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Globe Academy Home Learning Booklet “Climbing the Mountain to Success”
Globe Academy
Home Learning Booklet
Name: _________________________
Subject: _GCSE Media Studies_____
Class Group: ____________________
Teacher: _______________________
Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow.
Anthony J. D'Angelo
Globe Academy Home Learning Booklet “Climbing the Mountain to Success”
Important Message for Parents and Carers
Dear Parents and Carers,
The teachers of Globe Academy believe that Home Learning is an integral part of developing
every student and ensuring that they reach their academic potential.
Home Learning is important because it is point where school and home come together. It serves
as a window through which you can observe your children’s education and express positive
attitudes towards your children about their education and progress. As children grow older,
homework and the amount of time engaged in homework, increases in importance. For Globe
Academy staff, homework is an opportunity to provide additional academic instruction and further
extend your child’s learning.
The benefits of Home Learning for you and your child are as follows:
(1) Practice and participation in home learning tasks can improve your child’s achievement.
(2) When homework is completed accurately and to a good standard, not only will your child’s
general knowledge and grades improve but your child will also increase their mastery of
basic academic skills, such as reading, writing, spelling and mathematics, something
Globe Academy is committed to.
(3) Your child’s ability to bring an assignment home, gather and organise necessary materials
to complete the assignment, return the assignment and receive a level/grade, strengthens
his or her sense of personal responsibility for their learning.
(4) Time management skills are learned and developed.
(5) Further, when homework proceeds smoothly it can become (4) a positive aspect of your
relationship with your child.
(6) Home Learning offers schools an opportunity to let parents know what their children are
learning and keeps parents informed about work being studied and completed in class
time.
(7) Home Learning helps the Academy achieve their overall mission of improving your child’s
achievement.
(8) Homework is the bridge that joins schools and parents. For parents there is the potential to
gain a greater appreciation of your child’s education and achievement.
Globe Academy Home Learning Booklet “Climbing the Mountain to Success”
For these valid reasons we are asking that parents/carers work with us to ensure that your child
completes their homework.
Your child will receive a homework booklet for each subject and we ask that all parents/carers
ensure that the tasks in this booklet are completed on time and to a high standard. Together we
can improve your child’s progress and attainment.
Please sign below to confirm your agreement to support Globe Academy by checking and
ensuring your child completes their Home Learning Tasks each week. In addition please sign and
comment if necessary, the Homework Record sheets also in this booklet.
Thank you in advance for your support. Do not hesitate to contact me with any queries or
comments about Home Learning at Globe Academy.
Kind Regards
Ms. C. Fernandes
(Vice Principal)
Name of Student: ______________________________________________________
Learning Family: ______________________________________________________
Name of Parent/Carer: __________________________________________________
I agree to ensure that my child completes all the Home Learning Tasks in this booklet on time and
to a high standard.
Signature of Parent/Carer: _______________________________________________________
Date: ____________________________
Globe Academy Home Learning Booklet “Climbing the Mountain to Success”
Contents
Home Learning Task 1: Plan and research your advertisement campaign.
Date set: Deadline for completion:
Home Learning Task 2: Complete a Facebook page for your target audience.
Date set: Deadline for completion:
Home Learning Task 3: Sketch a mock up of your three adverts, indicating colours, type of
camera shot and any important information using annotations.
Date set: Deadline for completion:
Home Learning Task 4: Design a brand logo for your advertisement and explain what the values
and beliefs are behind the institution.
Date set: Deadline for completion:
Half term/holiday Home Learning Task: Take at least five photos that could be used for your
advertisement campaign. Ensure you use mise en scene effectively.
Date set: Deadline for completion:
Globe Academy Home Learning Booklet “Climbing the Mountain to Success”
Home Learning Record
After completing each Home Learning task please complete the record boxes below.
Task Details:
Student signature/comment:
Deadline date:
Parent signature/comment:
Date completed:
Teacher signature/comment:
Task Details:
Student signature/comment:
Deadline date:
Parent signature/comment:
Date completed:
Teacher signature/comment:
Globe Academy Home Learning Booklet “Climbing the Mountain to Success”
Home Learning Record
After completing each Home Learning task please complete the record boxes below.
Task Details:
Student signature/comment:
Deadline date:
Parent signature/comment:
Date completed:
Teacher signature/comment:
Task Details:
Student signature/comment:
Deadline date:
Parent signature/comment:
Date completed:
Teacher signature/comment:
Globe Academy Home Learning Booklet “Climbing the Mountain to Success”
Home Learning Record
After completing each Home Learning task please complete the record boxes below.
