1. BLOG CHECKLIST Nov 21/11
Use this checklist to ensure you are caught up with your blog. Everything needs to be cleaned up by Thursday Nov 24. If it is not, expect a letter home,
possible meeting with your parents, a detention and referral to HOY. This is an opportunity for you to get caught up…use it wisely!
1. ____ first post
2. ____ media key term sheets
3. ____ posts about what you have been learning and doing in class after first few weeks
4. ____ the mark scheme (for research/planning & construction/evaluation) (58, 59, 62, 63, 68, 69, 70)
5. ____ the specification (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 44, 46, 47, 49, 57)
6. ____ Assignment 1: Blog analysis
a. ___ Self Assessment
b. ___ Record of Grade
c. ___ Targets to improve
d. ___ Any additional drafts
i. ___ Record of what you did to improve the draft
ii. ___ Record of grade of drafts
7. ____ Assignment 2: AS Coursework analysis
a. ___ Self Assessment
b. ___ Record of Grade
c. ___ Targets to improve
d. ___ Any additional drafts
i. ___ Record of what you did to improve the draft
ii. ___ Record of grade of drafts
8. ____ Assignment 3: Genre Interest
a. ___ Self Assessment
b. ___ Teacher Assessment
c. ___ Record of Grade
d. ___ Targets to improve
e. ___ Any additional drafts
i. ___ Record of what you did to improve the draft
ii. ___ Record of grade of drafts
9. ____ posts about what you have been learning and doing in class after first few weeks
10. ____ Assignment 4: Genre Partner
a. ___ Self Assessment
b. ___ Teacher Assessment
c. ___ Record of Grade
d. ___ Targets to improve
e. ___ Any additional drafts
i. ___ Record of what you did to improve the draft
ii. ___ Record of grade of drafts
11. ____ notes and posts about lessons about inspiration scene (‘Pyscho’) (could embed the video of the shower scene and explain what you
learned in the lesson)
12. ____ Assignment 5: Inspirational scene
a. ___ Self Assessment
b. ___ Teacher Assessment
c. ___ Record of Grade
d. ___ Targets to improve
e. ___ Any additional drafts
i. ___ Record of what you did to improve the draft
ii. ___ Record of grade of drafts
13. ____ CURRENT GRADE POST (My target grade is _____. My current grade is ____. To improve to next grade I need to…..)
14. ____ posts about film club (films you watched, what you liked about them, what you learned etc)
15. ____ notes/posts about lessons about opening sequences you got taught in lessons (could embed the opening sequences {or just pictures of
them} and talk about what you learned in the lessons)
16. ____ Assignment 6: opening sequence analysis
a. ___ Self Assessment
b. ___ Teacher Assessment
c. ___ Record of Grade
d. ___ Targets to improve
e. ___ Any additional drafts
i. ___ Record of what you did to improve the draft
ii. ___ Record of grade of drafts
17. ____ posts about what you have been learning and doing in class after first few weeks
18. ____ Assignment 7: Narrative Research
a. ___ Self Assessment
b. ___ Teacher Assessment
c. ___ Record of Grade
d. ___ Targets to improve
e. ___ Any additional drafts
i. ___ Record of what you did to improve the draft
ii. ___ Record of grade of drafts

2. 19. ____ Exam revision notes and posts (could be pictures, videos, posts or powerpoints)
a. ___ Camera shots
b. ___ Camera angles
c. ___ Camera movement
d. ___ Composition
e. ___ Mise-en-scene
f. ___ Editing
g. ___ Sound
20. ____ Assignment 8: Individual presentation
a. ___ Self Assessment
b. ___ Peer Assessment (1-3 copies minimum)
c. ___ Teacher Assessment
d. ___ Record of Grade
e. ___ Targets to improve
f. ___ Any additional drafts
i. ___ Record of what you did to improve the draft
ii. ___ Record of grade of drafts
21. ____ CURRENT GRADE POST (My last current grade was ____. My target grade is _____. My current grade is ____. To improve to next
grade I need to…..)
22. ____ Assignment 9: Group presentation
a. Page 1 of tasks (A – I)
Other things (posts) you should try to include:
23. ____ posts about various filming techniques
24. ____ additional research into anything related to your coursework (filming/editing stuff)
25. ____ list of media technologies you used and/or are interested in using
26. ____ posting the evaluation questions
27. ____ posts about what you learned and completed each week (reflections)
28. ____ meetings log (you will be given a template later but you could make your own for now
29. ____ anything else you feel is relevant
30. ____ GOOD PRESENTATION OF BLOG: Everything has clear title, images have captions, videos embedded have captions, dates are correct
and sequential,
31. ____ the blog shows you have kept it up to date by showing good progress and improvement in your work and you are learning!