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Key Aspects of Media Literacy
Quick questions on Categories key aspect: form, genre and conventions - SQA National 5 Media
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What is classify by form first?Show answer
Form is the medium and shape of the text: a feature film, a television series, a radio drama, a newspaper, a web page, a poster advertisement, a video game, a music video. Form sets the broadest conventions, because a newspaper front page works differently from a film trailer. Name the form precisely before you go further.
What is q1?Show answer
Name the form and one convention of a media text you have studied, and state the expectation that convention creates. [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Explain the difference between a media form and a genre. [2 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Why might a producer deliberately subvert a genre convention? [1 mark]
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