2. Activity
• By now, you should have decided on a natural
disaster that happened recently around the
world during or after the year 2010.
e.g. East African drought of 2011
Japan Earthquake/ Tsunami of 2011
Tropical Storm in Washi/Philippines of 2011
3. Activity
• Research and record the objective facts that answer
the
WHO is involved?
WHAT happened?
WHERE did the event/incident take place?
WHEN did it happen?
WHY and HOW did it happen?
Please cite the sources of your information and images!
Copy and paste the URL below.
You have 10 min to do this!
4. Please put all your news clip in a
word document with the
sources (URL) stated. Activity Google News
• Find 4 news sources for the event that you have chosen as
a group.
• Each member to find a different news source.
• If you are in groups of 5, then you will have to find 5 news
sources altogether.
• You need to look for both TEXT & IMAGES.
And the text and images of each news source
must fulfill the following criteria:
1) dealing with destruction and devastation
2) dealing with the needs of those suffering after the event
calling for help/aid/resources for the immediate and
long-term recovery and rebuilding processes, dealing with
successful recovery and rebuilding after the event.
5. Activity
• Thursday:
1.bring along the stapled worksheets that I have
given you. You will be filling in the news
deconstruction chart individually.
2.Print the collated news sources and bring it to
class.
• Wednesday! Narrative and Visual Test! (15%)
7. Step 1: Activity
• Complete the Deconstruction Chart for each
source.
Objective fact Descriptive Image Source of the Sensational Effects of the
words in the Elements that Text or Image Elements Image and
text support the Text on the
descriptive Audience
text
State the Quote the Describe the State the URL Determine How did you
facts/informa descriptive images used. and the news the feel after
tion. words/phras You can company sensationalis reading this
es used. staple your reporting the m technique news report?
e.g. “…” images to event. used. How
this chart at E.g. Channel did the
the back, News Asia report
sensationalis
ed the
event?
8. Step 1: Activity
• Example: “Money won’t bring my sister back”
by The New Paper - Who
Objective fact Descriptive Image Source of the Sensational Effects of the
words in the Elements that Text or Image Elements Image and
text support the Text on the
descriptive Audience
text
Madam Chan “heartbrakin Various The New Emotional You feel sad
Ah Yong, 66 g task”, images of Paper appeal- why and the
“grim news”- bus she is in family’s pain
adjectives accidents, Singapore, and lost.
that blown up her daily
describes the picture of routine,
natural Madam holiday
disaster Chan, picture plans.
of daughter
crying.
9. As a group, write the
Step 2: Activity questions and answers on a
new piece of paper.
• You need to compare all your sources to determine:
1. Which ones were more sensational and why they
were? (differences in portrayal)
2. What was deemed “newsworthy”
3. Why this event was newsworthy
4. What elements in the stories were considered
important enough for several news sources to report.
(similarities)
5. Whether there was any news about recovery and
rebuilding following the event, and how difficult it was
to find this information. Please staple everything in order.
The news sources followed by the
deconstruction chart for each
news source followed by the
answers for these questions.
10. Step 3: Activity
• Are there any information that has been left
out from your news article but is apparent in
your group mates’ article?
• Each student should identify at least one
missing element in her story.
11. HOMEWORK (Reflection n
• PACC
presentation) Copy these down!
• Looking at your group’s deconstruction chart, answer
these questions:
1. The purpose of the media representations of the event
2. Who the different audiences were for the media
representations of the event
3. The effects of the media representations of the event
on the different audiences
4. Any ethical or moral concerns you think there might be
regarding the media.
Present your presentation in the form of
Bring 2 newspaper from a PowerPoint and present it in class to
the same day. The Straits your classmates as a group.
Times and The New Paper Print a handout of your slides for me to
for the next few lessons. mark and assess.
