Assessment FOR Learning · Prerequisite check · Strand D
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Purpose: Identify gaps in your background knowledge of media studies before starting Unit 6. You will receive descriptive feedback, not a grade.
Question 1 Prereq · Forms
[3 marks]
List five different forms of media texts you encounter in a typical day (be specific — TikTok ad, podcast intro, etc.). For each, identify its main purpose (inform, persuade, entertain, sell).
Question 2 Prereq · Bias
[3 marks]
In your own words, define "bias." Then describe one news story you've seen recently where you suspected bias and what made you suspect it.
Question 3 Skills · Analysis
[3 marks]
Choose one ad you've seen recently (TV, online, billboard). In 3–4 sentences describe its target audience and one persuasion technique it uses.
Question 4 Prereq · Sourcing
[3 marks]
When you encounter a startling claim online, what do you currently do to check whether it's true? List your usual steps.
Question 5 Skills · Visual
[3 marks]
Describe how camera angle, lighting, and music could each change the meaning of a news segment about the same event. Give one specific example for each.
Question 6 Knowledge · Algorithms
[3 marks]
Briefly explain how a social-media algorithm chooses what to show you. What surprised you when you first realised this?
Question 7 Reflection
[ungraded]
What is one media-creation skill you would like to learn this unit (storyboarding, scripting, video editing, podcasting, infographic design)?
Teacher Feedback
Your teacher will provide descriptive feedback after reviewing your responses.