Evaluation

SELF EVALUATION

so far this term in media, i have been on top of my work. My attainment in media has been 3; good, i have been doing well, but ofcourse there is still space for improvement, next term i am going to do even better and bring my attainment level to excellent by inputting more in all aspects of my work.

The effort i have put in my work so far has been 2/3- at some points i have done very good and other points of my work it has been good but not very good, this obviously needs to be improved by next term. The effort i have put in my coursework has been 3 average because i have done most of the work, yet i have not looked at the more important points such as therorist and SHEP analysis and so on, this needs to be covered in my coursework in order for my to be putting excellent effort. Effort to my homework, has be 2 good aswell, i have completed overally 7/10 pieces of work this is good, yet i need to buckle up and improve on it completing 100% of my homework, in order to be getting my predicted and needed grades.

My punctuality would be 2 to mr. bush's lessons i am always there on time, and if i recall i have not missed many lessons except for onr double lesson. my punctuality in miss.jones class is 4, it's poor because i have been frequently late, due to her lessons being the first ones in the morning this is very bad, i definatly need to sort this out and in assuring to do this i am going to wake up early in the mornings so i can be at school early and therefore will be to her lessons early.

As i have said above my homework has been on time most of the time, but sometimes i do go lazy so i would give my homework a 3 good but it needs improvement so i complete 100% of my homework. the quality of my homework has been 2 i make sure i understand the task in hand carefully before doing my homework and not rushing through it on the last minute.

My independant study is coming along well, yet i have not covered many important points such as SHEP analysis and theories and theorists that may be related to my independent study, therefore i give myself a 3; theres need for improvement. in class i can work independently well, and for that i give myself a 2.

In my poinion i think my qulaity of writing is 4, i need a lot of improvment on it, because i have a weakness when it comes to wiriting i become nervous and forget everything resulting in my writing tasks not being to the best of my ability. i need to improve this and in order to that i am going to write a couple of essays in my half term holidays which i will kindly ask mr. bush and miss. jones to pelase mark and tell me where i need to improve and how to go about doing so.

my media folder is 3; i have all the important notes in there and i do try to put all my loose papers and other sheets in there straight away when i get home, but sometimes i do fail to so it does not have all my up to date notes. this is bad, to make my folder more organised i will make sure i bring it to all my media lessons and therefore it will be up to date becuase i will put all the loose papers and important sheets staright into it.

i have started to contribute in class more then i use to before, so i would rate my contribution as 3, it's good. but i think i need to contribute may be a little bit more, becuase sometimes i do tend to sit there quietly and not answer a question asked even if i know the answer, i think this is due to my lack of self confidence.

my Module 5 blog is 3; average it is lacking a lot of important information, his will be covered in the half term holidays hopefully. i need to get rid of some information on there becuase it is more as a fan blog then an independant study blog. i will cover all relevant information and do some of my own research as well.

there is not a lot on my Module 6 blog so i would give it 4.

3 Achievements WWW:

i have started to contribute more in class

I understand the work more which is an improvement from last year, also i can work well independently as well.

I have more confidence in my work and i do it to the best of my ability, my homework has improved as well.

EBI:

next term i need to start to do more work on my blog; my independant study.

i need to do ALL of my homework and not be lazy.

i need to improve my writing skills and be able to write a fluent and good grade essay.

COURSE EVALUATION
the course is organised well, there for i would give it a 2, we get enough time to cover all modules and we don't need to rush through anything.

sometimes the content convered in class can get hard to understand, but the teachers are always there to help so it is not so difficult so i would give it 3.

the handouts given out to us are very useful, they are very relevant and can be related to not just one part of the course but many and come in use when you are analysising and comparing. and so i would give them 2.

the lessons are well paced for that i would give them 2. in lesson we understand all our work given, we never have to rush through something meanind we don't understand it, everything is explained clearly and teachers repeat it as many times as it tkaes for you to understand it which is very helpful.

the knowledge of the teachers is 1, they know it all, and explain it well to us in a way we would defiantly understand it. the preseantation the teachers make are excellents as well, because they are explained well and evrything is easily understood.

the course has met m expectations well, giving it a 2. becuase it is hard obviuosly from last year yet the teachers help me through it as they explain whatever you don't understand very well. so thank you to them.

The extra-cirricular events such as the Awards Evening have been very successful and useful as they have built our confidence to do even better. The recognition of our hard work has helped a lot becuase it has made us work even more harder for next time.

the macguffin blog has been excellent in assisting me if im doing the right thing, and where i should be with my work and progress of my work. so therefore i give it a 1.

WWW:
the relevant topics to help us with our independant studies and so on have been covered

the handouts are relevant and come in use in more then one way

the teachers are very helpful and are always there to help and assist us.

EBI:
i would like to learn more about the different types of theories and theorists

i need more help on the writing tasks and therefore would like to cover that more in class

a lesson to repeat things in class would be a good way of remebering things and going over things i've forgotten.

10 Point Action Timetable

1) 23/10/08- Start looking at the SHEP factos affecting my text, research it on the computer, and write down notes which i will later abreviate and put on to my blog. A02.

2) 24/10/08-go to WHSmiths and buy the Ugly Betty book, which will help with my research. This will be covering Ao5.

3) 25/10/08- Find more research on the SHEP factors and analyse them in detail. Do more migrain analysis, concentrating on other series except for series 1. if cannot put the actual scene on the blog put the hyperlink. Ao5.

4)26/10/08- Write down where i've got my information from, start creating my bibliography, go back to the information i already have and write down the address.

5)27/10/08- i need to do the migrain analysis of the hit comedy overall, using key concepts. i need to start looking at the other text that are relevant to my text concentrating on other television series.

