The document provides tasks and instructions for students to analyze examples from two gangster texts based on syntactic elements, theories of organized crime, vicarious learning, and gender roles. Students are asked to note micro features for one scene from each text, present conclusions in three points, and analyze how one syntactic or semantic code applies to both texts. For an extension task, students should research and analyze how one example of a syntactic or semantic code associated with the gangster genre applies to both texts.

1. Task - 1 Hour:
• Complete the tasks on the slides after this based around the Question ABOVE.
• Watch and find relevant examples from BOTH texts
• Note down Micro features (Mise-en-scene, Sound, Cinematography, Editing) that help
establish these in the space provided.

2. Iain Colley (2001)
“It’s common for the Gangster hero to start out small, entering a criminal sub world as a
willing novice”
Syntactic Elements
(Rick Altman – 1984) that are
‘repeated’ (Steve Neale – 1980)
across both texts:
YOU MUST analyse x1 scene/example from BOTH texts that represent this ideology to the
spectator and support your understanding with micro feature examples.

3. Iain Colley (2001)
“It’s common for the Gangster hero to start out small, entering a criminal sub world as a
willing novice”
Conclusion of findings – Present in 3 Points

4. Syntactic Elements
(Rick Altman – 1984) that are
‘repeated’ (Steve Neale – 1980)
across both texts:
YOU MUST analyse x1 scene/example from BOTH texts that represent this ideology to the
spectator and support your understanding with micro feature examples.
Ethnic Succession theory (Bell – 1961)
http://law.jrank.org/pages/1626/Organized-Crime-Ethnic-succession-organized-crime.html

5. Conclusion of findings – Present in 3 Points
Ethnic Succession theory (Bell – 1961)

6. Syntactic Elements
(Rick Altman – 1984) that are
‘repeated’ (Steve Neale – 1980)
across both texts:
YOU MUST analyse x1 scene/example from BOTH texts that represent this ideology to the
spectator and support your understanding with micro feature examples.
Stevie Lucas (TI) declaring to his Uncle Frank “I want what you got
Uncle Frank. I want to be you.”
Vicarious Learning (Bandura – 1977)

7. Conclusion of findings – Present in 3 Points
Vicarious Learning (Bandura – 1977)

8. Syntactic Elements
(Rick Altman – 1984) that are
‘repeated’ (Steve Neale – 1980)
across both texts:
YOU MUST analyse x1 scene/example from BOTH texts that represent this ideology to the
spectator and support your understanding with micro feature examples.
“Men act, women appear” (John Berger – 1972)

9. Conclusion of findings – Present in 3 Points
“Men act, women appear” (John Berger – 1972)

10. EXTENSION TASK
• Research x1 Example of Syntactic and
Semantic Code asscoaietd to the Gangster
Genre – Theory possibly –
Does it apply to BOTH texts? How?

11. Task - 50 minutes:
• Answer the Question based on the research you have completed today.
• Follow the PECA method of structuring your paragraphs.
• Include a BRIEF Introduction and Conclusion.