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Teaching Television at GCSE
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This stimulating guide, for teachers of GCSE Media Studies and English, provides practical advice for teaching television in the classroom and includes accessible references to key critical and theoretical writings.
Table of Contents
Introduction.- Assessment contexts.- Schemes of work:.- TV sitcom.- TV advertising.- TV documentary and documentary drama.- TV drama.- Part 1 Teaching television.- Teaching issues .- Television in English .- Resources.- Part 2 Studying television.- A brief history.- Public service broadcasting.- Key concepts in Media Studies and English .- Forms and conventions.- Producers and audiences.- Messages and values.- Part 3 Case studies.- Introduction.- Case study 1: Dumbed down or spiced up? – Children's television.- Case study 2: True grit – TV soaps and their enduring popularity.- Case study 3: This country's national theatre? – TV drama.- Case study 4: The rise and rise of reality TV.- Case study 5: Whose truth? – Documentary and documentary drama.- Case study 6: Corpulent couch potatoes – A close look at TV advertising.- Case study 7: Murder and mayhem – Why we love TV crime drama.- Case study 8: Changing forms – The survival and subversion of the sitcom.- Glossary.- References and resources.
Product details
| Published | May 28 2008 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 168 |
| ISBN | 9781844571536 |
| Imprint | British Film Institute |
| Illustrations | illustrated |
| Dimensions | 10 x 7 inches |
| Series | Teaching Media at GCSE |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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