WJEC GCSE Media Studies Unit 1 - Wednesday, May 14, 2025 [Exam Chat]

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WJEC GCSE Media Studies Unit 1 (3680U10-1) - 14 May 2025 [Exam Chat]
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Date/Time: 14 May 2025 PM
Length: 1h 30m
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Reply 1

greendaygurl1039

Does anyone have any predictions for what the questions may be!? Just out of curiosity. I feel we might get a Quality Street media language or representation question!

Reply 2

omelettegirl1

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by greendaygurl1039

Does anyone have any predictions for what the questions may be!? Just out of curiosity. I feel we might get a Quality Street media language or representation question!

some gcse examiner expert talked to my class and said no point in predicting stuff bc eduqas r unpredicatable

Reply 3

user184739

does anyone know what the set texts where for 2024 I cannot find it anywhere

Reply 4

greendaygurl1039

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by user184739

does anyone know what the set texts where for 2024 I cannot find it anywhere

Neither can I and it's annoying me! My friend who did the exam last year said NEWSPAPERS came up - I'll ask her rn <3

Reply 5

user184739

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by greendaygurl1039

Neither can I and it's annoying me! My friend who did the exam last year said NEWSPAPERS came up - I'll ask her rn <3

yess lmk plsss

Reply 6

greendaygurl1039

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by user184739

yess lmk plsss

Just asked her and she said she doesn't remember smh smh. Have you tried looking at posts on here??

Reply 7

user184739

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by greendaygurl1039

Just asked her and she said she doesn't remember smh smh. Have you tried looking at posts on here??

yes I've tried but can't find any but I did see a comment on TikTok saying the guardian, the man with the golden gun, Fortnite and archers but I'm not sure if thats right

Reply 8

Davidbakecake

Pretty sure it was the guardian and tmwtgg

Reply 9

StrawberryDreams

TSR Community Staff

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by greendaygurl1039

Does anyone have any predictions for what the questions may be!? Just out of curiosity. I feel we might get a Quality Street media language or representation question!

Original post

by omelettegirl1

some gcse examiner expert talked to my class and said no point in predicting stuff bc eduqas r unpredicatable

Original post

by user184739

does anyone know what the set texts where for 2024 I cannot find it anywhere

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by Davidbakecake

Pretty sure it was the guardian and tmwtgg

How did you all find the exam? Hope it went well?

Reply 10

sobersalice45

yess really good but why the hell was the representation question ETHNICITY

Reply 11

AlfieTurm

Idk it felt difficult to me section A was very good but got the 4 marker wrong on vertical integration and messed up the convergence question write abt synergy instead

Reply 12

Davidbakecake

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by AlfieTurm

Idk it felt difficult to me section A was very good but got the 4 marker wrong on vertical integration and messed up the convergence question write abt synergy instead

fr same

Reply 13

teruhaha

how did the other wjec doers feel about the exam?? I’m so glad section 1 was on video games

Reply 14

greendaygurl1039

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by sobersalice45

yess really good but why the hell was the representation question ETHNICITY

OMG RIGHT. definitely faltered a bit on that one!!!

Reply 15

greendaygurl1039

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by AlfieTurm

Idk it felt difficult to me section A was very good but got the 4 marker wrong on vertical integration and messed up the convergence question write abt synergy instead

The Bond website question right?

Reply 16

AlfieTurm

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by greendaygurl1039

The Bond website question right?

Yes the bond question I talked about Aston Martin and fashion brands

Reply 17

CrustyCrabs

What were the Fortnite questions again?

Reply 18

AlfieTurm

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by CrustyCrabs

What were the Fortnite questions again?

The target audience

How do they use marketing to appeal to them

How do audiences interact with video games using uses and gratification theory

Reply 19

jonakalimanera

No genuinely what did people out for the ethnicity question because I searched it up after the exam and she’s English so what could u possibly write for that