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Introduction to Science-fiction TV drama

  1) How does Class meet the conventions of a TV drama series? Stereotypical Characters -In my opinion, the teens are shown as geeks as by their facial expressions are indicating them being focused on the current situation. Dramatic narrative-  the alien invasion makes is more sci-fi as it brings the audience into the dystonian world. This is indicating it is making the audience feel like they are there. 2) What conventions of the science-fiction genre can you find in the Class trailer? List as many as you can and use NCIS to help you. -The narrative of class is that they are going through pandemic of an alien invasion. at one point in the trailer, it shows a shot of the world emphasises the science - fiction within the movie. Also they use realistic weapons it makes the story line more mysterious as the trailer leaves off at a cliff hanger.     3) What other genres are suggested by the trailer (e.g. horror)? Is Class an example of a modern hybrid-genre show? Another genre in the trail

Year 1 reflection

  1) Look at your tracker for Year 1 blogposts (this will have been emailed to you by your teacher either before the summer or this week). Make a list of any CSPs you haven't completed. We will cover these in lessons later in the year but you WILL need to complete the blog tasks before you take any exams.  Zoella (However I have finished the blog task during July) 2) Which CSPs from Year 1 are you most confident on? I am mostly confident in Magazine and Advertisement category as it was one the first topics we covered; I can also identify the different terminologies and analyse them in depth. 3) Which CSPs from Year 1 are you least confident on?  The least confident topics that I find difficult is video games. Thsi is because I don't think I know a lot about Video Games and don't know how to approach the question when it appears in an assessment. 4) Your upcoming assessment will only be on CSPs from the first half of the year leading up to lockdown. Write a brief summary of