2. The poll tax was the central policy of the Conservative Party’s
winning 1987 general election manifesto, but it was met by fierce
resistance. The working class felt they were under attack.
The public opposition reached its climax in a riot that turned
London’s Trafalgar Square into a pandemonium. On 31 March, 1990,
200,000 showed up for a demonstration while approximately 3,000
of them turned violent; in a shocking echo of the Fall of the Berlin
Wall mere four months before, they shouted “Stasi” at the police;
340 were arrested. Of 113 people injured, 45 were police; 20 police
horses were also injured. Four tube stations were shut; central
London was essentially cordoned off. Damages were estimated at
£400,000. The riot was a fatal blow for not only the poll tax but also
the prime minister.

4. The Mob’s Brief Rule

6. “Sir: In last week’s article about the poll-tax riot
in Trafalgar Square (“The Mob’s brief Rule”, 7
April) there is a large photograph labelled “A
West End shopper argues with a protester”. The
woman in the photograph is me, and I thought
you might like to know the true story behind the
picture….

7. Literally a RE – PRESENTATION
ALL media texts have been carefully selected
and constructed in order to create meaning

8. Understand what
representation means in
relation to the media
Explore how different
representations can be
deconstructed

9. • Split into 2 groups
• Look at the sheet you’ve been
given but don’t show the other
group

10. Discuss the following
Does what is being represented reinforce or
challenge stereotypical or commonly
assumed notions?
How was this achieved?

11.  Does society influence the media?
Or
 Does the media influence society?

12. Explain what representation is, in relation to
media, in a Tweet (130 characters)
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13. Explain what representation is, in relation to
media, in a Tweet (130 characters)
Representation is how information is
re- presented through different media
forms. Media representation often reflects
society’s dominant ideologies

14. Conduct a macro and micro
analysis of an extract from a TV
drama
Understand assessment
objectives of exam

15. Conduct a macro and micro
analysis of an extract from a
TV drama
Understand assessment
objectives of exam
Does what is being represented conform to, or
challenge, stereotypical ideas or common
assumptions or notions?

16. Conduct a macro and micro
analysis of an extract from a
TV drama
Understand assessment
objectives of exam
 You will watch an extract from a TV drama
You will be assessed on you ability to:
 Analyse how different representations are
constructed through media language (AO1)
 Using examples to illustrate your analysis (AO2)
 Using media specific terminology in your
analysis (AO1)

17.  Class & status
 Gender
 Ethnicity
 Sexuality
 Ability/disability
 Regional identity Conduct a macro and micro
analysis of an extract from a
TV drama
Understand assessment
objectives of exam

18. Answer the following questions
Conduct a macro and micro
analysis of an extract from a
TV drama
Understand assessment
objectives of exam
1. Which social group(s) are represented?
2. What message is being sent?
3. Does the message conform to or challenge
dominant notions of society?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IscFlwFNB6I-June
2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq7SdgQZOz
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20. Using TubeChop, find an example of a camera
angle, an edit, an element of mise-en-scene,
and a sound which you feel constructs the
meaning/ representation behind the extract
Conduct a macro and micro
analysis of an extract from a
TV drama
Understand assessment
objectives of exam

21. Answer the following questions
1. Which social group(s) are represented?
2. What message is being sent?
3. Does the message conform to or challenge
dominant notions of society?
Conduct a macro and micro
analysis of an extract from a
TV drama
Understand assessment
objectives of exam

22. How meaning is created AO1
[20 marks]
Example from the
extract(AO2)
[20 marks]
Terminology (AO1)
[10 marks]
Conduct a macro and micro
analysis of an extract from a
TV drama
Understand assessment
objectives of exam

23. How meaning is created AO1
Example from the extract (AO2)
Terminology (AO1)
Long shotAO1
At the beginning of the sequence as the paper boy
is cycling up the drive to the grand house AO2
Establishes the status of the characters. Audience are awed by
imposing house and picturesque location. Extreme wealth will
also be presented as the exact opposite to the servants who live
and work downstairs. Dichotomy between rich and poor played
out within these 4 walls AO1