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With Mr Holloway

*GCSE Media Studies

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*LO

*Importance of online working

*Checking all student blogs and linking to course

blog

*Discuss what is meant by the term media

*Understanding the terms Denotation and

Connotation

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*BLOGS

* Blog check

1. If you were able to create you blogand make a first post - STAND

2. If you were unable to create yourblog and make a first post - STAYSEATED

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*ABLE UNABLE*All students with blogscreated move to thecomputers, logon under theMac environment using thefollowing login

*Login: Student

*Password: mediastudent11

*Then open safari and login into your blog.

*Use the next five minutes towork on the design of yourblog and add the courseBLOG as as a favourite BLOG

*All those seated open yourjournals and copy.

*http://mediastudiesgcsebrentford10.blogspot.com/

*Then open your exercise

books and write a briefexplanation of why youwere unable to create yourblog. Ensure that you makeit clear what technical

issues you had.

*5 minutes to write

http://mediastudiesgcsebrentford10.blogspot.com/http://mediastudiesgcsebrentford10.blogspot.com/http://mediastudiesgcsebrentford10.blogspot.com/http://mediastudiesgcsebrentford10.blogspot.com/

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*BLOGS

All students

Login using

student

mediastudent11

Safari and go to the course blog

Open new tab and create you own blog

Following the instruction on the course

Blog.

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*Linking

*Using the design tab create a new gadget down

the side - FAVOURITE BLOGS

*Add the address of the COURSE BLOG

*Add addresses of other student blogs

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*IMPORTANT

*Write down the vital login information for yourblog somewhere it cannot be lost - your journal

*Then write it somewhere else - the sheet whichI am handing out which will be locked in myoffice filing cabinet

*And then make a note anywhere else you thinkis helpful

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*5 minutes

*Design

*Play with the design features and become

familiar with them

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30 secs to discuss with a partner

*What is the media?

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*Meaning of the word Media

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The largest circle for the platform you use most- in the circle write what you do with that Mediaplatform

*Draw a diagram withcircles around each

form of Mediaplatform you use

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*LO

*Denotation and Connotation

*Explanation of terminology and exploration of

examples.

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*Denotation

*What is denoted or shown

*The literal meaning of something

*The physical

*The actual

*What we see or hear

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*Denotation - Model*What is denoted?

*A red rose

*A red flower with green

leaves and a thorny stem.*A plant which attracts

pollinating insects with itsscent and colour whiledefending itself against

attack with sharp thorns.*A flower cultivated because

of its striking beauty andcash value.

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*Connotations

*The meaning implicit in what we see or hear

*How the actual works as a symbol for something

else

*The subtext

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*Connotations

*What is connoted by

a red rose?

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*Plenary

*In your own words explain the differences

between denotation and connotation.

*Think about:

*Why might it be important to be able to discuss

a media text using both words/concepts?