Task Details:
Student signature/comment:
Deadline date:
Parent signature/comment:
Date completed:
Teacher signature/comment:
Task Details:
Student signature/comment:
Deadline date:
Parent signature/comment:
Date completed:
Teacher signature/comment:
Globe Academy Home Learning Booklet “Climbing the Mountain to Success”
Home Learning Record
After completing each Home Learning task please complete the record boxes below.
Task Details:
Student signature/comment:
Deadline date:
Parent signature/comment:
Date completed:
Teacher signature/comment:
Task Details:
Student signature/comment:
Deadline date:
Parent signature/comment:
Date completed:
Teacher signature/comment:
Globe Academy Home Learning Booklet “Climbing the Mountain to Success”
Teacher Top Tips for Home Learning
Success
1. Know the teachers — and what they're looking for. Ask questions
when the homework is set so you know exactly what is expected of you.. If
you need to use a computer ask the teacher and they will set up a time to
use the Mac Suite. Don’t be afraid to ask for extra help if you’re confused.
2. Set up a homework-friendly area. Make sure you have a well-lit place to
complete homework. Keep supplies — paper, pencils, glue, scissors —
within reach.
3. Schedule a regular study time. Some students work best in the
afternoon, following a snack and play period; others may prefer to wait until
after dinner.
4. Make a plan. On heavy homework nights or when there's an especially
hefty assignment to tackle, break up the work into manageable chunks.
Create a work schedule for the night if necessary — and take time for a 15-
minute break every hour, if possible.
5. Keep distractions to a minimum. This means no TV, loud music, or
phone calls. (Occasionally, though, a phone call to a classmate about an
assignment can be helpful.)
6. Make sure you do your own work. You won't learn if you don't think for
yourselves and make your own mistakes. Parents can make suggestions
and help with directions. But it's a kid's job to do the learning.
7. Share what you’ve learnt. When you’ve completed a challenging subject
or worked hard to produce the best work possible make sure you show it
someone you care about. You deserve to be proud of your hard work.
8. Set a good example. Help those around you learn by telling them what
time you’re planning to work and when you will complete all tasks. Don’t
listen to students who say they aren’t going to complete the work; this is
often what students say to try and impress others. Often the students
saying this have already completed the homework!
Globe Academy Home Learning Booklet “Climbing the Mountain to Success”
Home Learning Task One
Scenario: It is your job to create a new product brand and produce a print-
based advertisement campaign that promotes and persuades a target audience
to buy your product. You will need to include a brand name design, two full-
page magazine advertisements and a billboard poster, using original
photography.
Task 1 – Introduction
Brainstorm potential products to advertise.
Then you need to introduce the product you have chosen to advertise in 100-
150 words, saying what it is, and explain what research on brands and
advertising you have already done which will help you in planning your campaign
for your own brand.
You should state the name of the product, the type of product it is and who it
is aimed at.
2 ideas:
a) Mobile Phone Network
b) A clothing brand
Extension:
Look at 2 existing print adverts for a) or b) and outline the features
they have in common and how they sell the brand to the target
audience.
Globe Academy Home Learning Booklet “Climbing the Mountain to Success”
Brainstorm of ideas:
Research I have already done:
Globe Academy Home Learning Booklet “Climbing the Mountain to Success”
Home Learning Task Two
Before you create your advertisement campaign you must have a secure understanding of
who your target audience is. Complete the Facebook page below of the typical audience
member who would buy your product. Remember even the little details help show the
demographics/ psychographics of your audience.
Globe Academy Home Learning Booklet “Climbing the Mountain to Success”
Home Learning Task Three
Sketch a mock up of your three adverts, indicating colours, type of camera shot
and any important information using annotations.
This should have all the obvious things such as:
A logo, slogan, main image, the brand name, price and any other information you
think is important.
Globe Academy Home Learning Booklet “Climbing the Mountain to Success”
Home Learning Task Four
Design a logo for your brand and explain the choices you have made.
If this brand was a person, what sort of person would they be? What
would they wear? Hobbies? Age? How would they move? Speak? What
sort of job/activities would they be interested in?
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Home Learning Task Five
End of Term Assessment
Take images for your advert, it’s best to take as many as possible in case
you change your mind later. You must bring a USB or e-mail them to
yourself ready for the lesson.
