Breaking Bad: Genre, Narrative, Representation

Breaking Bad: Genre, Narrative, Representation

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  BREAKING BAD: Genre, Representationand Narrative
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  TODAY  The aimof this lesson is to explore Breaking Bad as an exam text.  By the end of this lesson you will have:  identified key examples from Breaking Bad to use in the exam.  planned an exam question answer.  looked at past exam paper questions.
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  Starter  Individually mindmap as many conventions of the American Quality TV genre that you can!
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  MS4 Section A Analysis of textual deconstruction, with a detailed awareness of genre, narrative and representation.  30 marks  5 minutes planning time  45 minutes writing time
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  GENRE, NARRATIVE &REPRESENTATION While the question may ask you to focus on a particular area, you will refer to all three in your answer.
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  USING EXAMPLES  Itis important to back up any point you make with a detailed example (remember PEEL?).  In groups discuss and come up with three detailed examples from Breaking Bad you could use for your allocated question.  Create an exam answer plan using these examples.  Remember to link your points to theoretical approaches. After fifteen minutes you will feedback to the class!
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  NARRATIVE  Explore thenarrative structure of your three main texts. [30]  How important are characters to the narrative of your three main texts? [30]
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  REPRESENTATION  Explore thedifferent ways in which people are represented in your three main texts. [30]  Explore the different representations of either men or age within your three main texts. [30]
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  GENRE  ‘Most textstoday mix genres.’ How true is this of your three main texts? [30]  How typical are your three main texts of their genre? [30]
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  EXAMPLES SHEET  Usingthe worksheet provided, make note of Breaking Bad examples you could use for all areas of Section A.  Try discussing and sharing in your group to see if you can come up with alternatives to the ones discussed in class.
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  EXTENSTION TASK: DRAFT Choose an example exam question and draft a paragraph using your Breaking Bad examples.  Remember to link to theoretical approaches.