Archive DHS GCSE Homework Blog: Class of 2017
Monday 25 September 2017
Thursday 6 October 2016
Extended Learning Project: THE NEWS
Your task, over the next half
term, is to complete the following tasks in relation to the medium of NEWS. The following tasks should be completed and
posted on your homework blog (blogger). You are encouraged to be as creative as
possible in your presentation.
To help you with the following
tasks you might want to use the information sheet ‘News Values’ (No. 076), which
has been emailed to you. Please contact me if you have any issues
accessing this information sheet.
Task 1: News Infographic
- Put the following information (in the form of words, pictures and diagrams) into an infographic.
- Using the information on the worksheet ‘News Values’ (No. 076), according to Denis McShane (1979) and Harriss, Leiter and Johnson, what are news values?
- Through which different mediums/forms of media can we access news?
Task: 2
- Using the information from this (http://www.slideshare.net/Dawnsmedia/newspapers-revision?qid=a0c62524-dcbc-454b-9aa7-3ac5a14c45a0&v=&b=&from_search=24) presentation, label the cover of a tabloid or broadsheet newspaper in terms of layout codes and conventions.
Task: 3
- What is a news agency?
- What do they do and for whom?
Task: 4
- Read this article: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-poll-labour-leadership-media-bias-believe-against-him-supporters-mi5-portland-a7225031.html.
- What do you think?
- Do you agree that the media has tried to manipulate the public’s view of Jeremy Corbyn?
- What evidence is there to support your argument?
- What impact do you think social media (Facebook, Twitter etc.) has had on the way news is gathered and reported?
Wednesday 20 April 2016
Monday 14 March 2016
Creativity Extended Learning Project
Task one
what I think of the word Creativity or what comes to mind are Bright colours and the use of
imagination.The word its self makes me think of getting ideas from scratch something new, making something from little resources to make something big that's what i think the word "Creativity" Real definition the use of imagination or original ideas to create something; inventiveness. The two are not that much different and i think in my opinion My Thoughts on the word creativity is better because i was creative my self to think of what creativity means and what effect it has on my thoughts.
Monday 15 February 2016
Creativity Extended Learning Project
Over the
next half term, you should complete the following tasks, which all explore the
concept of CREATIVITY.
The tasks completed should be
posted on your blog, however the method of presentation is completely up to you
– BE CREATIVE!
Task
1: Define Creativity
- Without looking up an official definition, create your own definition of creativity.
- Now find an official definition.
- Compare you definition and the official one:
- What are the similarities and differences?
- Which, in your opinion is better, and why?
Task 2: Creativity and Originality
Many people
think that originality, and thus creativity, is ‘dead’ – that we no longer
experience anything that isn’t an imitation, in some way, of a previous text.
- Look at this (right) quotation by Herman Melville, do you agree with him or do you think that imitation can still be creative?
- Find an example of a media text (music video, advert, album artwork, film poster etc.) that you think imitates another media text, whilst still being creative.
Task 3: ‘Colourbleed’
- In what way could this short film be considered creative? Consider:
- Use of camerawork (shots, angles and moves)
- Mise-en-scene (colour, lighting, setting, props, costume, make up etc.)
- Sound
- Narrative
- Representation of characters
Task 4: Inspiring Creativity
- Read the following blog article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/allison-volk/is-social-media-killing-your-creativity-3-ways-to-get-it-back_b_9206242.html.
- Evidence (in whatever media form you feel is appropriate) you taking the advice given at the end of the article.
- Describe how this inspired you creatively: what creative decisions have you made as a result?
Task 5: Be Creative
This is your chance to be even
creative!
- Go back to your definition of creativity from Task 1. Present your definition in a creative manner – be as adventurous, original and unique as possible.
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