Mest 3 Essay Analysis

mest 3 essay analysis mark schemes, developing skills and peer assessment

Objectives AO2 ­ Apply knowledge and understanding when 

analysing media productions and processes to show  how meanings and responses are created.

Explore the mark scheme for MEST 3 (b) View texts, read theory and write model  paragraph for reps essay aiming to fit criteria.

MEST 3 B

MARK SCHEME annotate key words

Peer Assess

read and peer assess at least 3 other essays. ensure that your annotations correspond to the  mark scheme levels

Viewing view text and focus on representations bullet point notes ­ stereotypes, countertypes,  codes and conventions, ideology and audience. Nobody's Perfect

Theory The ways in which disability is viewed in a culture are also dependent on factors such as religion and capitalism. Some religions will see epilepsy as possession by a god and therefore a gift, whereas in capitalist western societies where medicine is powerful, disability acts as evidence of the failure of medicine and is thus treated negatively. Jenny Morris (1991) argues that cultural portrayals of disability are usually about the feelings of non-disabled people and their reactions to disability, rather than about disability itself: a metaphor...for the message that the non-disabled writer wishes to get across, in the same way that ‘beauty’ is used. In doing this, the writer draws on the prejudice, ignorance and fear that generally exist towards disabled people, knowing that to portray a character with a humped back, with a missing leg, with facial scars, will evoke certain feelings in the reader or audience. The more disability is used as a metaphor for evil, or just to induce a sense of unease, the more the cultural stereotype is confirmed (Morris, 1991:93)

Home study MEST 3 Disability essay: write, finish or re­write essay for Monday Include paragraph developed from viewing the text Nobody’s Perfect and  discussing theory with relevance to the essay question. Remember, this is a  2009 film ­ how does it reflect the social and political attitudes of it’s time? New Media Read HANDBOOK SECTION ON NEW MEDIA. MEST 4 Refine coursework ideas and update your weebly site accordingly with  research, annotation and analysis, plans and schedule for next term. This will  need to be in some detail.

MEST 4 Critical Investigation Have you refined the details of this? Collaboration Have you really considered how beneficial working with others might be? Schedule Please have you individual schedule with deadlines to me by Monday