Media intro

1. CANWE BELIEVE
EVERYTHINGWE
SEE/HEAR/READ INTHE
MEDIA?
DO NOW

2. INTRODUCTIONTO
MEDIA
REPRESENTATIONS
Wednesday, 30 August 2017

3. WHAT IS MEANT BYTHETERM
‘REPRESENTATION’?
■ The media offers the audience an interpretation of
the world.
■ It is a RE PRESENTATION of the events, people and
places.

4. POSITIVEAND NEGATIVE
■ THE FIRST THING WE CAN
CONSIDER ABOUT
REPRESENTATIONS IS IF THEY ARE
POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE.
■ Is this positive or negative?
■ What is your evidence?

5. WHAT OTHER ADJECTIVES WOULDYOU
USETO DESCRIBETHE ATHLETES BELOW.
• Strong
• Determined
• Brave
• Focused
• Powerful
• Un-typical
Is this 100% accurate as a representation of a person with
a disability? Why/Why not?

6. WHATWORD SPRINGSTO MIND
ABOUTTHE REPRESENTATION INTHIS
CLIP?■ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV1zK8zRCPo
STEREOTYPICAL
A STEREOTYPE IS A GENERALISED REPRESENTATION OF A PERSON,
PLACE OR THING.
THEY ARE LIMITED AND OFTEN OFFENSIVE OR USED FOR COMEDY.

7. STEREOTYPED EXPECTATIONS
■ Complete the list to show what you would expect to see as a stereotypical
representation for each person listed.

8. How does this advert challenge stereotypes?

9. QUESTION: COMPARE HOWTHETRAILER
REPRESENTSTEACHERS AND STUDENTS.
■ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPEDKsf8Z8Q

10. WHATYOU COULD HAVE SAID…
■ Teachers are represented as professionals as told by their manner of
speaking and the way they are dressed.
■ They are also seen as caring, telling students that they are ‘proud’ of
them.
■ Teachers are also shown in a more human way, using humour
“Bantaaaa” to interact with the students.
■ The students are very diverse.
■ Some are intelligent and celebrate their success within school.
■ Other students are represented as more comical or unusual, for
example having tape on their faces.
■ Finally some students are more troubled and show a dramatic side to
school for example crying or being outside on office chairs.

11. THE BIG QUESTION
■ Is ‘Educating The East End’ a truly accurate
representation of schools in the UK?
■ Why?