2.3 representation ncea

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REPRESENTATION2.3 - Demonstrate understanding of representationin the media.

AS91250 V. 1 Internal Assessment


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QUESTION

Is rap and hip-hop music to

blame for encouraging a culture

of violence in society?


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In my presentation I

SHOULD CONSIDER...Reasons for the difference between the representation of rap and hip-hop and

reality.

How media texts create stereotypes, messages and values for their audience.

Why media texts select certain material for the representation.

How effective the media text is in creating the representation.

What the implications of the representation is against reality.

Whether there are any issues associated with the representations,

stereotypes, messages and values communicated.


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INTERNAL ASSESSMENT

In this assessment you will be

looking at the evolution of the

rap/hip-hop genre across time

and how representation has

changed.

what you believe the genre of

rap and hip-hop is, an analysis

of three seperate

In the assessment you will

understand:

What the representation is

How features of media texts

create the representation

The effect of the media

You will submit a paper presentation for your internalwhich will be presented in class. You can use

software such as prezi, sliderocket, keynote or

Powerpoint.

There will be a guiding question for this presentation

which will be set by me, make sure it is written inyour diary!

In the presentation you will include:

1) Your understanding of what rap and hip-hop genre

is.

2) How rap and hip-hop has evolved across time and

the historical perspectives of the genre

3) Four pieces of analysis on four seperate rap/hip-

hop media texts. These can be: album covers,

magazine front covers, concert posters, film posters,

music videos, news stories, etc. You can select

these but you must run these by me first.4 A conclusion which summarises our findin s

Is rap and hip-hop music to blame for encouraging a

culture of violence in society?


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You should aim to create at least a slide per investigation. Here are some ideas to get you started:

SLIDE 1: What is rap and hip-hop genre? How can it be classified? What associations does it have with

sub-culture?

SLIDE 2: How has rap music evolved? Are there any historical implications to this? How has

representation changed? Include specific examples.

SLIDE 3: An analysis of the front cover of RIP IT UP magazine with a picture of a rap artist. You analysis

can be similar to the examples given to you in class but it can also be different. You could try

summarising your analysis next to the image for example. Ensure that through this process you are

using key media theorists and key media terminology.

SLIDE 4: An analysis of another rap/hip-hop media text of your choice. Album cover, music video,

concert poster, etc. As before, use key media terminology and theorists to analyse.

SLIDE 5/6: An analysis of two news stories (visual or text based) on rap and hip-hop music artists,

events, etc.

SLIDE 6: A short conclusion which summarises your findings and answers the question posed to you inclass. What have you discovered from this?

Is rap and hip-hop music to blame for encouraging

the culture of violence on society?


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ASSESSMENT CRITERIA


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ACHIEVEMENT

Demonstrate understandinginvolves describing the representation therepresentation and its effect. This includes describing:

What the representation is

How features of the media texts create the representation

The effect of the media representation


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ACHIEVEMENT WITH MERITDemonstrate in-depth understandinginvolves providing reasonedexplanations for the effect of the representation. This includes such aspects

as:

Reasons for the difference between representation and reality

Reasons for stereotypes, messages and/or values created by the

representation

Reasons why the selection and/or omission of material reinforce stereotypes,

messages and/or values

A reasoned explanation involves a logical argument supported by specific

evidence


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ACHIEVEMENT WITH

EXCELLENCEDemonstrate critical understanding involves examining likely consequences of

the representation and drawing conclusions based on the evidence. The

examination includes aspects of representation such as:

The effectiveness of the features in creating the representation

Implications of the differences between the representation and reality

The implications and/or effectiveness of stereotypes, messages and/or valuesthat are created by the representation

The implications and issues associated with the selection and/or omission of

material

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