?
The front page looks eye-catching with bright colours. The text size is of a reasonable size which makes it easy to read. You do not have to squint when reading it. The layout of each of the articles is of a consistent which adds to the strength of the newspaper. There is a good use of images throughout the newspaper and the use of the opies to identify the authors of the articles. The paragraph sizing is average. They are not too long which is good because it makes them easier to read. The tube map pull out is also another highlight of the newspaper, along with the adverts for the newspaper's sponsers.
They fit in well with the newspaper even though when deciding whereabouts the adverts were going to go, there was a lot of mixed feelings towards that in the class. The main downside of the newspaper is the media wordsearch on the activities page. The word search looks stretched and the text alongside it looks faded. This made it more difficult to read and therefore made the newspaper look less professional.
3) How pleased are you with your contributions?
Overall, I am pleased with the contributions that I made to the making of the newspaper. I was part of the quality control team and my main job was to read through everyone's blogs and make sure all of their work had been put on the blogs. If any work was missing from the blogs, I had to tell them what was missing and make sure that the work was added to the blog. I felt that the feedback I gave on the blogs were fair and did not show any favoritism to any members of the class. Some blogs were easier to give feedback on. Others, had a lot to add to their blogs and hence took a lot longer to give feedback on.
I also created the house style guide for each of the groups and also worked on drafting an article on how to answer question 1 a and question 1 b in the exam, along with giving feedback on the majority of the classes articles at various times. I also helped to take some photos of each of the members of the class working so that they can put them on their evidence to show that they had been working on the set tasks. I felt I worked well considering I had a number of tasks to complete, all within a close time of each other.
4) How effectively do you think you worked in your role and others worked in
theirs?
Essentially, everyone worked well in their roles. Everyone's job roles were clearly explained to them, so that meant they were able to stick to what they were meant to be doing instead of starting something another member of the class was already working on. There was a lack of communication between people at certain times, such as when there were two members of the class working on a logo for the newspaper, not knowing that someone else was already working on it. All these problems were swiftly resolved.
Although everyone worked well together, there were times when people were too busy and not actually doing much work. This was the case when the deadline was set for the first draft article of the newspaper. Only half the class met this deadline and so I gave feedback on them in the lesson, so that they could make their improvements over the weekend for the next deadline. Other articles were given to me at different times the following week, some were never given to me, so I was unable to give feedback on them.
I felt I worked well, but there was a few areas I could improve on. I gave everyone feedback on their blogs twice and it should've been more often. But due to me taking on several other tasks, I was unable to check the blogs as often as I would've liked to. And it turned out the people kept asking for more feedback on their blogs were the people who's blogs had the most work on. I also felt I had to tell a few people how to find their feedback, even though I messaged them frequently on facebook with a link to the blogs. I also told them all in person so that they knew.
When I was asked to write the article on how to answer the first part of the exam, I felt rushed because I was frequently asked when I would have it finished, even though I was still catching up with all the work after my operation. Overall, I think my attitude in lessons were good, although when I got home, I often felt my dedication to blog what happened in the lessons, soon wavered which it shouldn't have done.
5) What could be learned from this experience? what had been learnt from previous experience?
The main thing I have learnt from working on this project is not to take on more job roles than what was originally assigned to me. I soon discovered that this was a bad move and fell behind on all aspects because I was trying to work on something else. So, next time, I will only work on one thing. The other thing that I have learnt from other projects is to stick to what I am doing and not help with something else because in previous projects that led to tension between us.
Also, I have also learnt that making and writing for newspapers is not what I am good at. I think this project was a good idea due to the fact that most of our other projects have often involved making a video whereas this one was more of a written one.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)