Year 8 Media – Codes and Conventions
Course Outline – Time: 10 weeks
This term outline is a year 8 Media introductory unit. Students will learn what media is and how it is constructed for society. Students will keep a portfolio of all activities completed in class, along with any research and observations they find in their own time. Students will study and be exposed to the symbolic, written, audio and technical codes and convention involved in media creation. This will be done in context with film genre, target audience and stereotypes. Students will study a selected film in class and then in groups present a 10-15 minute presentation on how these codes and conventions were used within the film to represent genre, attract a target audience and create stereotypes. Following this the students will use what they have learnt to create their own poster for an original film of their creation. An important element of this assessment will include student’s ability to identify how they will use media codes and conventions in their poster to stipulate genre and attract their target audience. The student’s final assessment will be an in-class test on their understanding of the concepts studied throughout the term.
Aims
At the completion of this unit students should:
- Be able to identify and basically describe how symbolic, written, audio and technical (SWAT) codes are used in Media works.
- Understand how target audience and genre influences the the production of Media texts and how this is achieved through SWAT codes and conventions.
- Identify the common stereotypes used in media works and have a basic understanding of their influences in society.
Consequently, the overall aim of this unit is for students to gain a basic understanding of the processes of Media production.
Assessment Outline
|
Task |
Arts Ideas |
Arts Skills & Processes |
Arts Responses |
Arts in Society |
Weighting |
|
Student Presentations |
8 marks |
3 marks |
10 marks |
4 marks |
25 |
|
Poster Design and Analysis |
4 marks |
13 marks |
|
3 marks |
20 |
|
In class test |
5 marks |
|
5 marks |
5 marks |
15 |
|
Portfolio |
8 marks |
9 marks |
10 marks |
13 marks |
40 |
|
Total |
25 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
100 |
Assessment pieces will meet the Curriculum Outcomes in the following ways:
Assessment One - Portfolio
|
Arts Ideas |
Arts Skills & Processes |
Arts Responses
|
Arts in Society
|
|
Interpreting the ideas of others.
Exploring arts ideas.
Presenting arts ideas. |
Using skills techniques and process.
Using arts conventions.
Using and adapting technologies in the arts. |
Responding to arts works and experiences.
Reflecting on art works and experiences.
Evaluating arts works and experiences. |
Valuing the arts.
Understanding historical and cultural contexts in the arts.
Understanding economic significance of the arts.
|
Assessment Two - Class Presentation
|
Arts Ideas |
Arts Skills & Processes |
Arts Responses
|
Arts in Society
|
|
Interprting the ideas of others.
Exploring arts ideas.
Presenting arts ideas. |
Using skills techniques and processes.
Using and adapting technologies in the arts. |
Responding to arts works and experiences.
Reflecting on art works and experiences.
Evaluating arts works and experiences. |
Valuing the arts.
Understanding historical and cultural contexts in the arts.
|
Assessment Three - Poster Design and Analysis
|
Arts Ideas |
Arts Skills & Processes |
Arts Responses
|
Arts in Society
|
|
Creating original ideas.
Exploring arts ideas.
Devloping arts ideas.
Presenting arts ideas. |
Using skills techniques and processes.
Using arts conventions.
Using and adapting technologies in the arts. |
|
Valuing the arts.
Understanding historical and cultural contexts in the arts. |
Assessment Four - Inclass Test
|
Arts Ideas |
Arts Skills & Processes |
Arts Responses
|
Arts in Society
|
|
Interpreting the ideas of others.
Exploring arts ideas. |
|
Responding to arts works and experiences.
Evaluating arts works and experiences. |
Valuing the arts.
Understanding historical and cultural contexts in the arts.
|
Curriculum Links
Curriculum Framework Learning Statement for the Arts
K-10 Syllabus - Early Adolescence The Arts Overview - Media/Media Practice
