N° 12 · End-of-year exam revision
Strikes.Back
Your study platform for the Media Strikes Back end-of-year exam. Three sections, five ways to study — notes, flashcards, drills, sorting games and written answers marked by an AI examiner.
Study Modules
Last Class · Live Game
★ The wrap · type, don't tap
The Last Take
One final gauntlet across the whole unit — Exposure, Represent & Action. Type the answers, build a combo, beat the reel. Your score races onto the big screen.
16 takes · ~10 minPlay
For the projector
Live Leaderboard
The broadcast screen — podium, class average and a live race as everyone wraps. Open this on the board; students play on their phones.
Teacher screenOpen
Revision Lessons
Projector decks for each revision lesson — big fonts, one idea per slide. Arrow keys to move, F for fullscreen. Print them as a handout from your browser if you’d rather.
Mon · Section A
Exposure
The exposure triangle, shooting conditions and every exam scenario.
14 slidesOpen
Mon · Section B
Manipulated
Codes, A Current Affair conventions and the COCA paragraph.
15 slidesOpen
Tue · Section C
Action
Cross-cutting, convergence and continuity — anchored on the set clips.
14 slidesOpen
Practice debrief
Debrief
Model answers section by section, common slips and exam-day strategy.
9 slidesOpen
Printable Pack
Tue · scaffolded
Practice Exam
Full 50-mark paper with context clues + sentence stems.
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Revise
Knowledge Organiser
Every fact on the exam, on two pages.
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Write
Sentence Stems
Sentence starters for every answer type + power verbs.
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Recall
Flashcards
31 cut-out study cards across all three sections.
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Notes · A
Exposure Notes
Guided fill-in notes for the Exposure lesson.
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Notes · B
Manipulated Notes
Guided fill-in notes + COCA frame for Section B.
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Notes · C
Action Notes
Guided fill-in notes for cross-cutting & continuity.
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Achievements
How the exam is structured
Section A · 11 marks
Photography
Exposure triangle, depth of field, motion blur, white balance and EXIF reading. Still-photography focus.
Section B · 23 marks
Represent
Codes (symbolic / technical / written) applied to A Current Affair. Spot the Dodgy Guy and build a COCA paragraph.
Section C · 16 marks
Action
Continuity editing, cross-cutting, convergence types and dramatic irony — anchored on the canonical clips.