An introduction to representations for the BTEC Unit 1

1. Unit 1 -
Representations
AN EXAM UNIT

2. All Media is a Representation
People
Events
Places
Ideas
All of these are CONSTRUCTED
by the media

3. TASK - Stereotypes
In pairs or threes – think of the typical stereotype of
these people:
 French
 German
 Irish
 Scottish
 Belgian
 Swiss
 Italian

4. What representations might be in the
exam?
Gender
Age
Ethnicity
Social Groups
Places
Negative and
Positive
Representations

5. What media forms might be used in
the exam?
Film
Television
Advertising
Computer Games
Music Video
Magazines
Websites

6. Review of sample exam paper
Have a look at the sample exam paper.
What kind of questions are being asked?
What are the COMMAND words used in the
assessment?

7. TASK
Look at the hand-out showing the command words.
In pairs work through each word and write an
explanation of what each one means.