YOUAINTNOMUSLIMBRUV...

Brilliant article about the power of social media:
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/dec/06/you-aint-no-muslim-bruv-britons-social-media
mobile phone article:
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/dec/06/flight-or-film-cameraphones-bystander-spreading-terror-message

YEAR 13 LESSON TWENTY-ONE/TWENTY-TWO [ 1st/4th Dec 15]: Homework

The Tuesday morning session continued the consideration of how to apply media theory to the front page from THE SUN. Is this a destructive or harmless example of media influence? Can media influence human behaviour at all?
HOMEWORK: Complete the written response.

The Friday session considered issues relating to MEDIA REGULATION. The class were asked to consider who regulates our media and why? Texts used in the lesson included the resources below:
Clip from The Life of Brian:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHPOzQzk9Qo
A banned Yves Saint Laurent 'Opium' advertisement:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvBVUit3kjY
Banned Federici Ice-Cream advert:


























Here are some other controversial banned advertisements:
Women's Aid 'CUT' advertisement:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4RjsqPYaS0

The whole point of this lesson was to explore the issue of REGULATION and consider the difficulty that surrounds this area of media. The two questions that students were asked to consider were:

• WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REGULATING MEDIA?
• WHY IS THE REGULATION OF MEDIA PROBLEMATIC?

If students type the word 'BANNED' into the white bar in the top-left corner of this blog they will access a lot of resources that relate to this issue. You should watch some of this material.

HOMEWORK: Enjoy being a teenager and watch some of the resources posted to the blog that explore issues relating to MEDIA REGULATION. We will be discussing this issue on Tuesday.

YEAR 12 LESSON TWENTY-ONE/TWENTY-TWO [30th Nov/ 3rd Dec 15]: Homework

Continue filming. We will begin the edit next week. I collected all the footage on Thursday and I will have a file of work ready for you for Monday's lesson.

HOMEWORK: Enjoy being a TEENAGER. Bring an audio file with you for Monday's session as we will begin to edit the film.