Representation of teenagers - Mail Online/ Daily Mail

Research how teenagers are represented by the Mail Online.

• Google 'mail online teenagers' - see image above.
• Choose at least 5 different stories that cover a range of teenage issues and experiences.
• Save the images that have been used. Write about the types of images used and what they tell the audience about teenagers. Comment on how teenagers are represented in the images? 
• Read through the articles and list the positive and negative words and phrases used in each one. What do they tell us about the attitudes towards teenagers? Are these attitudes fair? What stereotypes are used? Who are the audience? How can you tell? Explain your thinking in as much detail as possible.

Teens in TV drama - Pretty Little Liars

Premise:

Set in the small suburban town of Rosewood, Pennsylvania (not far from Philadelphia), the series follows the lives of five girls: Spencer Hastings, Alison DiLaurentis, Aria Montgomery, Hanna Marin and Emily Fields, whose clique falls apart after the leader of the group, Alison, goes missing. One year later, the remaining estranged friends are reunited as they begin receiving messages from a mysterious villain named "A" or "A.D.", who threatens and tortures them for the mistakes they have made before and after Alison was alive. At first, they think it is Alison herself, but after her body is found, the girls realise that someone else is planning on ruining their lives.

Watch episode one and make notes on the following:

1. How realistic are the teenage representations in the episode?
2. What works and what seems a little far fetched?
3. What is interesting about the mise en scene?
4. What stereotypes are used?
5. Why are those stereotypes used?
6. In what ways do the representations challenge stereotypes (offer countertypes)?

News - How are teenagers represented in newspaper articles?

Click on the image above to read this article about how language used in newspaper articles creates a negative impression of teenagers and promotes the negative stereotypes about that demographic group.

Click the image of different British teenagers from around the country to read their views about the stereotypes they battle against.

But while news tends to focus on either end of the scale from the academic bright stars or the criminalised 'youths' there are some columnists who have written about this unfair portrayal. Click on the logo below to read this opinion piece about the accepted stereotypes and how they are unfounded.

Year 10 Essay (B321)

The essay question you will answer is:

Compare how teenagers are represented in the action adventure films: The Hunger Games and The Amazing Spiderman.

As guidance, the essay should be approximately 800–1,500 words in length and this may be

divided into sections

You need to demonstrate:

• detailed and thorough knowledge and understanding of the texts studied
• thoughtful and insightful analysis and interpretation of the texts
• understanding of how texts represent social and cultural messages and values,
• including proficient identification and interpretation of those messages and values
• understanding of how texts use media language and areas of representation
• knowledge and understanding of the codes and conventions according to generic categorisations of media texts
• accurate use of technical terms and medium-specific terminology, as appropriate
• understanding of the effects of techniques on texts and audiences
• confident comparison of media texts, as appropriate
• appropriate use of some examples to support points made
• personal insights and engagement with objects of study and concepts.