Coursework - IMPORTANT

Hi all,

Sadly, I am still unwell and will not be in until after Easter.

Do not panic! There is enough time for your coursework to be finished and submitted but you need to ensure that you read this post carefully. If you know that someone else in the class may not have checked the blog, please encourage them to check this post.

I have three essays here with me that are marked for L.H, A.G and N.M.
A.G - I emailed you photographs of the marking for you to make corrections. You did not respond so I'm not sure whether you have recieved this.

L.H and N.M - if you would like to see your feedback, please send me an email and I will photograph and send you the comments for you to make amendments.

EVERYONE - I shall pop in to school on the first day of the half term to collect essays. Please leave them in the usual tray on my desk. If you would like me to send you feedback over the Easter YOU MUST email me to request it. I cannot access student emails from home so it will not miraculously make its way to you without you emailing me first.

Please note - your email addresses are an obscure collection of letters and numbers. Please do not assume that I can figure out who you are from the address alone. I've never been very good at anagrams and cryptic clues, get into the habit of signing your emails with your name.

NO EMAIL? NO FEEDBACK

If you are the student who has only submitted me ONE draft in the last six months. I AM PANICKING FOR YOU. Make sure you have that essay in - NO EXCUSES and be sat glued to your email waiting for my feedback.

In the mean time, use the final week of this term to finish your production work. They were all looking fantastic and myself and Miss Samuels gave you feedback to work on. If you are unsure and would like some more help either speak to Mr Nott or screen grab your work and email me an image with an idea of your concerns or worries and I will endeavour to respond when I can.

The first lesson after Easter will be to submit your final work.
Print work should be printed in colour and a digital copy available for me to copy.
Film based work should be available as an exported copy, I will then put these onto a disc and take a digital copy.

Your final draft of your essay (with any corrections from the Easter holiday) should be complete and ready too. You must ensure that you include a bibliography which is a list of the books, websites, articles, films etc that you have referenced or quoted in your essay. Most of you are missing this.
If you are unsure how to list a bibliography, use the Harvard referencing guide that is here on the blog , ask Mr Nott or have a look at some previous work examples (again, see Sir) to see how it's done.

Finally, before submitting me any further drafts, please can you proof read your work. I feel that quite a few students are writing each draft very quickly and throwing it at me without reading it through because you think that I will just do it for you. Firstly, this is lazy. Secondly, this is unnecessarily adding to my time and thirdly, it is really poor practice. You just can't do this at University. You don't get to redraft your work there. What you hand in is FINAL.

ok, rant over. DONT PANIC. Just get it done. Time is on your side and I am still here to help. Have a wonderful Easter break and come back with some amazing work to blow my socks off!

Foley Sound - how can you develop your films?

Case Study: Young Black Males

Look through the various resources here relating to issues around young black males.

Think about whether the music videos challenge or compliment Alvarado's Ethnicity theory.

 How did audiences respond to  Beyoncé's Lemonade album and her performance at the Superbowl?

Watch the trailer for 13th, what impact might this have on Black American Males?

Think about the purpose of #blacklives matter with the website, mannequin challenge

and short documentaries from the New York Times. How do you feel it's received? How are audiences responding to this?

Explore the music videos and think about the messages that are shared. How do they link to representing the identity of young black males? How do they relate to other theories you've explored?

What else can you find that relates to Alvarado's Ethnicity theory within the media and what challenges it?