Yr 11 REVISION TIPS

There is mock feedback on this class blog HERE 
The examiner's report 2012 is HERE

To achieve a top mark in your Action Adventure exam answer:
Q.1 First sentence, identify the GENRE / SUB GENRE 
This is an action spy movie for children 
The extract is from a comedy action film aimed at mainstream audiences 
This extract typifies sci fi action adventure movies because   ....
This extract typifies disaster movies as it   .....
As an alien invasion Action Adventure hybrid, this film .....
Like most epic Action Adventure film, this extract ....
This film typifies the super heroes hybrid Action Adventure genre as it ....
As an historical spectacle Action Adventure film, ....
Martial arts Action Adventures hybrid films can be identified by conventions and visual codes such as ...
Samurai
Treasure hunt
Expedition
Swashbuckler
War film
Space adventure
Western
Second sentence, state what convention typifies the genre. Be sure to use the term GENERIC CONVENTION in the sentence.
One typical convention in this extract is combat and conflict.
One typical convention in this extract is jeopardy and suspense.
One typical convention in this extract is speed and motion (e.g. )chase.
One typical convention in this extract is spectacle.
Third (and fourth, fifth etc) sentence, give the example and go into detail 'painting with words', using three adjectives per noun.
The car chase involves a dangerous, thrilling and twisting trail taking the hero between parked cars and vulnerable pedestrians on crowded, rainy and uneven city streets in a drive that tests his skills, nerve and determination to the utmost.
Final sentences explain the effect / impact on the audience / what the technique achieves, creates 
e.g.tension, excitement, fear, sympathy
THEN PICK A CHARACTER EXAMPLE AND DO THE SAME PROCESS AGAIN!
First sentence: One typical character in this extract is the heroic protagonist / villainous antagonist/ anti-hero / sidekick / woman as the 'prize'
Second sentence: what he she says or does that is heroic ( demonstrates courage, skill, know-how, swift reactions, cool and calm, leadership, quick thinking, rises to occasion, defends the vulnerable, sides with right, identifies needs, speaks with authority, gives orders, is chivalrous to women, observes a code of honour, saves lives)
What he / she does that is villainous (betrays, fights dirty, is foreign enemy, is underhand, looks evil, is an alien / monster / German / Iranian (a lot of stereotyping here).

Q.3: This is a about the representation of social stereotypes not genre stereotypes (as genre is Q.1). It is worth 20 marks so cover as wide a range of characters as possible. Include places, in the case of Hot Fuzz, the conservative, traditional, apparently peaceful and idyllic small county town of Sandford. Look for counter-stereotypes (people or places turning out to be the opposite of how we would expect).