ETHNICITYDEFINITION:1. ETHNIC TRAITS,

BACKGROUND, ALLEGIANCE, OR ASSOCIATION. 2. AN ETHNIC GROUP: REPRESENTATIVES OF SEVERAL

ETHNICITIES WERE PRESENT.

STEREOTYPES What are the common stereotypes of

the following:

Black peopleWhite peopleAsian peopleGypsiesPolish

Black peopleUsually linked to black menCrimeLiving in slumsOn welfareNeed help from community Less intelligent Over sexual Good at sport or dancing, but not academic subjects

White peopleDumb blondesGreedyMaterialisticBusinessmen Middle/upper classPosh/ well spoken Cant dance

Asian peopleDoctorsEngineersMathematiciansNewsagents- small businesses – entrepreneur IgnorantExtremely smart peopleDisrespectful towards womenLarge families often living un der the same roofHighly religious Indian people are portrayed to be culturally backward, as compared to western sensibilities

Travellers/AKA gypsiesUsually Irish/foreign (Bulgarian/Romanian)We associate them with fun fairs, live in caravans, Taking over peoples land/destroy itThey make a mess and stealLacking in education Wear vests and jeans Women wear big dresses and hooped gold earrings

Polish People

Cheap labour

Poor

Have young families

Own kebab, chicken, pizza shops

Take all of our jobs. e.g. builders/cleaners

TESSA PERKINS She said that all stereotypes have a bit of

truth about them which makes them plausible. For example, she said that most terrorists are Muslim but, not all Muslims are terrorists. http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivd0oXr5f-g&NR=1

A stereotype is normally viewed negatively Positive representations are called

corrective stereotypes which is where new ideas are created about a previous group to change our view about them.

Benetton are famous for their controversial adverts…what are the connotations of this image?

What are the connotations of this image?...who is the criminal?!

REPRESENTATION OF ETHNICITY

NOTE TAKING Timed note taking activity (as in the

exam) Discuss the extract

STAGE 1: TIMED ESSAY WRITING 10 minutes for each technical area 5 minutes for an opening/concluding

paragraphDiscuss the ways in which the extract

constructs the representation of ethnicity using the following:

Camera Angle, Shot, Movement and Composition Mise-en-Scène Editing Sound

STAGE 2: IMPROVE TERMINOLOGY/THEORY/GRAMMAR Read through your essay Look back at your notes and see if you

can improve your essay by adding the following:Technical area specific terminologyMedia specific terminology (verisimilitude,

diegesis, counter type)Do all your sentences make sense? Have you used punctuation/correct

grammarCan you link in any theory?

STAGE 3: HOMEWORK MARKING Print off your essays, without your name on

them… Hand them to me Homework:

Mark the essay using the marking criteria (on Learnzone at the top of topic area 2)

Give them a mark for each of the areas and add them up to give a final out of 50

As well as this marking criteria I want you to look for the following: Have they followed the 3 point paragraph structure? Have they extended this to any/all of the following?

Comparison to an opposing representation Link to another micro area that re-enforces that

representation Link to a theory