The Media

The Media - what is it and how does it affect us?

"The Media"

The media is all around us. Constantly. Wherever we turn, we see pictures, read news and other types of information, as well as watch videos, TV shows and films. Is this a good thing? Are we affected by it? It is important to reflect on these things in order to be able to be critical and not automatically fall for everything that you see or read, whether it is filtered/photoshopped pictures, ideas and preconceptions about people in society, news etc.

During this unit we will read texts in Wings Red, articles in British and American newspapers and magazines, watch videos/commercials, write a bit and, of course, discuss. We will also watch news programmes, like BBC one-minute world news. 

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/10462520/one-minute-world-news

What is "The Media"?

Wings Red 8:

The media is all around us, p.10-13

The power of advertising, p. 13-15 AND we will watch commercials.

It's in the paper, p. 16-17. We read articles in British and American newspapers, for example, The Guardian, The Times, USA Today, The Sun or The Daily Mirror. We talk about the differences between quality papers and the tabloids. Tell your classmates about the article you read.

Famous magazines, p. 18-19. We read articles in famous American and British magazines, for example: National Geographic, Time Magazine, Newsweek, PC Gamer and Seventeen. Prepare to tell your classmates about one of the articles you read. 

Agony Aunt, p. 20-21. Read and discuss teen problems. Write about a problem and answer another student's problem. 

We will finish this section with a project work where you will choose what you want to do and how you want to show what you have learned. 

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Tell your teacher about one of the articles you have read

Use the grid where you wrote about 1. The name of the newspaper or magazine Date 2. Headline and journalist 3. What? Where? When? Who? Why? How? 4. New words that you have learnt 5. Describe the pictures/photos. Do they add to the story? 6. Reflections about the text/article, language, credibility

Product placement

Watch a movie or an episode of your favourite TV-series. Look for product placements. Tell your peers about your movie/TV-series and what product placement you noticed.

Agony Aunt - Write a letter to Agony Aunt.

Start your letter with: "Dear Aggie, ..." Describe the problem as clearly as possible with examples and what the writer needs help with. Remember to end with: Best regards, Best wishes, Yours, Love or Bye and a signature (It could be a name or something that describes the feelings of the writer, like "Sad and lonely")

Project Work: A News Broadcast

Work with two or three partners. Make a news broadcast. Decide on what new you will present: international news, national news, a weather report, sports and so on. Write a script and practise it at least a couple of times. Act it out in front of your class or make a video to show your classmates and your teacher. Or watch the added document to get some more ideas.

Project Work: Make a commercial

Gör en reklamannons/film om något. Det kan vara en seriös uppgift eller så gör du något mer skämtsamt. Make your own advertisement Choose a product - Draw an image on a white sheet of paper. - Write your slogans and your selected information on the paper. Make your own commercial Write a script. - Rehearse your presentation. - Bring the stuff that you want to include to your next class. - Record the commercial on your phone or an iPad. - Hand it in on UNIKUM

Project Work: A School Newspaper or A News Sheet

Use workbook p. 24 for ideas.

Project Work: Photoshop

Watch the YouTube video. What are your reactions? Is photoshopped bodies something that we see in our daily lives? If yes, where? What do you think of photoshopped pictures?

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(I haven't tried all the Instagram links yet.)