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How many unseen questions are in Paper 1 and 2 combined?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

How many marks are on offer for Paper 1, question 1?

• 4

• 8

• 9

• 12

How many marks are on offer for Paper 1, question 2?

• 16

• 6

• 8

• 12

How many marks are on offer for Paper 2, question 1?

• 14

• 7

• 9

• 11

Semiotics is the study of

• close study products

• ideologies

• signs and communication

• typography and colour palettes

One way to describe a symbolic sign is..

• carry a meaning that connects one thing with another.

• look like the thing they represent.

• signs of a good lesson

• ones where in a culture we agree on the meaning without it being obvious.

One way to describe a syntagm is..

• the positioning of signs are relative to one another

• selected signs from a paradigm

• the way text and images are used to anchor meaning

• a syntagmatic sign bears little to no relationship to its others

One way to describe anchorage is..

• the visual style in which copy, headings and subheadings, etc are presented – are also significant in the contribution they can make to meaning

• how the lexical coding -the vocabulary selected in any copy – contributes to meaning when combined with other signs

• This is often used very powerfully in print media to signify messages about people

• Specific codes associated with print media layouts

context is important because the..

• time and place the product was created helps media students deconstruct the product.

• I should avoid discussing context as it is not relevant in questions about unseen products.

• narrative and genre are not affected by context

• we don't like context

I am going to SMASH the unseen questions

• OF COURSE

• YES

• 100%

• TOTALLY