Self-Assessment of Blog Work

AO1:
I am familiar with this assessment as I studied Key Concepts (MIGRAIN) in the year before and am good at producing MIGRAIN analysis and linking all concepts together. I have used this assessment when analysing trailers and clips from my media text and have produce a full MIGRAIN analysis of my film on my blog and even in my power point presentation. at the beginning, I wasn't good at this assessment, but with more practice I have developed further and am getting better at it. To keep improving I will be practicing more of this concept to help me better myself and improve my down sides.

A02:
With this assessment, I will be using the acronym S.H.E.P, which stands for Social, Historical, Economical and Political. I will be applying this to my media text, but however haven't begun to do this as I am still getting familiar with this assessment objective and will be applying it to my media text. I will be using historical as I will be looking at older films and how different the representations and stereotypes of teenagers are presented in these historical texts to my media text.
A05:
So far in my research I have researched the representations of teenagers in films, but I have also considered their representations in other media formats such as newspapers, programmes, news and documentaries. I have also researched how they have been challenged in the media but also these representations are being reinforced. This shows that I have gained research for both sides of the argument showing whether they are being challenged or reinforced. I have completed my research with film reviews of ADULTHOOD from various media industries such as the media guardian and others. Some of these reviews do mention the way in which teenagers are being represented, which would be useful for my independent study as I could show both sides of the argument and show if these representations are being challenged more than being reinforced and vise verse.
So far I have analysed and produced a MIGRAIN analysis of two clips from my media text, to show two types of representations of both males and females, such as the portrayal of male teenagers being violent and the representations of teenage females being promiscuous. I haven't yet began to analyse historical texts linking to my media texts such as KIDULTHOOD, but am getting there by researching further on these texts.
Synoptic Ability:
When analysing film clips and trailers, my med 2,, which I studied last year, was really helpful as I already knew how to use and apply these key concepts to my media text and was able to draw up a detailed analysis of my film and film clips too. Narratives we studied last year such as Propps theory and Todorov's theory proved to be very useful as I have applied Todorov's theory to my film.
Critical Autonomy:
So far I am working independently but also asking some teachers opinions on what to do and how to better my work and improve it. However, I have studied and gained my research and have began to analyse it. I have looked at previous med 5 blogs to help gain some information and help from them and also used past topics I studied last year as they are related and linked to my media text and independent study and useful to answer my questions. I update my blog on a regular basis and visit the media guardian website on a regular basis.
Quality of Written Communication:
I am well organised with my blog and have structured it well. I began with posting up a brief summary of my independent study proposal and my hypothesis. I am organised as I have produce all work needed to be done on my bog in order and I have touched on my media terminology and will improve on this. I would need to start to highlight key points and quotes from my research that I have copied and pasted. Before posting up my work I also do a spell check and make sure everything is in order.