Quarter 3 Project Introduction

Quarter 3 Unit and Project Introduction

IGCSE Sociology

​Lesson Objectives

• ​Introduce Unit 7 topics: media and the Quarter 3 project

• ​Create questions for the Social Media project

​Unit 7 Media topics

• ​Who controls the media?

  • ​The various forms of the media, (e.g. television, radio, newspapers, books, films, Internet, including social media)

  • ​Role of advertising

  • ​Freedom and censorship in the media

  • ​Pluralist, Marxist and postmodernist perspectives on the nature and role of the media

  • ​Patterns of media use, (e.g. by gender, age, social class and ethnicity)

  • ​Media representation of ethnicity, gender, age, class and disability

​Unit 7 Media topics

• ​What is the influence of the media?

  • ​The role of the traditional/new media in shaping values, attitudes and behaviour, with particular reference to television and violence; political beliefs and voting; patterns of consumption; gender stereotyping; traditional stereotyping, the influence of the Internet in areas such as social networking.

  • ​Agenda setting, gate–keeping and stereotyping through the selection and presentation of the news

​Unit 7 Media topics

• ​What is the influence of the media?

  • Explanations of the influence of the media: hypodermic–syringe model, audience selection, cultural effects approach, uses and gratifications model

  • ​Bias and distortion in the media, including propaganda and moral panics

  • ​Developments in the media including changes in ownership, globalisation, interactivity, the digital divide, diversification and convergence within the media

  • ​Influence of media representations on the audience

Quarter 3 Project Introduction​

Theme: ULC Students and the Media

Open Ended

Groupings:

Please respond with the names of your groupmates.

3 members per group.

​Media

​The media are the ways in which people communicate with each other, and so they are essential to societies and culture.

​ULC Tour

​The class will tour the school for 10 minutes.

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​Ms. Chloe will guide you through different parts of the school. Observe and list down how forms of media are utilized in the school. Bring paper and pen. (Not your gadget). Observation is individual work.

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​Please be quiet and listen to Ms. Chloe's instructions.

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​Important: Follow rules so Ms. Ebro won't lose his job.

Ready?

​WELCOME BACK!

​Sit with your groupmates. Compare your lists and look for some patterns/interesting theme/idea.

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​Ask your groupmates: if we're given the choice, what are of media use at ULC should we study?

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​Quarter 3 Project GRASPS

​Goal: Make an output that answers your research questions.

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​Role: You are a member of ULink TV, a student-led organization that provides students an opportunity to share interesting writing, videos, presentations, etc.

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​Audience: Members of the school community such as students, teachers, parents, office staff, etc.

​Quarter 3 Project GRASPS

​Situation: Your group decided to research about ULC students' media use (traditional and new). To answer the questions, you will use two research methods (interview, survey, etc.)

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​Product: Your output will be in a form of an essay, video, or infographic that answers your chosen research questions. (2).

• ​Short Essay (minimum 1000 words)

• ​Video (minimum 6 minutes)

• ​Infographic (One page infographic with 300-word description)

​Quarter 3 Project GRASPS

​Standard: Your output will be graded based on the following (tentative):

• ​Content

• ​Organization

• ​Answer/Claim

• ​Research Method

• ​Presentation*

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​*Presentation at the end of the unit (To be announced)

Making your ​Research Questions

​Group Work

​Question Generation: STEP 1: 5 Minutes

Rules:

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​Ask as many questions as you can. List it down on a piece of paper.

1. Do not stop to discuss, judge, or answer the questions.

2. Write down every question exactly as it is stated.

3. Change any statement into a question.

Use the video, the tour, and the list of media use to generate questions about how ULC staff and students use the media (traditional and new)

​Final Step: Answer the MS Form

​Answer Q3 Project Introduction MS Form. Only one submission per group.

• ​Select 3 questions your group wants to answer for the project.

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Note: I will help in revising your final research questions. After this session, your group should have two research questions to cover.