YEAR 12 LESSON SEVEN [Tue 2nd Nov 10]: Homework.

Students were asked to produce an analysis of the front page of The Daily Mirror and the front page of The Sun.Both media texts were published on Thursday October 21st 2010 and relate to Gideon Osborne's spending cuts. Students were asked to consider the question: 'Why might the front page of these newspapers be of interest to a media student?'

Students were encouraged to consider institutional ideology and how this ideology shapes content, issues relating to representation, use of photography, and the significance of language and audience.

Students were also asked to offer ideas that may anchor meaning to the creative broadcast media produced before half-term.

Homework: Produce an essay in response to the question: 'Why might the front page of these newspapers be of interest to a media student?'

This question is deliberately broad as my aim is to gauge the level of media understanding that students have acquired thus far on the course. Click on link below to access a document designed to assist students with this task. This document is available to download:
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/59235890/MEDIA-STUDIES-TASK-NOV-10

Click on link below to access and download the Audience Theory document that I gave to students today. Read for homework:
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/59238243/AUDIENCE-THEORY