Analysing Media Texts

1. ANALYSING MEDIA TEXTS
YEAR 10 GCSE MEDIA STUDIES

2. LEARNING AIM
• THE LEARNING AIM FOR TODAYS LESSON IS:
“TO BEGIN TO DECONSTRUCT MEDIA TEXTS AND IDENTIFY WAYS IN WHICH THEY
ARE CONSTRUCTED TO CREATE MEANING FOR THE AUDIENCE”
• SKILL DEVELOPMENT:
• COMMUNICATION – BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND HOW MEDIA TEXTS ARE
CONSTRUCTED TO COMMUNICATE MEANING TO AN AUDIENCE
• PROBLEM SOLVING – DECONSTRUCT MEDIA TEXTS AND WORK OUT HOW THEY
ARE TARGETED AT A SPECIFIC AUDIENCE

3. STARTER
TASK
• COMPLETE THE
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
• THINK OF ALL THE KEY
TERMINOLOGY WE HAVE
BEEN USING IN OUR
CLASSES SO FAR
• YOU HAVE 5 MINUTES!!!

4. ANALYSING A
MEDIA TEXT

5. ANALYSIN
G A
MEDIA
TEXT
What are the denotations in the image?
What are the connotations for these?
What signs are in the image and what do these signify?
What are the connotations of these signifiers?
What can you tell about the narrative of the film from all the above?
How well is this text constructing in regards to targeting an audience?