Westlake Boys High School
Year 11 Media Studies
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Mrs K. Straka.
Year 11 Media Studies
This course introduces students to the three core learning objectives of Media Studies: media in society, reading media texts and media production. This is the only Media Studies course that has two opportunities to create a media product. Students will start the year looking at identity in the media and how this identity translates into representations in New Zealand music videos. Students will then create their own music video to reflect their own identity. This is a group assignment which gets students straight into a practical assignment where they learn so much about practical production, working in groups and the importance of planning. Students are then able to create their own horror movie as their final product for the year. We have a friends and whānau evening for the students to showcase their work to an audience. Students will also learn about the history of the horror genre by viewing a range of horror films. We will also learn about the codes and conventions of the genre and its changing relationship to society. We will look at the concept of representations in the media and students will conduct a student-led inquiry into representations in Disney films.
Course Overview
Term 1
Unit 1: Media Identity
Term 2
Unit 2: Horror Genre
Term 3
Unit 3: Disney Representation of Culture and Ethics
Term 4
Unit 4: Media Production- Student Inquiry
Entry Criteria
Year 11 Media Studies is an open entry course.
Equipment/Stationery and Course Costs
As this course makes extensive use of digital learning material. It is expected that you will have a laptop or other suitable learning device available for each class when required.
A 16GB SD card is required for our filming unit
Pathway
Within our varied curriculum, there are frequent cross-curricular references, including English Language, History, Politics, Psychology and Sociology. This broadens the spectrum of opportunities available to our students, as they progress into further education. The study of media is one of the largest growing areas for study, enabling students to develop a wide range of critical, analytical and creative skills, which are useful in many future careers. Careers in Media could be: Journalism, Communications, Marketing, Advertising, Production, Social Media promotions, Teaching.
Disclaimer
Course selection does not guarantee a course will be available or that you have approval to take a course. Final course confirmation is in January and depends on your final results and in rare cases, staff availability.
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