Tuesday 4 February 2014

Time Essay Skills & Theory Revision



"The Media exists not to entertain or inform but to pacify and indoctrinate towards conformity"
 
What points can you find to support or challenge this?

Use the images below to generate ideas





 



 
The skill you have to develop:
Main Body: Go through each theory, in 5 minutes Pre-prepare your examples and points you wish to make.

How? Rewrite the question into something that you have an opinion on.

Point - a conventional idea about N/G/R/A/ML applied to YOUR work

Evidence/Example - from your production ie back up what you have said applies

Analysis - does it challenge or follow these theories and why/how?

Synthesis - Why does your production follow traditional ideas or not - answer the question?



Task: Practice
Lets try the skill in getting ideas out quickly and following structure

Look at the following provocative statement:

"Education exists to train into an acceptance of the way things are, to socialise and indoctrinate towards conformity in the interests of the ruling elite"


Give me 1 point that challenges or reenforces this position, with an example from your own experiences of going through GCSE and A Level. Analyse your example to give a reason of how it does this?

You have 5 mins... 



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