Year 11 Paper 1 assessment: Learner Response

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 1) Type up your feedback:

a. What Mark and Grade did you get?
19, 4
b. What targets were you given for the longer written questions?
Look at the feedback on the larger mark questions.

2) Look at the mark scheme for this assessment. For Question 2 (12 mark unseen) use the indicative content in the mark scheme to identify three points that you could have referred to in your answer.
• Verbal codes
• Use of language
• Colour palette

3) For Question 3 (Galaxy - narrative features) use the mark scheme to write down the main narrative theories and how we can link them to the Galaxy advert CSP. 
Propp- 
Character types can be seen as outdated stereotypes of masculinity and femininity
(‘damsel in distress’ scenario) with Audrey Hepburn cast as the ‘heroine’ character
type (Propp) with the male chauffeur coming to her aid as the ‘Hero’ archetype and
rescuing her. However, another interpretation would see Hepburn as the ‘Hero’ of
the narrative, taking matters into her own hands and forcing the driver of the car into
the ‘Helper/Donor’ position, enabling her to complete her quest.
Setting- 
The use of locations in the narrative suggests a version of reality for the audience:
Italian Riviera has connotations of romance, upper class and the old Hollywood era
is evoked, suggesting the luxurious nature of the chocolate and reinforcing the ‘silk,
not cotton’ message.
Todorov- 
There is disequilibrium at the start when the village is associated with chaos (fruit
falling, bus stopping, people shouting). This is juxtaposed with the calm, heroic
persona that the audience encounters when they meet Hepburn and, when the new
equilibrium is restored at the end, the sweeping vista suggests endless possibilities /
traditional happy ending at the closure of the narrative.

4) Now look at Question 4 - Tatler and social/cultural contexts. Use the mark scheme to identify three points you could have made in your answer here.
• Serif font for title connotes formality, high class and how well
established the magazine is (Britain’s oldest magazine).
• Use of green colour scheme (fresh and new) with white text (style,
class, sophistication).
• Recent cultural events referenced in cover lines – ‘See EU later’
references Brexit while ‘Love in the time of Corona’ reflects Covid
pandemic. Suggests that wealthy British people want to know the
latest news and current affairs.

5) On Section B, focus on Question 7 - film industry and Black Widow. Use the mark scheme to identify three ways Black Widow was marketed to its audience.
Trailers, posters, social media

6) Finally, write down three things you are going to work on before your next mock exam in December (e.g. time management; revising CSPs etc.) Go over csp's that may come up on the test, ACTUALLY REVISE, revise key words and definitions for the test.

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