1. Aisha abdulla
Lesson 1
Title: What is Media Studies?
Key Words
Media Studies
Media areas
L/O’s:
By the end of the lesson:
All Must – research; understand key media concepts (main tasks)
Most will – analyses key concepts (extension 1)
Some will- evaluate key concepts (extension 2)
Main Task 1 - Answer the following questions
1. What is media studies? Write a short definition.
- Media studies are communicating with lots of people using
technology. Example: radio, newspaper, television and etc.
2. Write down between three and five different ‘media areas’.
- Some media areas are movies, television, radio, magazines
and etc.
3. Write down the four expectations for Media Studies lessons
· Monitor off when asked
· No talking while the teacher is talking
· Remember that we are practicing for gcse’s so do your best
· Follow the academy expectations at all times
2. Main Task 2
Research the history of the following media areas and record 3 key
facts in the boxes below (e.g. date invented or first used, key
people/organizations, important advances). The first one has been
done for you…
TV
1. First British TV broadcast: 1932
2. First broadcasts made by the
British Broadcasting Corporation
(BBC)
3. Early Television Broadcasting
technology was developed by
Scottish engineer, John Logie
Baird.
Radio
Key Media Areas
Internet Newspaper
3. Extension Tasks
1 – Choose one ‘media area’ and make a list of three ways in
which it might be developed or used differently in the future
Media Area chosen:
3 possible developments:
2 – Which media area do you think is the most important in today’s
world? Write one paragraph explaining what makes it more
important than other key media areas.
Plenary: Self-evaluation
Progress Bar:
- Circle your effort level for today’s lesson.
WWW:
1 2 3 4 5
- I put in a lot of effort
into this lesson
EBI:
- Should of worked faster
so I could finish the main
task 2
Progress Bar:
The effort level your teacher has marked you for today’s lesson.
1 2 3 4 5
