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YEAR 13   TERM 1A

Long Form TV Drama - Sample exam questions
A) Why do long form television dramas from different countries offer different representations?  [20]
 In your answer you must:
  consider the contexts in which long form television dramas are produced and 
consumed 

  explain how media contexts may have influenced representations in the set episodes 
of the two long form television dramas you have studied 

  make judgements and reach conclusions about the reasons for the differences in 
representation between the two episodes.
B) Evaluate the relevance of Todorov’s theory of narratology to long form television drama.
C) Discuss the extent to which the long form television dramas you have studied challenge the conventions of genre.
Your answer should make reference to both long form television dramas you have studied: one from List A and one from List B. [20]
D) Discuss the extent to which your chosen long form television dramas successfully target their audiences.
Your answer should make reference to both long form television dramas you have studied: one from List A and one from List B [20]
E) Evaluate the usefulness of academic ideas and arguments in helping your understanding of how media language is used in one of the long form television dramas that you have studied. [10]
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Extra questions and discussion points
  1. How does the first episode draw the audience in?
  2. How do long form TV dramas successfully target different audiences?
  3. Discuss the representation of location in the dramas you have studied.
  4. Compare and contrast the representations of certain groups in the dramas you have studied e.g. authority figures, police, children, women, villains, parents.
  5. How does long form TV drama successfully cross national and cultural boundaries to gain foreign audiences.
  6. Discuss the differences in style between the English language and the non English language TV drama you have studied.
  7. Discuss the role of intertextuality and other postmodern conventions such as self-referencing, parody and pastiche in your chosen TV dramas.
  8. How does the format of a long-form drama influence the structure of the narrative?
  9. To what extent do the dramas you have studied reflect the cultural, social, economic and political context of the countries in which they were produced?
  10. Which academic ideas, if any, could be useful in adding to an appreciation of the dramas you have studied? 

september /october 2018
week 1      3-7 september

Stranger Things  & Long Form TV Drama (LFTVD)
UGC & HNT recap. Origins of HNT. Bandura. Frankfurt School.
Todorov - narratology: disruption phase is key
open/closed narrative, linear/non-linear.  multi-strand 

Let's start with a basic piece of analysis. NOTE: these are introductory questions to warm you up. A-Level sample questions can be found at the top. 
How does Stranger Things S1E1 grab the audience? What codes and conventions are used?
How does the episode attract a range of audiences?  
How many narrative storylines are there?
Which genres are present?

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​WEEK 2     12-14 SEPTEMBER

Short week.  Mon 10 & Tue 11are holidays.
Stranger Things S1E1
Connotation (Barthes) 'Structuralism'; visual & audio signifiers
Hall: encoding/decoding; 3 readings
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week 3     17-21 september

No school Tues pm and Wednesday all day.
Stranger Things contd. 
Complete theory link sheet & do Representations sheet

​Holiday work
A) revise the following and show how they link to Stranger Thibgs
Neale- Genre theory 'Repetition & Difference'
Lacey - Repertoire of elements
Hall, Propp and Todorov
Dyer
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B) Essay: How do the representations in Stranger Things Episode 1 add to the appeal to wide-ranging audiences
To be handed in on Friday 5th October.

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Mon 24th Sept-Weds 3rd Oct: Holidays

week 4     Thursday  4 & Friday 5 October

Stranger Things. 
Work through the Study Pack
Intertextuality
Postmodernism. Baudrillard - replica world

week 5      8-12 october

Mon 8th October: Open Morning
​Continue with the 'Stranger Things' Study pack

Homework: finish all the questions on the articles

​Essay Practice - just refer to Stranger Things
A) Discuss the extent to which the long form television dramas you have studied challenge the conventions of genre.
  [20]
​B)
Discuss the extent to which your chosen long form television dramas successfully target their audiences.
  [20] 


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WEEK 6      15-19 OCTOBER 

Stranger Things -  Essay Practice - do one at home and one in class. Just refer to Stranger Things.  

A)Discuss the extent to which the long form television dramas you have studied challenge the conventions of genre.
 [20]
b) Discuss the extent to which your chosen long form television dramas successfully target their audiences.
  [20] 

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WEEK 7      22-26 OCTOBER

Deutschland 83 - summary and attention grabbing techniques


WEEK 8     29-31 OCTOBER

Short week: Thursday  & Friday are holidays

Deutschland 83 activity booklet. 
See questions in blue box at the top of the page.
Theory recap.

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JMEI's admin area - still to cover:
Gauntlett - multiple and fluid identities.
Gilroy - post-colonialism, dislocation, national & racial identity. diaspora cultures
Assessment LFTV drama facts plus.


are you an external user of this site?
LONG FORM TV DRAMA ACTIVITY WORKBOOKS are
downloadable FROM TES RESOURCES

Stranger Things Episode 1 Activity booklet is available from TES resources here: 
https://bit.ly/2q4ISws
Deutschland 83 Episode 1 Activity Booklet is available from TES resources here:
https://bit.ly/2CYuRJe
Deutschland 83 and Stranger Things - two booklet 'bundle' available from TES resources here:                  https://bit.ly/2EDnhoX

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