QTV
MEDIA LITERACY RESEARCH PROJECT
Throughout this class, we will be looking at media through a critical lens. For this project you are being asked to analyze media, conduct research, and present findings based on a thesis or essential question. .Topics for this assignment are wide open, as long as there is a clear connection to media literacy. Once you have decided on a topic, you will need to refine it with a question or hypothesis.
Here are some ideas that you can choose from:
|
TOPIC |
Guiding Question/Thesis Ideas |
|
New Fall Television Show |
Will the Show succeed? |
|
Comedy |
What makes something
funny? What are different
techniques used for humor? Why are sitcoms a dying
breed? |
|
Sports |
How has cable and
satellite TV affected sports on television? |
|
Advertising |
What are effects of
advertising? How is gender portrayed in
advertising? |
|
Movies |
Compare movies that have
been remade (Oceans 11, Posiedon, etc.) Compare similar characters
in movies new and old (high school girls, stoners) Discuss the impact of violence
in movies |
|
Music Videos |
How do music videos affect
the way we dance How do music videos
portray women |
|
Animation |
Research the difference in
the process of hand animation v. computer animation |
|
Television Systems/History |
What are rating
systems? How do they work? Why are they important. What happened to the old black and white shows? What is HDTV, digital TV and what happens in February 2009?
|
|
Reality TV |
How real are the shows? |
|
Issue in Media |
The impact of violence in
media on kids Stereotypes in television Race portrayal in the
media Copyright and Piracy |
Here are a few places you
can look for more topic ideas and resources:
There are three phases to
this project, once you have refined your topic:
PHASE 1—RESEARCH
You need to research from a
minimum of 4 sources. 2 or more of these
must be actual television shows, videos, or movies.
PHASE 2—PRODUCTION
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS ARE:
ü telling basic information about your topic
ü incorporation of the 5 core concepts into your
presentation
ü clear evidence of analytical level thinking
ü multi-media presentation
ü complete bibliography
ü well-delivered presentation
ü PRESENTATION MUST INCLUDE SOUND OR VIDEO
PHASE 3—PRESENTATION
After fine-tuning and rehearsing, you will deliver your presentation to the class. Presentaions can be done the week of June 9-13.
HELPFUL INFORMATION
Use a variety of resources.
In your research. The home network site
is good, but may be biased. Be sure you
read reviews from newspapers and magazines.
Some good ones are:
o
http://www.latimes.com/
o
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/
o
New
York Times
o
o
Google
News
Some sites for getting popular opinions are:
o
Metacritic
o
Entertainment
Weekly
o
Yahoo
TV
For bibliographies, use MLA style—here is an
example for television:
"Title of Episode or Segment." Title of Program or Series.
Credit (Performer, writer, etc). Name of Network. Call
Letters (if any), City of
EXAMPLES:
"Daddy
Knows Best." Cold Case Files. Narr. Bill Kurtis. A & E. 6 Sept.
2004.
"Why
the Towers Fell." Nova. PBS.
KHET,
GETTING YOUTUBE VIDEOS (you need to do this at home)