Q1. Name the texts that you studied for media texts and society s values this year.

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1 Media Texts & Society Values Practice questions Q1. Name the texts that you studied for media texts and society s values this year. b). Describe an idea, an attitude or a discourse that is evident in a text that you studied this year. 3 marks Define the term emerging value. Then give an example of an emerging value that exists in the society that you studied this year. Identify a dominant value relating to an idea, an attitude or a discourse. Discuss how this value has been represented in at least two of the media texts that you studied this year. Analyse the relationship between a dominant value and either an emerging value or an oppositional value. Explain how a representation of each value reflects the society of its production. In your response, refer to the texts that you studied this year. Analyse how a social issue or discourse evolves from society s values, as reflected in the media texts that you studied this year.

2 Q1. Name the texts that you studied for media texts and society s values this year. b). Describe an idea, an attitude or a discourse that is evident in a text that you studied this year. 3 marks Define the term emerging value. Then give an example of an emerging value that exists in the society that you studied this year. Identify a dominant value relating to an idea, an attitude or a discourse. Discuss how this value has been represented in at least two of the media texts that you studied this year. Analyse the relationship between a dominant value and either an emerging value or an oppositional value. Explain how a representation of each value reflects the society of its production. In your response, refer to the texts that you studied this year. Analyse how a social issue or discourse evolves from society s values, as reflected in the media texts that you studied this year.

3 Identify and describe a social issue or a discourse that you studied this year Explain how this social value issue or discourse that you identified in Question 1 is represented in a media text that you studied this year. In your response, discuss how the representation has been constructed. Analyse the relationship between a social issue or a discourse that you studied this year and how society s values are represented and distributed through media texts. Refer to two or more examples from the texts that you studied this year. Society s values shape the construction and reading of texts. These values are in a state of constant evolution, and tension always exists between dominant, oppositional and emerging values. Discuss the relationship between dominant, oppositional and emerging values in society, and how they are have been represented in one or more texts that you studied this year. Define the term oppositional value

4 Define the term domain value and give an example of a dominant value in the society that you studied this year. 3 marks Why is it important for media students to study the Unit Media texts and society s values? Identify and describe a social value held in a particular society you studied this year. b) Explain how this value reflects and links to a discourse. With reference to the social value that you identified in Question 1, discuss the relationship between a media text, its producers and the society that produced it. 5 marks Identify a dominant and emerging or oppositional social value that are different from Question 1. Explain why these values are dominant or emerging / oppositional for a given production time and place. Compare or contrast how values you identified in Question 3 are reflected in representations in any of the texts you studied for this outcome.

5 Identify and describe a social issue or a discourse that you studied this year Explain how this social value issue or discourse that you identified in Question 1 is represented in a media text that you studied this year. In your response, discuss how the representation has been constructed. Analyse the relationship between a social issue or a discourse that you studied this year and how society s values are represented and distributed through media texts. Refer to two or more examples from the texts that you studied this year. Society s values shape the construction and reading of texts. These values are in a state of constant evolution, and tension always exists between dominant, oppositional and emerging values. Discuss the relationship between dominant, oppositional and emerging values in society, and how they are have been represented in one or more texts that you studied this year. Define the term oppositional value

6 Define the term domain value and give an example of a dominant value in the society that you studied this year. 3 marks Why is it important for media students to study the Unit Media texts and society s values? Identify and describe a social value held in a particular society you studied this year. b) Explain how this value reflects and links to a discourse. With reference to the social value that you identified in Question 1, discuss the relationship between a media text, its producers and the society that produced it. 5 marks Identify a dominant and emerging or oppositional social value that are different from Question 1. Explain why these values are dominant or emerging / oppositional for a given production time and place. Compare or contrast how values you identified in Question 3 are reflected in representations in any of the texts you studied for this outcome.

7 Explain the relationship between a social issue, a discourse and a social value and give examples of each from the society that you studied this year. Explain the difference between dominant, emerging and oppositional values and provide an example of each. Discuss and analyse the construction, distribution and interpretation of society s values as represented in media texts. Compare and contrast the construction of two representations, one from each of the texts you have studied that distribute one particular social value from the society in which the texts were made. A media text is an active expression of the discourses surrounding it and the time period in which is was made. Discuss and analyse the relationship between a discourse, social issue, types of social values and media texts with references to a range of texts studied, their representations, their intentions and the society that produced them. 10 marks

8 Explain the relationship between a social issue, a discourse and a social value and give examples of each from the society that you studied this year. Explain the difference between dominant, emerging and oppositional values and provide an example of each. Discuss and analyse the construction, distribution and interpretation of society s values as represented in media texts. Compare and contrast the construction of two representations, one from each of the texts you have studied that distribute one particular social value from the society in which the texts were made. A media text is an active expression of the discourses surrounding it and the time period in which is was made. Discuss and analyse the relationship between a discourse, social issue, types of social values and media texts with references to a range of texts studied, their representations, their intentions and the society that produced them. 10 marks

9 Describe a discourse or social issue evident in the texts that you studied this year. Discuss how one text has been shaped by a discourse or social issue present in the society at the time it was produced. Explain how a representation from another text that you studied this year was constructed. Analyse the relationship between dominant, oppositional and emerging values in society and in one or more media texts. In your response, refer to both: A discourse or social issue that is evident in the texts that you studied this year. The tension that exists between the different values in society and in one or more media texts.