6)29/10/08- research the theorists which may be relevant to my text, write a bit about them and why they're relevant to my text.

7)29/10/08- Talk about the main concepts that affect my independant study, talk more about how the other text mix together and why i chose them, also look at other ke concepts i can talk about.

8) 30/10/08-research more into the 4 factors, concentrating mostly at the economical factor; how much does it cost to make 'Ugly Betty'. Go to the libarary to get more books that may be relevant to your text or may just give an insight on a relevant point.

9)31/10/08-look in the books i've brought and abreviate some important points, see if they are relevant to my text and if i can connect them to my independant study in some way and if so put on the blog.

10)2/11/08- Look at my blog, see what i've done so far, and write another timetable to see what i still have to see. also write a self assesment again so i know where i can and need to improve and tick off what i have done.

Self Assesment..

I need to do more SHEP analysis, to look at the historical factors, social factors, economic factors and the politcal factors affecting my independant study. I need to look at more relevant text which i can compare my study with, i have 'Mean Girls' at the moment but this is not so relevant so i am hoping to look at more soap dramas like Despearte Housewives and so fort.
I need to concentrate more on issues effecting my study, such as the representation of 'beautiful' other issues covered in 'Ugly Betty' example; plus size models, etc.
I need to look at theories that may be relevant to my independant study, such as binary oposition, mulvey and so on.
My blog needs to include more analysis of scenes within 'ugly betty' paying more attention to migrain analysis.

Self-Assessment Of My Blog

AO1-I have not analyised my text to all key concepts, some did not seem relevant with my text as they were already covered within other parts of my research (such as; institution). In my opinion i think i covered media language in more detail and had a well analysed analysis of it as i had many points to cover and my text was relevant to the criteria of this key concept. I need to work harder on the key concept; Ideology as this is my weak key concept. To cover key concepts to the best of my ability i need to analyse my text and other relevant texts in more detail, and i need to cover as many key concepts as possible to unable myself to understand the concepts easily.

AO2- i have researched the history of ugly betty, i have found where ugly betty comes from, and how it came about to be such a popular show around the world. zeitgeist is a big impact on my text, as it is fighting the stereotypes of this stone an age, it's asking the question as well as answering the question what is 'beautiful'. i have not covered many aspects of SHEP, i have covered the social aspect of SHEP, i need to cover the historical aspect, i have touched upon this but haven't looked into it in more emphasis. the economic and poitical aspects i jave not looked at all, this is my targets for my research next. to cover the social aspect i have looked at the other characters in 'Ugly Betty' and i've seen how they are represented differently compared to Ugly Betty, and what they're attitudes are towards her. to look at it in molre emphahsis i may comapre Ugly Betty to other series drama's to seehow women are represented in them.

AO5- i have been looking closely at the reviews given to m y text in hand, i have not researched on any book that is available on my text, becuase there was none but i have looked it up and found there is a new book out, which i have ordered this will help me look at my text in more detail, also this will help me with AO2- SHEP, a it will have more information init. i will research some articles online about my text, this may be another useful source of information. in my opinion i think my question is quite good and is very precise and direct to the point, as it covers what my aim through all of this is; to find out what is 'beautiful' and how we as the audience and media define it; is it the inside that matters or the looks? my hypothesis was written when i first started my independat study, i was not so aware of what i was planning of finding out through my research so it was not written in a lot of detail but now i have started my independant and have researched more on it. i need to add more information on to my hypothesis to let my audience know what i am precisely trying to gain from my independant study. i have not paid a lot attention towards the issues and debates that may be related to my study, this is my target for my study now. i have got a extract of my text and have done a close anaylsis of it, looking closely ast hte key concepts that are relevant to my study. i have analyed a couple but i have only put one up on my blog, i am planning of putting the rest up as soon as possible, i find it easier to analysis the scenes/ sequences on paper before putting them on the computer. i have not looked at the theories and theoretial perspectives that may effect my text, this is another objective i have set for myself which i will look at. my main text comes on tv every friday's, i watch it every friday and try to analysis it as much as i can whilst watching it, the main scene and sequences are available on youtube, so i tend to watch them frequently. i have looked at some texts that i think have similarities to my text but i have not analysed them, this is something i need to do. i am keeping a record of the quotes which may be relevant to my study, i need to start recording the webistes that i visit for my information and research.

SYNOPTIC ABILTY

i have looked upon my last years notes med1 and med2 in order to get information and to remind myself the skills that i had learnt in as, such as key concepts, i have used them through my study, i need to link my study to the other modules we're looking at in A2, as some information maybe relevant. i have looked and the representation and genre (med 4). i do frequnetly look at MediaGuardian but i have not yet used any stories or inormation on there to connect to my study. i have had a looked into the domnant values and ideologies and principles that may be useful and an inffuential source to my text.

CRITICAL AUTONOMY
i always think about my study a d what infroamtion and research may be relevant to my text, whilst wathcuing tv i look out for other programmes that my be similair to my study. so far my blog has my information, my ideas, i have not used information from other blogs who may be doing the same thing as me or have relevant information for me, buh this is definatly what i need to look at. i need to start looking at other's blogs and get ideas in order to enhance my study and research. i have been doing well working independantly, i sometimes get lazy but so far i have been doing well i ahve been self motivated.

QUALITY OF WRITTEN COMMUNICATION

i have titled my work neatly, it is all arranged i make sure my titles are specific to what i have included in the post, i use colours that go with my blog so it does not look untidy. all work in my blog is tidy and clear, i make sure i duble check on my vocabulary. i need to start using key media technology, this is something i need to pay more attention towards. i do tend to spell check. i tend not to copy and paste i prefer to read thorugh it and pick up main points.