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Magazines: The Gentlewoman - Language and Representations

  The Gentlewoman: Language and Representation blog tasks Close-textual analysis Work through the following tasks to complete your close-textual analysis of the Gentlewoman   CSP pages: Gentlewoman front cover   How does the cover subvert conventional magazine cover design? The layout has a central image with minimal typography and only the name. It has a book- like cover which is unconventional.  Write an analysis of the central image. Scarlett Johansson's bold eye makeup and vivid red lipstick subvert traditional beauty standards typically promoted in glossy magazines. Instead of a soft or smiling expression, her intense gaze and serious facial expression convey a sense of confidence and authority, challenging the notion that women should always appear gentle or cheerful. 4)  What representations of gender and celebrity can be found on this front cover? The celebrity is presented in a much different way compared to normal, due to the bold makeup look...

Y12 exam - Media Paper 1: Learner response

  Y12 exam - Media Paper 1: Learner response Create a new blogpost on your Media Exam blog called 'Media Paper 1 learner response' and work through the following tasks: 1) Type up your feedback in full (you do not need to write mark/grade if you do not wish to). Question 1 starts really well, but question 2 doesn't match it, so it may be about exam techniques and timing to get to another grade up. You are not far off! 2) Read  the mark scheme for this exam carefully , paying particular attention to the 'indicative content' for each question. This is some of the best analysis you can do as it gives you an idea of what the exam board is expecting. For your LR blogpost, identify ONE point you could have added for the first three questions in Section A: Q1 (unseen text) additional point/theory:  • This advertisement makes heavy use of what Neale describes as ‘instances of repetition’, where familiar tropes and imagery are used to engage with audience expec...