Representation of age - theories

Theories of representation from Sarah Ghost

Yr 10 - assessment part 2

You've looked at how teenagers are represented, stereotypes and anti-stereotypes. You also now need to consider HOW the trailer communicates those ideas to you.

Remember your four areas of textual analysis:

• Mise en scene
• Camera work
• Sound
• Editing

You need to provide at least ONE example of each of these areas in your essay.

Mise en scene:

• Colour
• Clothing and hair and makeup
• Lighting
• Body language and facial expressions
• Setting and props

Camera work:

• Long shot, mid shot, close up, extreme close up
• 180 degree rule
• Over the shoulder shot, two shot, establishing shot
• Pan, tracking, crane, zoom
• Birds eye, high and low angle

Sound:

• Diegetic - anything on screen, belonging to the 'real' world
• Non-diegetic - anything not on screen that characters wouldn't hear
• Music, sound effects, voiceovers

Editing:

• Pace
• Special effects, slo-mo
• Cut, shot reverse shot, cross cutting, jump cuts, fade
• Eye line matching

Year 9 - assessment

You have learned a lot this term about the following things:

• Representation of different groups of people
• Representation in the media
• Stereotypes and anti-stereotypes
• Analysing media texts

You now need to demonstrate your knowledge of representation and apply this to the analysis of a short clip.



In your essay response you should write about:

• How each character is represented
• What we learn about each character as a result
• Why you think the character is represented that way
• How this representation meets our expectations of stereotypes
• Any ways the representations don't meet the stereotypes

Assessment success criteria - out of :

Level 1:

• Limited detail selected from the clip
• Unclear meaning in writing
• No terminology or theories applied

Level 2:

• At least one element of representation discussed
• Some general understanding of the concept of representation
• Some general understanding of which areas of representation are covered
• Little terminology or inaccurate terminology applied (theorists / media terminology)

Level 3:

• At least two elements of representation discussed
• Sound understanding of the concept of representation
• Sound understanding of which areas of representation are covered
• Some discussion of stereotyping and anti-stereotyping applied to clip
• Some terminology applied but inconsistent (theorists / media terminology)

Level 4:

• At least two elements of representation discussed in detail
• Clear and consistent understanding of the concept of representation
• Clear and consistent understanding of which areas of representation are covered
• Sustained discussion of stereotyping and anti-stereotyping applied to clip
• Consistently applies terminology accurately (theorists / media terminology)

Yr 10 media - practise essay

Task title:
How are teenagers represented in the Hunger Games trailer?

Think about:

• Individual characters
• Groups of characters (adults/teens)
• Dialogue, clothing, etc.
• Anti stereotypes as well as stereotypes

Have a look at the lesson blog post to re-watch the trailer.

Yr9 media - representation

Task 1:
Each group is to deliver your presentations on the different areas of representation to the rest of the class.

• Ethnicity
• Sexuality
• Gender
• Disability
• Age

As each group is presenting, you should be taking notes using a Word.doc. which you should then save as research.

Task 2:
Once presentations are delivered, you should create a guide to all the different areas of representation - you can do this as a PPT, Word, Prezi, Animoto. 

If you have any missing information from your classmates presentations, you must research it to make sure your guide is useful.

REMEMBER - this will be a tool you can use throughout your media studies course, as well as a handy revision tool for exams!

Task 3:
There are three areas of representation that you haven't covered - research these and add them to your representation guide.

• Ability (physical and mental)
• Regional identity
• Class and status

Don't forget to include:

• Key theorists
• Stereotypes and anti-stereotypes
• Examples in 'real' media
• Examples in 'fictional' media

Yr10 - Hunger Games

Task 1:
Analyse the trailer to consider how teenagers are represented - consider the following individuals and groups:

• Katniss
• Gale
• Peeta
• Primrose
• Groups of teenagers
• Adults (consider binary opposition)

Task 2:

Write a short essay that discusses how each of these individuals and groups are represented through age:

• Provide specific examples from the trailer
• Compare teenage stereotypes to the relevant characters
• Suggest any anti-stereotypes
• Compare teenagers with the representation of the 'adults' in the trailer

Year 9 - Blog instructions

Setting Up Your Blog

Year 9

Get into groups of no more than 4.


You have this lesson to research and prepare a presentation on one of the following topics:

• Ethnicity
• Sexuality
• Gender
• Disability
• Ability
• Class
• Age
• Regional identity

Each person in your group is responsible for a different part of the research that will presented to the rest of the class:

• Key theorists and what they have to say
• Stereotypes and anti-stereotypes
• Examples in 'real' media
• Examples in 'fake' media

Make sure you put a lot of effort into this as it will form the basis of your AND THE WHOLE CLASS understanding of representation in these different areas!