The document discusses reflective and constructionist views of representation and how they apply to coverage of the Rugby World Cup. A reflective view sees media as reflecting reality, while a constructionist view is that media representations construct our knowledge. Students are asked to search online coverage of the Rugby World Cup, note descriptive words used about the English rugby team, and analyze how the media constructs a representation of the team.

1. Learning Objective To understand the difference between reflective and constructionist views of representation. To apply these theories to The Rugby World Cup

2. Realism A media text or representation that seems credible to an audience, in terms of events, people, emotions or experiences as opposed to a text that is seen to be merely fantasy

3. Reflective View of Representations Understands media representations as a reflection of lived reality. It does reflect reality, but by mediation of media language/narrative to gain perspective. (more personal views)

4. Constructionist View of Representation An understanding that our knowledge of the world is constructed by media representations. Constructing your view of the media…through representations portrayed.

5. The Rugby World Cup

6. TASK – This task will be constructing your view of The England Rugby Union Team through representations in the media Go on the Internet and search for as much coverage of The Rugby World Cup as possible. Note down any ‘descriptive words’ the media uses to describe The English Rugby Team (brave, impressive etc). How does the media create a constructionist representation of the English Rugby Union Team?