YEAR 13 LESSON TWELVE [13th Oct 14]: Homework

Students considered the media issues and debates that surround media REGULATION. The session considered a series of adverts that have been banned by various regulatory institutions. See the last Year 13 blog entry to review the resources used in this session. Discussion considered THE MORAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE INSTITUTION and why media is regulated.

HOMEWORK: Students are moving towards the consideration of issues linked to the question:

CAN MEDIA INFLUENCE HUMAN BEHAVIOUR? 

The specific essay question that students will be asked to attempt will be:

VIOLENT MEDIA CREATES VIOLENT PEOPLE. To what extent do you agree with this statement?

Students need to be aware of how media theory can be used to illustrate the potential influence of a media text. You will need to have SPECIFIC EXAMPLES for this essay so your homework needs to involve some research.

Potential research areas:

• CLOCKWORK ORANGE and the media debate raised by this film.
• Anders Breivik and his use of violent video games.
• The Jamie Bulger incident and the alleged influence of violent films.
• How an audience may use violent films in a positive manner.
• The Uses and Gratifications Theory and how this can be applied to this question.
• An understanding of Dyer's Theories.

The next session will consider how people USE media so students will be expected to offer specific textual reference through which they will offer an understanding of media theory.
RESOURCES:
Anders Breivik:
http://techland.time.com/2012/04/17/norway-killer-played-world-of-warcraft-which-probably-means-nothing-at-all/
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/apr/19/anders-breivik-call-of-duty
http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/04/25/does-breiviks-claims-of-honing-skills-on-call-of-duty-mean-we-should-worry-about-video-games/
Clockwork Orange Doc:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg2tCj93cGY

SO....our focus next lesson will be the exploration and application of media theory. Can violent media really influence human behaviour? How can we apply media theory to this debate?
WATCH/DIGEST THIS RESOURCE...Does Violent media make us violent?
PART ONE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIlxj5T20CI
PART TWO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKTL7Hhj3qE