The Big Issue
Revision
View the video essay about the magazine to remind you about the origins of The Big Issue.
task 1
You are advised to demonstrate some basic knowledge about the media text you are discussing such as who created it, who is the audience, what is significant / different / special about it.
the question
"Explain how magazine front covers represent social, cultural and political events.
Refer to Source A to support your points."
This is a MEDIA LANGUAGE and MEDIA REPRESENTATION question.
It is asking you to identify what is being represented (people, places, issues, events), how it is represented (positive or negative) and what media language is used to construct this representation and create meaning for the audience.
It is also asking you to consider what kind of magazine the Big Issue is and how it's representations cater for their audience.
BRAND VALUES
Your first paragraph should demonstrate your knowledge of the magazine's BRAND VALUES. The video you have just watched should help here. This will allow you to demonstrate how the cover you are given illustrates these values.
You should always use the relevant terminology
"Explain how magazine front covers represent social, cultural and political events.
Refer to Source A to support your points."
Read the sample answers and give each one a mark out of 10 based on the mark scheme.
mark scheme
Answer 1
Answer 2
answer 3
Now it's your turn...
"Explain how magazine front covers represent social, cultural and political events.
Refer to Source A to support your points."
Access the numbered questions and make hand-written notes on the media language and representations for this cover of the Big Issue.
You will be able to use your notes in your written response to this question so make sure you make good ones!
Possible Structure
Home
1. Intro... what is the Big Issue? 2. Who is their audience? 3. Why would they buy the magazine?
4. Main Para 1... analysis of central image. Indentify representations and how media language constructs individuals, issues and social groups.
5. Main Para 2... analysis of main cover lines elements. Indentify how text elements contribute to the representations discussed in Main Para 1.
6. Main Para 3... analysis of smaller cover lines elements and other text elements. In what way could they contribute to the representations discussed in Main Para 1.
7. Conclusion... in what way do these representations reflect the kind of magazine it is and the audience that reads it?
Access the knowledge organiser and make further notes.
Link
Try and complete your response in 30 minutes to answer the question using your notes to help. As this is a homework task, you can obviously take longer but you will only get 25 mins in the exam.
"Explain how magazine front covers represent social, cultural and political events.
Refer to Source A to support your points."
Home
When you've finished, proof read it...
1. Does it provide an intro that demonstrates knowledge of The Big Issue and it's readers?
2. Does it identify one or more representations (people, places, events, issues?
3. Does it identify multiple areas of media language that construct these representations (cinematography, mise-en-scene, editing including photo editing) and does it identify any intertextual links?
4. Does it identify the connotations of this media language and discuss how they create meaning?
5. Does it use relevant magazine terminology when identifying features?
6. Does it answer the question by identifying relevant social, cultural or political contexts
7. Does analysis link to knowledge of the Big Issue and it's ideology?
Big Issue Exam Answer Prep 2024
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The Big Issue
Revision
View the video essay about the magazine to remind you about the origins of The Big Issue.
task 1
You are advised to demonstrate some basic knowledge about the media text you are discussing such as who created it, who is the audience, what is significant / different / special about it.
the question
"Explain how magazine front covers represent social, cultural and political events. Refer to Source A to support your points."
This is a MEDIA LANGUAGE and MEDIA REPRESENTATION question.
It is asking you to identify what is being represented (people, places, issues, events), how it is represented (positive or negative) and what media language is used to construct this representation and create meaning for the audience.
It is also asking you to consider what kind of magazine the Big Issue is and how it's representations cater for their audience.
BRAND VALUES
Your first paragraph should demonstrate your knowledge of the magazine's BRAND VALUES. The video you have just watched should help here. This will allow you to demonstrate how the cover you are given illustrates these values.
You should always use the relevant terminology
"Explain how magazine front covers represent social, cultural and political events. Refer to Source A to support your points."
Read the sample answers and give each one a mark out of 10 based on the mark scheme.
mark scheme
Answer 1
Answer 2
answer 3
Now it's your turn...
"Explain how magazine front covers represent social, cultural and political events. Refer to Source A to support your points."
Access the numbered questions and make hand-written notes on the media language and representations for this cover of the Big Issue.
You will be able to use your notes in your written response to this question so make sure you make good ones!
Possible Structure
Home
1. Intro... what is the Big Issue? 2. Who is their audience? 3. Why would they buy the magazine?
4. Main Para 1... analysis of central image. Indentify representations and how media language constructs individuals, issues and social groups.
5. Main Para 2... analysis of main cover lines elements. Indentify how text elements contribute to the representations discussed in Main Para 1.
6. Main Para 3... analysis of smaller cover lines elements and other text elements. In what way could they contribute to the representations discussed in Main Para 1.
7. Conclusion... in what way do these representations reflect the kind of magazine it is and the audience that reads it?
Access the knowledge organiser and make further notes.
Link
Try and complete your response in 30 minutes to answer the question using your notes to help. As this is a homework task, you can obviously take longer but you will only get 25 mins in the exam.
"Explain how magazine front covers represent social, cultural and political events. Refer to Source A to support your points."
Home
When you've finished, proof read it...
1. Does it provide an intro that demonstrates knowledge of The Big Issue and it's readers?
2. Does it identify one or more representations (people, places, events, issues?
3. Does it identify multiple areas of media language that construct these representations (cinematography, mise-en-scene, editing including photo editing) and does it identify any intertextual links?
4. Does it identify the connotations of this media language and discuss how they create meaning?
5. Does it use relevant magazine terminology when identifying features?
6. Does it answer the question by identifying relevant social, cultural or political contexts
7. Does analysis link to knowledge of the Big Issue and it's ideology?