Representation of Gender in TV Drama

1. Representation of Gender

2. Starter
• Make a list of adjective you would use to
describe males
• Make a list of adjective you would use to
describe females
• For both lists circle the ones that could be
seen a negative.
• You have five mins to complete this – don’t
share you ideas yet….

3. What Stereotypes Exist about Gender?

4. Television Dramas
• How would you use the elements of Camera,
Sound, Editing and Mise en Scene to represent
male and female characters that represent
the stereotypes we have just talked about?
Camera Sound Editing Mise en
scene
Male
Stereotype 1
Male
Stereotype 2
Female
Stereotype 1
Female
Stereotype 2

5. Gender in Sherlock – Watch this clip and make
notes on how gender is represented. Look for the reinforcement
of stereotypes and the challenging of them
Sound
Editing
Camera
Mise en scene

6. Questions to help with Argument
• Looking back at your list of words. How does the media
represent gender?
• What are some of the stereotypes associated with women
that the media heavily promote?
• What are some of the stereotypes associated with men
that the media heavily promote?
• Why are stereotypes used?
• How can stereotypes be challenged? Why is it good to do
this?
• Do you agree with the way the Media represent gender?
Why/Why Not?
• What are some of the issues about the way gender is
represented in the media? What did you think?

7. Self Assessment
• Have you:
• Identify specific stereotypes
• Used key media terms correctly
• Used detailed references to the text
• Explained how techniques can be read to make
assumptions about representation
• Linked every example to representation/
stereotypes and analysed how the techniques
create representation.
• Made links between techniques
• Made links between stereotypes
• Stated whether or not specific stereotypes are
reinforced or challenged
• Discussed the issues surround the use of
stereotypes and making links to theories and
possible the audience (effects)
• Used good paragraphing and sentence
structures, correct spelling
• Have done all
of these =
L4+
• Have done
most of these
= L4
• Have done
some of
these = L3
• Have done a
few of these
= L2
• Have done
hardly any of
these = L1