Course Overview Year 11 ATAR Unit 1 Semester 1
Popular Culture
This focus involves identifying what is meant by ‘popular’ culture and considering the types of media, ideas and audiences from which popular culture evolves. Students analyse, view, listen to and interact with a range of popular media, develop their own ideas, learn production skills and apply their understandings and skills in creating their own productions.
There are many aspects of popular culture that can be used to provide students with interesting and relevant learning contexts, and an opportunity to explore how audiences consume popular media.
In contexts related to popular culture, students have the opportunity to explore a variety of popular media work, and learn how to interpret the meanings created by codes and conventions.
Students develop production and analytical skills and apply their understanding of media languages and audiences while learning about and working in specific production contexts.
The context we will be exploring is Music Video Clips, during the semester we will be anaysing Music video clips, creating our own video and developing marketing material to promote the musical piece through the creation of an album cover and sales poster.
Students will be assessed on production skills, use of equipment, understanding of media language and representation, response to audience interpretation, values and culture and reflection.
There are many aspects of popular culture that can be used to provide students with interesting and relevant learning contexts, and an opportunity to explore how audiences consume popular media.
In contexts related to popular culture, students have the opportunity to explore a variety of popular media work, and learn how to interpret the meanings created by codes and conventions.
Students develop production and analytical skills and apply their understanding of media languages and audiences while learning about and working in specific production contexts.
The context we will be exploring is Music Video Clips, during the semester we will be anaysing Music video clips, creating our own video and developing marketing material to promote the musical piece through the creation of an album cover and sales poster.
Students will be assessed on production skills, use of equipment, understanding of media language and representation, response to audience interpretation, values and culture and reflection.
Course Overview Year 11 ATAR Unit 2 Semester 2
Journalism
In this unit students will further their understanding of journalistic media. The breadth of this focus allows teachers to choose learning contexts that are of contemporary relevance and related to students’ interests.
In contexts related to Photojournalism students analyse, view, listen to and interact with a range of journalistic genres and they undertake more extensive research into the representation and reporting of groups and issues within media work. They draw on knowledge when developing ideas for their own productions.
Students extend their understanding of production practices and responsibilities. They become increasingly independent as they manipulate technologies and techniques to express their ideas in their productions.
In contexts related to Photojournalism students analyse, view, listen to and interact with a range of journalistic genres and they undertake more extensive research into the representation and reporting of groups and issues within media work. They draw on knowledge when developing ideas for their own productions.
Students extend their understanding of production practices and responsibilities. They become increasingly independent as they manipulate technologies and techniques to express their ideas in their productions.