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Encourage your son/daughter to consume a range of media texts, including texts that they might not necessarily enjoy for their own sake. The most competent students of Media Studies tend to be those who read widely (and when we say “read” in the context of Media Studies, we mean visual and audio texts as well as literary ones!). |
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Share your own responses to media texts and be prepared to debate with your child! Ask your child to reflect upon how their own reception of texts has changed since they began to study the media objectively. |
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Encourage your child to be a critical thinker. It is important for Media Studies students to always be conscious of the producer behind the text…what agenda, purposes and biases sit behind the texts that we consume? |
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Remind your child about the importance of regularly revising previously taught content by using knowledge organisers to self-quiz. Even if it has not been explicitly set as homework, revisiting content is vital to embed knowledge and support future study. |
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Promote creativity – if your child owns a smartphone, encourage them to use it to experiment with photography. Some students find the NEA unit challenging because they are not used to taking photographs for a specific purpose. Taking photographs for imagined briefs (such as an album cover for a new band, or film poster for a thriller or romantic comedy) might feel a little odd, but it will be excellent preparation for their coursework, as well as any subsequent forays into the field of modern media. |
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