WEEK 1A 4-6 SEPTEMBER 2019 Wednesday-friday
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LFTV DRAMA STRANGER THINGS - IN DEPTH STUDY
Holiday work - hand in HOLIDAY WORK FOR WEDNESDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER 1) UCAS EVIDENCE ASSIGNMENT Choose an area of the Media course you are particularly interested in (e.g. music video, (fake) news, gaming, magazine analysis, Netflix series, adverts). Either do a visually attractive presentation - at least 8 slides or an essay of at least 350 words Your work must show flair, engagement and evidence of wider reading & reflection beyond mere facts & description __________________________________ 2) WATCH STRANGER THINGS ________________________________ 3) Read Stranger Things Booklet pages 8-10 and do the activities C-F _______________________________________ 4) Media news - write about one piece of media news and discuss its significance - MINIMUM 120 WORDS 5) Optional but desirable if you want to go on to some aspect of TV/Film production: produce one of the following: a short music video a promo video for a product (max 2 mins) a video on the theme of either 'identity' OR 'light' Theory links- intro 'Dustin' talks about ST on social media https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEMeDw7dCb4 (Booklet Activity H) Research other examples of social media cross-promotion & digital convergence. e.g. Millie Bobby Brown cast Q&A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqGehRgKTLo Booklet - articles and questions pp13-21 |
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WEEK 1 9-13 SEPTEMBER
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STRANGER THINGS
1) Investigate, research and present ST's social media presence. How does social media raise the profile of the series 2) Booklet articles & questions pp13-21 3) Theory tie in (academic arguments and ideas): industries & feminism. essay for Wednesday 18th - see screenshot on the right |
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WEEK 2 16-20 SEPTEMBER
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STRANGER THINGS
_______________________________________________________________________ Work for Tuesday's lesson Year 13 Media work for Tuesday 17th I will be out until around midday. Booklet: p13 & 14 – answer all the questions in your own words to show that you understand the articles. Remember essay for Wednesday _______________________________________________________________________ finish booklet - all sections look at exam questions Long questions /30 and short answers /10 Exam question 10 marks: Evaluate the relevance of Todorov’s theory of narratology to long form television drama. Spend 7-10 mins on this Homework for Wednesday 25th To what extent does ST deal with specific social, economic and cultural contexts of 1980s USA? To what extent are its themes universal. |
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Here's the excellent video we watched on intertextuality. Don't worry about the last 2 minutes.
https://youtu.be/AwTpsw-ufDA |
WEEK 3 23-27 SEPTEMBER
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We'll probably move on to DEUTSCHLAND 83 later this week.
Plan & write one more ST essay: 'Give examples of Intertextuality in ST E1. What is its effect? How does it relate to academic arguments and ideas you have studied?' /30 Wednesday 25th : Hand in essay: To what extent does ST deal with specific social, economic and cultural contexts of 1980s USA? To what extent are its themes universal? |
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WEEK 4 2, 3, 4 OCTOBER
NO SCHOOL 30 SEPT & 1 OCTOBER (RH)
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DEUTSCHLAND 83 . LFTV DRAMA IN DEPTH STUDY
Character summary & familiarization! |
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WEEK 5 7-11 OCTOBER
NO SCHOOL TUES PM AND WEDNESDAY (YK)
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DEUTSCHLAND 83 - theory links + representations.
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HALF TERM: 14-23 OCTOBER
DEUTSCHLAND 83 HOLIDAY WORK FOR HALF-TERM HAND IN ON THURSDAY 24TH OCTOBER Must do: Booklet Activities C, D, E and H Essay: How successfully does D83 target its audience? (30 marks ) . If you're stuck - use the writing frame on the right to help you ______________________ Optional: Work through p21- activity L questions on the articles |
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