MIGRAIN Index



  • Media Consumption audit
  • Language: reading an image
  • Reception theory & Mini essay question
  • Semiotics: Icons, Indexes & Symbols
  • Genre: Fact-sheets & genre study questions
  • Narrative: Fact-sheet questions
  • Psychographic Groups: Presentation
  • MIGRAIN Assessment: Learner Responses
  • Audience Theory: Blog tasks
  • Audience Theory: Media Factsheet

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