YEAR 12 Tuesday March 28th 17:

Back in the classroom media comrades. Let's get analytical!
Resource:
I Phone 7 + Airpods
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvVvwh3BRq8

How is technology represented in this text?
How are media forms used to shape meaning?
Who is the target audience?

CROSS-MEDIA STUDY QUESTION:

“Media institutions always attempt to shape the values and attitudes of their audiences through their products.” Consider this statement in relation to the products in your cross-media study.
Support your answer with reference to a range of products from three media platforms.


HOMEWORK: Complete your coursework.

YEAR 13 Mon 27th March 17:

Today's session considered issues linked to privacy and security in the digital world before the class attempted a Section A critical analysis.

HOMEWORK: Complete Coursework. Digest the resources below. 

Amber Rudd:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/mar/26/intelligence-services-access-whatsapp-amber-rudd-westminster-attack-encrypted-messaging
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/03/26/home-secretary-amber-rudd-whatsapp-gives-terrorists-place-hide/

ONE OF THE KEY CURRENT MEDIA DEBATES is PRIVACY V. SECURITY.
What do you think? How much 'browsing' privacy should we expect in the digital world?
Do you agree with Amber Rudd?

Exam paper Section A:
How is technology being represented in these two texts?
I Phone 7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvVvwh3BRq8
Tim Berners-Lee
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26540635

Another interesting article...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39246810

YEAR 13 FEB/MARCH 2017...Back in the classroom...

For the last few weeks we have been concentrating on the coursework and our next lesson will see a return to structured lessons within which we will be considering issues linked to the examination. The DEADLINE for coursework is the end of this half-term.
MEDIA ISSUES AND DEBATES..Some resources to digest:
FOX NEWS and KATY HOPKINS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v1b-u3Y6tg&bpctr=1490527456
Mediated Photograph:

REBEL MEDIA report at Westminster:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhrhLovaFs8
Rebel Media:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGy6uV7yqGWDeUWTZzT3ZEg
Is our world becoming more democratic and informed with the rise of online NEWS sites like THE REBEL and THE CANARY?
The Canary:
https://www.thecanary.co 
https://www.thecanary.co/values/
The films of Waad Al-Kateab:
https://www.channel4.com/news/waad-al-kateab-is-an-award-winning-film-maker-and-she-is-in-grave-danger?intcmp=search_results_page_bottom_p1
FAKE NEWS:
https://www.channel4.com/news/fake-news-true-or-false?intcmp=search_results_page_bottom_p1
https://www.channel4.com/news/fake-news-did-it-make-a-difference-to-the-us-election?intcmp=search_results_page_bottom_p1
Why Owen Jones has left social media...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/39242759/owen-jones-quits-social-media-after-threats-of-torture-and-murder
http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/guardian-columnist-owen-jones-quits-twitter-and-facebook-because-he-finds-left-wing-abuse-utterly-depressing/

YEAR 12: FEB/MARCH 2017...THE CLOCKS MOVE FORWARD AND SO DO WE...

Ok folks...for the last few weeks we have been working on COURSEWORK and creating a short film to promote the Joint Sixth to Y11. Now it is time to get back to the analytical side of the course. Our next session on TUESDAY will be back in the classroom. I will expect you all to complete the Y12 film for HOMEWORK. Here are some resources for you to digest before we return to the classroom.

The next few weeks are crucial as we complete coursework, improve our ability to access Section A of the exam, and improve our understanding of the Cross-Media Study.

Resources that capture some MEDIA issues that students should synthesise:
Charlie Brooker's view of how media has created a gulf between reality and television:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8MjoB3vgv
Be aware of the incredible filmmaking of WAAD AL KATEAB. She is a filmmaker/citizen journalist documenting the horror of Aleppo. Why is this kind of filmmaking important?
https://news.channel4.com/livepages/2016/inside-aleppo/

How Fake News affected the US Election:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZusqgWUNFG4
Can you tell what is real? Channel Four News:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLakMV6CNHk
Kellyanne Conway..'alternative facts'?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSrEEDQgFc8

One of the central media concerns is MEDIATION of content.

Resources for Y12...14th March 2017..

Is Othello a racist play?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAcmVH8vqZw&t=15s
Iqbal Khan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvef-Rxk6DU&t=4s
Playing Othello:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cNOd1tUaaw
Playing Iago:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcCzk8aT8H8
THAT Dramatic Tragedy resource from the National Theatre:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSr6mP-zxUc&t=69s
An introduction to Greek Theatre:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSRLK7SogvE

IS OTHELLO A TRAGIC HERO?