Year 11: Week 24

In this week's lessons you will answer the following questions;

1. What are the similarities and differences between Outnumbered and  A League of Their Own? (These are our two case studies)
2. How is mise-en-scene used to create effect in the extract from The Hurt Locker?

To answer question 1, you will start by watching an extract from A League of Their Own. You will then complete a comparison table (available here) to record your observations and thoughts. You should ask yourself the following key questions;

• What is the difference between the two channels?
• Are the two programmes broadcast on the same day at the same time? Why / why not?
• Why is ALOTO broadcast at that time on that day?
• What type of person would watch ALOTO? Who is the target audience? What makes you think this? Is this a different target audience to Outnumbered?
• What would the target audience find appealing about ALOTO? How are these audience pleasures different or similar to the reasons people enjoy Outnumbered?

Download and complete the sheet (this is the draft version). You can use the ALOTO case study on our TV Comedy blog to help too. Print a copy of your table and put your name(s) on it. Hand your sheet in before you leave the lesson. Your teacher will take the best responses and transfer them to a final version of the table that we will share (for revision purposes). There will be Vivos for every student suggesting a response that makes it to the final draft! Students not attempting to contribute enough ideas to the final draft will not be given a copy of the final document and will be required to complete the draft document again in their own time ('cos that would be social loafing and that's a bad thing when working as a team!).

To answer question 2, we will revisit the exam clip that we looked at last week. You should consider how mise-en-scene is used to create meaning in this clip and complete the final (currently empty) box from last week's sheet. Once again, we will share your suggestions.

At the start of the second lesson you will also retake the Outnumbered audience pleasures test from last week. Any student not achieving a full set of 'greens' this time will be required to resit the test in their own time (it is, after all, just a case of learning the 9 answers that I've given you).

I have also got hard copies of the question 1 revision Powerpoint (how the extract fits the action adventure genre) so that you can revise away from a computer/internet. Why not use these resources during reading time in tutor groups? Learn the 8 ways in which the clip MAY fit the action adventure genre so that you can write confidently about 2 ways that it DOES in the exam.