Lesson 1:
Learning objective: To choose a title and a format for your second Textual Investigation.
Task 3:
In your orange books draw a spider diagram of ideas around the text you have chosen for your own (second) textual investigation.
The diagram should include for narrative:
An exploration of how narrative has been constructed in your text. Apply theory, Propp, Todorov, Barthes, Levi-Strauss.
Say how an audience will be attracted to the text because of the way the narrative is constructed.
For example, a crime drama appeals because the audience want to solve the crime.
Refer to other texts that are relevant for comparison.
For example if you are writing about Luther then you could compare it to The Sweeney.
Use Media Terminology as best you can.
The diagram should include for representation:
An exploration of how representation (age, gender, ethnicity, sexuality etc) has been constructed in your text. Discuss stereotypes.
Say how an audience will be attracted to the text because of the way the representations are constructed.
For example, young people challenging authority in a text like Kidulthood appeals because the young audience want to see how the characters deal with issues relevant to them. (Drugs, relationships etc)
Refer to other texts that are relevant for comparison.
For example if you are writing about Kidulthood then you could compare it to Waterloo Road.
Use Media Terminology as best you can.
Lesson 2:
Learning Objective: To plan for the completion of my GCSE coursework.
The final date for submission of coursework is Friday 12th Feb 2016
The majority of you have a lot of work to do to meet this deadline so you advised to use this time wisely.
Work that needs to be completed is as follows:
Task 1:
Email all completed research and planning to aealey@de-la-salle.co.uk
I will have your work printed out in colour for marking and submitting.
Task 2:
Summarize your own individual requirements for submission, include production work or evaluation.
Use the handout provided.
J. Groves
J. White
C. Kirk
A. Moyo
J. Lewin
K. Wright
J. Daniels
Task 3: Finish your production. The Media Studies room is available to you each lunchtime and for one hour after school when possible.
Be sure to consider all the research you have done about target audiences and try to appeal to that audience using visual and technical codes.
Your evaluation also needs to be completed.
You are all expected to work late and or during lunchtimes to complete this work.
Best of luck!
Learning objective: To choose a title and a format for your second Textual Investigation.
Approach to Textual Investigation 2
Key Terms:
Controlled Assessment
This is the work you do in class that counts towards your final GCSE grade. The assessments are controlled in that you must complete them in class under your teacher's supervision.
They are also controlled by the WJEC, the awarding body, as they set the titles from which you must choose.
Illustrated Essay
This is a written piece of work that includes images. For example, if the topic of your investigation is to do with narrative conventions in film trailers, you may include screenshots to make your point clearer.
Conventional points of view
This means that the representation in the text is what is expected by an audience. For example the representation of the woman in horror genre films is as a victim.
Challenged
If you choose a title which asks how conventions are challenged, the expectation is that you will be investigating a media text that shows a different representation from the usual ones.
For example, a music video that shows a more realistic example of a young woman or an example of a narrative that is not a simple linear structure.
At this stage of the course you should be ready to complete your second and final textual investigation.
Your first investigation was based on genre.
Your second investigation must be based on narrative or representation.
There are rules you must follow in completing your textual investigations:
Narrative
Controlled Assessment
This is the work you do in class that counts towards your final GCSE grade. The assessments are controlled in that you must complete them in class under your teacher's supervision.
They are also controlled by the WJEC, the awarding body, as they set the titles from which you must choose.
Illustrated Essay
This is a written piece of work that includes images. For example, if the topic of your investigation is to do with narrative conventions in film trailers, you may include screenshots to make your point clearer.
Conventional points of view
This means that the representation in the text is what is expected by an audience. For example the representation of the woman in horror genre films is as a victim.
Challenged
If you choose a title which asks how conventions are challenged, the expectation is that you will be investigating a media text that shows a different representation from the usual ones.
For example, a music video that shows a more realistic example of a young woman or an example of a narrative that is not a simple linear structure.
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At this stage of the course you should be ready to complete your second and final textual investigation.
Your first investigation was based on genre.
Your second investigation must be based on narrative or representation.
There are rules you must follow in completing your textual investigations:
- One must be print based.
- Neither textual investigation can be based on the topic you have chosen for production.
- Only one textual investigation can be based on the exam topic (in your case advertising, print based or TV).
- The two investigations must be on different topics and media forms.
- One textual investigation must be based on genre.
- One textual investigation must be based on narrative or representation.
