YEAR 13 LESSON FIFTEEN [19th JAN 11]: Homework.

Students presented their homework to the class. The class watched the first ten minutes of Stanley Kubrick's 'Clockwork Orange' and discussed issues relating to moral panics. This is a very famous and controversial film and students need to be aware of the media issues and debates that surround this film. ZW presented material relating to Judas Priest and moral panics linked to the influence of music, ZQ provided resources relating to 'Clockwork Orange', AD explored issues relating to 'Borat', and BF will provide resources relating to digital games next week.

The second half of the lesson involved students watching a section of the CHRIS MORRIS series 'BRASS EYE'. Students watched a segment of the 'Drugs' episode and were asked to consider how and why Morris is attacking the media and how this episode relates to the issue of moral panics.

Homework: BF needs to complete his A4 resource sheet. Students need to consider how they would answer the question: 'Why should 'media regulation' be of interest to a student of media?' Students need to consider Effects/Audience Theory, how media regulation can be linked to moral panics, and support all views with specific textual reference. Furthermore, students need to read the resources I gave to the class as these resources will allow you to answer the 'regulation' question. Students also need to read the A4 resources provided by their classmates as this will allow students to develop an overview of the 'regulation/moral panic' topic. This reading will inform the quality of the debate in the next session so please do not ignore this instruction.

Below is a link to YOU TUBE and the first ten minutes of the Brass Eye episode: Drugs. Watch again to determine how Morris uses media forms and subverts accepted codes and conventions to mock the mainstream media. How do we know this is satire?What is being mocked and why is it being mocked? What is Morris's aim? We will be discussing Morris in the next lesson.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4f4oy2M_Og

Click on link below to access a Six minute film by ADAM CURTIS that explores 'moral panics'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae6vZE-gsAg

Click on link below to access ITN News Report relating to BRASS EYE.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ngb-2Wr8d_0

Click on link to access a VH1 report relating to the Judas Priest trial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ig9Y9304kaA