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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
insight into how the technical elements and media concepts are used to create
meaning to target an audience.
·
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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Instructions:
1. Fill in your responses using your own words. Please note
I will be checking to see if my students are using AI to answer these
questions.
2. Use the 9607 AICE Media Studies Syllabus and the
Component 1 Blog PPT to assist you in
answering the questions.
3. Once you have completed the table, copy it into a new
draft to create your second blog post.
4. The title is listed above and should be placed under the Introduction
section of your blog site.
5. Check your post to
ensure the table is visible and not cut off when published. If it is, please
edit and update the website.
6. Recheck blog posts in published mode to make sure
everything has been updated.
7. Copy the web address in the published mode, not the draft
mode, and submit it on CANVAS by the end of class.
8. Also, submit a PDF copy of this to Canvas for full
credit.
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1. What is the purpose of the Component 1 blog website? (Read the syllabus.)
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The purpose of my Component 1 blog website is to produce a media product that
includes digital evidence of the process of their
work and a creative critical reflection. Candidates
work either individually or as part of a group to
complete this coursework
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2. Who is the audience? (Read the syllabus.) Cambridge and my teacher
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The target audience(s) is/are Cambridge and Ms. Vincent and for the video, young Adults (14-18)___
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Goal 1
The 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.) A student blog is an online space where students can share their thoughts and ideas about a particular subject or subjects
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4. What type of media form is a blog?- Digital Media
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5. What type of media product is a blog?- Digital media product
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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 the blog's purpose, 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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The importance of the homepage is to
communicate that my media product is Video Games
7.
The media languages I used to engage my audience are Audio, and Visual Design
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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 Watermark because It looker cool and great for my blog (meaning).
9.
The colors I chose are black, Green, and a little shade of white because (meaning).
10.
By choosing modern Font, it illustrates the design that makes it look bland and cool at the same time
11.
The background image I selected was influenced by a zebra because I like their strips
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Goal
3: 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
10
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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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My component 1 blog posts will be about producing a media product that
includes digital evidence of the process of their
work and a creative critical reflection.
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4.
What is your first blog post about, and its objective?
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My first blog is about my introduction to media, and
the main objective is to tell them what my video will be about my audience for the video is young Adults
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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 google and a little bit of chat.gpt
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•
Other applications I used to complete this
assignment.
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15.
The other application (s) is/are google and microsoft,
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List three reasons why the application was
suitable for the media product.
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Three reasons are User-Friendly Interface, Customization Options and Cross-Platform Compatibility
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List two new media products you could 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 Websites and Apps
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Goal
5: The ability of the product to engage with audiences and to be distributed
as an actual 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 software, hardware, and online technologies in this
project? What other software did you use 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 enable you
to perform significant 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 Microsoft Office.
19.
The hardware I used to complete my product are, my internet and my computer.
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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: Applying knowledge and understanding 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.
I have added a background image.
2.
They have changed their font style, color, and
size.
3.
Two sections, Introduction and Preliminary
Exercises tabs, were added.
4.
Completed blog posts 1 and 2 and added them to
their section.
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A
The student completed 100% of the requirements for the
assignment. (10-9)
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B
The student completed 80% of the requirements for the
assignment.
(8)
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C
The student completed 75% of the requirements for the assignment.
(7)
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D
The 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 the audience.
(9-10)
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B
Effective use of media language shows appropriate
engagement with the audience
(8)
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C
Clear use of media language shows some engagement with the
audience
(7)
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D
Limited use of media language shows general engagement
with the 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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On-time
(5)
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Grade
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Total
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77/100
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