- Your investigation must refer to one main text but refer to examples of other texts to clarify your points.
- Your investigations must be between 400 and 850 words.
- You can present your textual investigation as an essay, an illustrated essay or a Power Point presentation.
Narrative
- Explore how narrative is constructed in (your chosen text)
- Explore the structure of narrative in (your chosen text)
- Explore how conventional the narrative structure is in (your chosen text)
- Explore how far the narrative structure in (your chosen text) challenges conventional narratives.
- Explore how gender, ethnicity, age, nationality, place, events or issues are represented in (your chosen text).
- Explore how far the representation of one of the following is challenged in (your chosen text): gender, ethnicity, age, nationality, place, events or issues.
- Explore how far the representation of one of the following reinforces conventional points of view in (your chosen text): gender, ethnicity, age, nationality, place, events or issues.
Below are 4 different responses to the textual investigation:
Explore how narrative is constructed in Vera and CSI Miami.
Underneath the responses are clips from the two texts being investigated, it is not important that you are familiar with these texts but you can take a quick look.
Task 1:
Using the given handouts, you should indicate the media terminology that has been used.
Even if you aren't sure about some of the terms, put them down anyway. We will recap on narrative over the next week or two.
Explore how narrative is constructed in Vera and CSI Miami.
Underneath the responses are clips from the two texts being investigated, it is not important that you are familiar with these texts but you can take a quick look.
Task 1:
Using the given handouts, you should indicate the media terminology that has been used.
Even if you aren't sure about some of the terms, put them down anyway. We will recap on narrative over the next week or two.
Response 1
Response 2
Response 3
Response 4
Task 2: Watch the clip below and note down
a) how the representations of the characters have been constructed.
b) how the narrative has been constructed.
Vera
Year 11 GCSE Media Studies 2015
Terms for Textual Investigation
Name___________________________________________
Response number
|
Media term
|
Meaning
|
1
|
Linear Narrative
|
Follows a straight line — starting at the beginning, moving to the middle and proceeding to the end of the story.
|
Task 3:
In your orange books draw a spider diagram of ideas around the text you have chosen for your own (second) textual investigation.
The diagram should include for narrative:
An exploration of how narrative has been constructed in your text. Apply theory, Propp, Todorov, Barthes, Levi-Strauss.
Say how an audience will be attracted to the text because of the way the narrative is constructed.
For example, a crime drama appeals because the audience want to solve the crime.
Refer to other texts that are relevant for comparison.
For example if you are writing about Luther then you could compare it to The Sweeney.
Use Media Terminology as best you can.
The diagram should include for representation:
An exploration of how representation (age, gender, ethnicity, sexuality etc) has been constructed in your text. Discuss stereotypes.
Say how an audience will be attracted to the text because of the way the representations are constructed.
For example, young people challenging authority in a text like Kidulthood appeals because the young audience want to see how the characters deal with issues relevant to them. (Drugs, relationships etc)
Refer to other texts that are relevant for comparison.
For example if you are writing about Kidulthood then you could compare it to Waterloo Road.
Use Media Terminology as best you can.
__________________________________________________________________________
Lesson 2:
Learning Objective: To plan for the completion of my GCSE coursework.
The final date for submission of coursework is Friday 12th Feb 2016
The majority of you have a lot of work to do to meet this deadline so you advised to use this time wisely.
Work that needs to be completed is as follows:
- Textual Investigation 1 (Genre) 20 marks
- Textual Investigation 2 (Narrative or Representation) 20 marks
- Coursework cover sheet specifying your coursework submission.
- 2-4 pieces of research 10 marks
- 2-4 pieces of planning 10 marks
- Production 50 marks
- Evaluation 10 marks
- Name
- Candidate number
- Centre number
Task 1:
Email all completed research and planning to aealey@de-la-salle.co.uk
I will have your work printed out in colour for marking and submitting.
Task 2:
Summarize your own individual requirements for submission, include production work or evaluation.
Use the handout provided.
J. Groves
J. White
C. Kirk
A. Moyo
J. Lewin
K. Wright
J. Daniels
Task 3: Finish your production. The Media Studies room is available to you each lunchtime and for one hour after school when possible.
Be sure to consider all the research you have done about target audiences and try to appeal to that audience using visual and technical codes.
Your evaluation also needs to be completed.
You are all expected to work late and or during lunchtimes to complete this work.
Best of luck!
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