| Year 10 Religion and the Media Module Student Guidelines |
| You will be formally assessed on your abilities to: Recall, select, organise, and deploy knowledge of specific content. Describe, analyse and explain the relevance and application of religions and moral responses. Evaluated different responses, using relevant evidence and argument. You will need to know: What types of religious programmes can we find on television? What are the most popular religious programmes. Two reasons why Channel 4 decided to put religious programmes on at peak viewing time, such as Marrying a Stranger, or the Children of Abraham. Copies available for viewing through Media Club, Tuesdays, 13:00-14:00, you are allowed to bring in your packed lunch, so try to attend. Worship and Magazine Programmes While we watch Songs of Praise and the Heaven and Earth Show try to consider your responses to the following key questions: Who might watch this programme and why? Why might people in the target audience enjoy it? Why might other viewers not enjoy it? Recent copies of both these programmes will be available for viewing during lesson time. Religious Documentaries We will try to watch at least two religious documentary-type programmes. Whilst watching the programmes try to consider your responses to the following key questions: Who might watch a programme like this and why? Why might they find it interesting? Why might some viewers not find it interesting? We have a treasured copy of 2001�s Rosh Hashannah, shown on the 16092001, just after September 11th. and a copy of 10 Things You Always Wanted To Know About Islam, with Shazia Mirza, which we will watch during lesson time. Religious and moral issues in soaps, dramas and movies 1 Use the Radio/TV Times or any other, to find a soap, which is currently covering a moral issue, watch it, as a homework exercise, for a few episodes, consider and report on: What the issue is? Who is involved? How the issue ends? 2 Then answer the following questions: Why did the scriptwriters include this issue? In what other ways could the issue have been dealt with? What ways would you have dealt with the issue and why? We have copies of Eastenders, covering abortion/adoption and euthanasia issues, which will be available through Media Club, so try to attend. 3 Watch a film or TV drama with a religious theme/moral issue and report on: What the theme/issue was? How it was dealt with? Why you think that theme/issue was chosen? How effective you thought the movie was and why? Was the treatment of the issue/views aired fair? Did it present the culture/issue/ or religious beliefs fairly, or did it 'oil the stereotypical wheel'? If you were the scriptwriter, how would you have covered the issue? Respond to the following statement, showing developed understanding based upon your learning during the module. 'The media does not reflect society, it leads it.' |
| Just a few links to some movies you might consider watching; relevant module headings have been included. We have some* in stock, for viewing through Media Club or you can borrow one, for free and have a Hen Night! |
The list would be endless, for the core of all movies is conflict, albeit internal or external, consider such movies as: Mississippi Burning Star Wars The Shawshank Redemption *Amistad *Dead Man Walking Seven The Devil's Advocate The Matrix Trilogy Lord of the Rings The Witches Pocahontas *Dangerous Minds East is East *Breakfast Club *The Fifth Element The Mummy/*The Mummy Returns To mention but a few.................... |
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| In House Viewing |
| Dangerous Minds Dead Man Walking The Green Mile A Shark's tale |
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| You have seen the movie! Why not READ the book? |
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