Newspapers and their websites
Component 1, Section A & B
Media language and Representations; Industries and Audiences
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Component 1, Section A & B Newspapers and their websites- Learning journey here with links to workbook
Component 1, Section A & B Newspapers and their websites- Learning journey here with links to workbook
Section A: The Sun and The Guardian front pages set texts (Media Language / Representation) Workbook Sun Quiz Guardian Quiz
Section A: The Sun and The Guardian front pages set texts (Media Language / Representation) Workbook Sun Quiz Guardian Quiz
Section B: The Sun Website (Industries and Audiences)
Section B: The Sun Website (Industries and Audiences)
Lesson 1
Lesson 1
1) Watch the 'Three Little Pigs' video above and answer these questions:
a) What is the purpose of newspapers?
b) What features of newspapers in the 21st century does the video point to that didn't exist in the 20th century?
2) Guess the price of the newspapers from their mastheads. When you are given the prices, try to match them each newspaper?
3) Complete the table, describing the connotations of the names and designs of the mastheads.
HOMEWORK: Complete the table on the following page using the internet to find key information (e.g. when the paper was launched) about each title.
Lesson 2
Lesson 2
1) Make bullet point notes in the booklet to compare the two newspaper covers using terms you already know, plus terms from the glossary on page 2
2) IZ - write a comparison of these front pages using clear paragraphs
3) Highlight key information about newspaper sales on the next page
4) Apply the uses and gratifications theory to complete the table to think about the different reasons audiences read newspapers.
Lesson 3
Lesson 3
1) Complete the comparison of the two set texts.
2) Start annotating the set texts ('Sun' and 'Guardian' front pages) using media terms from the media mat and the glossary on page 2 of the booklet.
3) Complete the match up on page 12 by writing the correct letters for the terms next to the definitions (use page 2 to help you if you get stuck)
4) Read the 'The Sun' information pack (below and in the workbook)
5) Complete this google form quiz: Sun quiz
6) Watch the videos about 'the Sun' front page and add to your annotations
7) Read the 'The Guardian' information pack (below and in the workbook)
8) Complete this google form quiz: Guardian Quiz
9) Watch the videos about 'the Guardian' front page and add to your annotations
The-sun.pdfGuardian.pdfMedia mat.pdfLesson 4
Lesson 4
1) Use the codes to label language features and appeals to different audience groups on page 19 of the workbook
2) Use the comparison template on page 20 to write a clear and detailed comparison, ideally in your exercise book
Lesson 5
Lesson 5
1) Using the advice on page 21, plan and write answers using your notes to the media language 5 mark questions about 'The Sun' front page
2) Answer the questions on 'The Guardian' first page
3) Use the mark scheme on page 24 to self assess yourself. Give yourself a mark out of 5 for your answers, and write reasons for your mark underneath.
Lesson 6
Lesson 6
1) Read and highlight the paragraphs at the top of page 25
2) Complete the match up between the heads and tails of the statement at the bottom of the page
3) Look at the 'Left v Right' resource on page 26. Write down at least 5 differences between people with a left wing point of view and those with right wing point of view
4) Complete the quiz on the website to the right. Use the more information link if you don't understand a question and miss it out if you're still not sure
5) Look at the three covers from left wing papers. Write down how we can tell they are left wing using stories from the covers and the way they are presented.
5) Look at the five covers from right wing papers. Write down how we can tell they are right wing using stories from the covers and the way they are presented, then answer the final two questions.
Lesson 7
Lesson 7
1) Complete the news values table by either ranking, selecting or giving scores to each of the stories in the table saying how important you think the story is using each news value.
2) Add up the scores to select which stories would feature on the front cover of a newspaper for that day if you were the editor
3) Write a few paragraphs summing up the stories you have chosen. Are you happy with the values the choices these reflect or are there things that are wrong with them?
4) Look at the two news stories from the Mail and Mail Online tweeted by England player Raheem Sterling. How are the black and white teenaged footballers represented differently, even though their stories are virtually the same? What do you think about these differences?
HOMEWORK: Revise the information packs, complete the online quizzes again and revise other contextual information you have learned so far in this unit ahead of a milestone assessment next lesson
Lesson 8
Lesson 8
1) Answer the contexts questions about the two set texts using information you have learned so far.
Use the structure and examples on page 34 to help you.
2) Use the markscheme to self assess and score your answer out of 5 (page 35)
Lesson 9
Lesson 9
1) Think about how the Sun Cover wants to be read by its readers (preferred reading) and how other people who have different views and values to 'The Sun' might read it (oppositional reading). Add notes to the table.
2) Do the same for 'The Guardian' front cover
HOMEWORK:
Annotate the Guardian front page on page 38. Make notes to plan a comparison on page 39
Lesson 10
Lesson 10
1) Read through the advice on how to complete the long comparison of representations on page 37.
2) Check that your notes on 'The Sun' set text front page and 'The Guardian' front page on 38 are complete.
3) Check your planning table is complete
4) Spend at least 30 minutes answering question about the comparison of representations of Britain on the two front pages. Link to audiences, contexts and theories (ACT) when discussing the reasons for the differences in the representations
5) Self assess and score your work using the grid on page 44. Add comments explaining your level for each of the bullet points in the table at the bottom.
HOMEWORK:
Complete the other comparison task to practice your skills (pages 44-48)
Bring in a copy of 'The Sun' newspaper to next lesson
Lesson 11
Lesson 11
1) Using a copy of 'The Sun' look through and make notes on the different content you find.
2) Complete the table on page 50 to explain how different parts of the paper appeal to different parts of the target audience
3) Make notes on how 'The Sun' links to different parts of the Uses and Gratifications Theory
What information (hard and soft news) does it give?
How are the choice of stories, or types of stories entertaining?
How is the way stories are presented in words and pictures entertaining?
How does the paper help the audience to establish their own identity and build social relationships?
Lesson 12
Lesson 12
1) Look at the snips from 'The Sun' website and answer the questions in the blue boxes
2) Complete the table on page 53 how different parts of the website appeal to different parts of the target audience
3) Look at 'The Sun' website and make your own snips that illustrate how it appeals to different audiences and for different reasons
4) Make notes on how 'The Sun' website links to different parts of the Uses and Gratifications Theory
What information (hard and soft news) does it give?
How are the choice of stories, or types of stories entertaining?
How is the way stories are presented in words and pictures entertaining?
How does the paper help the audience to establish their own identity and build social relationships?
5) Complete the IZ question: how does the Sun Website appeal to different audiences
6) Extended answer - what are the advantages and disadvantages of the Print and Online versions of 'The Sun' compared to each other?
7) EXTENSION: compare the 'Guardian' webpage to that of 'The Sun'
HOMEWORK:
Revise the contexts and background information relating to 'The Sun'. Use the videos below to help you:
Lesson 13
Lesson 13
1) Complete the Component 1b assessment (pages 56-59)
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