Textual Investigation 1B

First, a nice little animation to start us off.

Learning objective:
You will look at examples of high scoring textual investigations and their structure

Key terms:
Conventional; this means that the representation in the text is what is expected by the audience. For example the representation of the woman in horror films is as a victim.
Challenging; this means that the representation goes against the the recognised stereotypes.
Enigmas; these are mysteries or puzzles in the narrative that keep the audience interested.



All coursework inclyding textual investigations require you to include the following information on the front page:

• Your Name
• Your Candidate number
• Your Centre number: 34251
• Your Word count

Your title is in the form of a question and should be underlined.

Investigate how genre conventions are used in [your chosen texts]

Investigate how far genre conventions are challenged in [your chosen texts]

Investigate how far [your chosen texts] conform to genre conventions

You must write about one main text and compare it to at least one other.

Use media terminology throughout; 

For example; connotations, implies, visual codes, technical codes, audio, iconography, pace of editing, target audience (very important),

Your conclusion should discuss whether the main text conforms to or challenges the recognised genre conventions for the target audience.

Use illustrations to support your point.

If you are having trouble staying within the word limit you should annotate an image which will cut down the amount of words you will use.

Task 1: Create a mind map using colours that is similar to the one below.

The branches of your mind map should include the aspects of your textual investigation on genre that have been explained. the centre should contain the main text you are investigating.

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• Characters
• Setting and iconography
• Technical codes
• Narrative
• Text for comparison.
• Narrative theory
• Audience
• Conclusion