The document outlines a lesson plan to analyze representations of age, gender, and social class in the films "Super 8" and "Moonrise Kingdom". Students will watch clips from the films and make notes on how masculinity, social class, and teenagers are represented, considering the technical elements used and whether the representations are stereotypical. The objectives are for students to learn how to analyze representations in films.

1. ‘Super 8’ (J.J. Abrams, USA, 2011)
‘Moonrise Kingdom’ (Wes
Anderson, USA, 2012)
Lesson Objectives: To be able to analyse representation in ‘Super 8’ and ‘Moonrise
Kingdom’.

2. Representation
The processes of constructing images of different people, places
and ideas in films.
What messages are communicated?
How are the representations constructed?
To what extent are they stereotypical?
Lesson Objectives: To be able to analyse representation in ‘Super 8’ and ‘Moonrise
Kingdom’.

3. Representations
of:
• Age
• Gender
• Social class
Lesson Objectives: To be able to analyse representation in ‘Super 8’ and ‘Moonrise
Kingdom’.

4. Representations
of:
• Age
• Gender
• Social class
Lesson Objectives: To be able to analyse representation in ‘Super 8’ and ‘Moonrise
Kingdom’.

5. Representation of Masculinity:
Watch the extracts and make notes on
how masculinity is represented.
6:44
49:50
1:35
Consider how the representations are
constructed through the technical
elements.
To what extent is this representation
stereotypical?
Lesson Objectives: To be able to analyse representation in ‘Super 8’ and ‘Moonrise
Kingdom’.

6. Representation of Social Class:
Watch the extract and make notes on
how Allie’s family is represented as
working class.
How are technical elements used to
construct the representation?
Is the representation stereotypical?
28:50
59:50
Lesson Objectives: To be able to analyse representation in ‘Super 8’ and ‘Moonrise
Kingdom’.

7. Representations of Age:
How are the teenagers
represented in the film?
Watch the extracts and make notes on how the teenage
characters are represented. What technical elements are
used? Is the representation stereotypical or antistereotypical?
9:00 1:22
Lesson Objectives: To be able to analyse representation in ‘Super 8’ and ‘Moonrise
Kingdom’.

8. Representations
Masculinity
Youth
Lesson Objectives: To be able to analyse representation in ‘Super 8’ and ‘Moonrise
Kingdom’.

9. Representations
Masculinity
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Lesson Objectives: To be able to analyse representation in ‘Super 8’ and ‘Moonrise
Kingdom’.