Streetcar context and overview

 

Watch these three videos and makes notes.

Look up any words you are unsure about.

Streetcar

 

Critical approaches to texts

A good deal of what text means depends on perspective the audience brings.
Perspective is the type of lens the reader brings with them.

New Criticism: Emphasis explications or close reading.
Looking at images, paradox, irony, symbols, ext figurative language.
Irrelevant factors are those such as the writer intention, personal response, social context.
Judge the text by how well all the elements work together to create meaning.  
e.g in dark night you would ask questions like what does the mask symbolise?


Feminist Criticism:
Role of women and the effects of gender stereotypes
Uncover and challenge essential attitudes that hold it is normal for women to be kept in domestic, secondary and subservient roles.
Look at the female characters and their roles how are they presented. 

New Historicism: 
Looking at the work in context of its historical and cultural setting.
Does the work support or condemn any historic actions??
Keep it in context of what has happened

Psychoanalytical Criticism: 
Looks at "hero's journey" and archetypes.
Motives of the character
Role of the subconscious: ego, superego, id.
Question: how would you apply the hero's journey?, What motivates the protagonist? Is love a bigger motivator than hate?

Ethical Criticism: 
The morality of characters and how they handle themselves.
Which characters make personal sacrifices for others.

Marxist Criticism: 
Effects of class differences on plot characters and conflict.
Conflict between classes leads to upheaval and form ground work for a new order of society and economics where capitalism is abolished.
Who benefits from actions? what happens to capitalism?

Reader Response:
Individual brings their own experience to make meaning of the work.
Your own interpretation based on your own experience.

Incredulity or ...... 

Streetcar introduction

Readability test

 

Tone

 options, options, options

Can't find what you need?

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media bias fact check

 

10 20 30 Rule

Biodiversity Presentation

Google slides video presentation

- 1 slide for each 

- 3 lines maximum for each point

- you will provide a voice-over

DO NOT READ YOUR SLIDES IN THE VOICE-OVER

slides...

Title

Sources

Source 1 and type (use https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/)

Source 2 and type (use https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/)

Source 1 details 

Source 2 details

Source 2 outcomes

Source 1 outcomes

Source 1 solutions

Source 2 solutions

Source 2 diction

Source 1 diction

Source 1 syntax

Source 2 syntax

Source 2 tone

Source 1 tone

Source 1 Conclusion

Source 2 Conclusion (or have an overall conclusion in the above slide) 

Slides due Wednesday before class

Video due following lesson 

UN Biodiversity report, organise

 Report is here

organise your notes

use a T graph

consider.....

details discussed

outcomes according to each source

What each source says to do about it

Tone

Diction

Syntax

Rhetorical devices quizlet

https://quizlet.com/265749091/learn

Paragraphs

 Paragraphs????

OH YEAH!

Paragraphs 101

The paragraph

-Hook
- Introduction
-Thesis
-Example(s) (2 maximum)
-Explanation (50-70 % of the paragraph, including context)
-Conclusion/link to next paragraph

media reliability and bias

 https://www.adfontesmedia.com/interactive-media-bias-chart-2/

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/

https://guides.csbsju.edu/c.php?g=621995&p=4332693

Textual analysis

 TEXT

What is it?  (what kind of text? how precise can you be?)

What does it do? (what's the big idea?)

How does it do what it does?   (what are the golden nuggets?)

• Visual Rhetoric
• Literary rhetoric: repetition, listing and other literary devices
• Diction and syntax
• tone and mood

Why does it do what it does?   persuade? inform? entertain?

Who is the audience?           How is this indicated?

Advertising checklist

Advertising Checklist

Remember that The Medium is the Message. What is the source of the ad? What text type is it? Where in the larger text? (ie what page of the newspaper, magazine, website)

AIDA - go through it in detail

Graphics, be sure to consider, what they are, their placement in the ad and then analyse them independently (colour, rule of thirds, shape, lighting etc.)

What is the big idea/theme of the campaign/ad?

What is the slogan?

What emotion is inspired? How?

What power words are used?

What imagery is used?

What figurative language is used?

What rhetorical devices are used?

Based on the above, who are the target audience and why? Consider the demographics: age, education, wealth, interests

Porsche

 

The Wire Opening

Brother Mouzone :  That's far enough. Drop your laundry and turn slowly.

Omar : So you gonna rob me now. I need to remind you who I am?

Brother Mouzone : Omar, isn't it?

Brother Mouzone : Pull it slowly, then toss it.

Omar : [slowly reaching for his own pistol]  Oh, I WILL move slow. But I ain't tossin' nothin'... Bow Tie. So whatever you gonna do, you might as well go ahead and make it quick. I knew you'd come back.

Brother Mouzone : I trust you didn't lose sleep over it.

Omar : Worryin' about you be like wonderin' if the sun gonna come up. Ain't about to wild out over it. What I wanna know is how you find me.

Brother Mouzone : Your boy. He didn't give you up easy.

Omar : Ain't no sugar water runnin' through them veins. You kill him?

Brother Mouzone : He's resting.

Brother Mouzone : I see you favor a .45.

Omar : Tonight I do. And I keeps one in the chamber, in case you ponderin'. Nice show piece you got there.

Brother Mouzone : Walther PPK, .380, double action.

Omar : Hear them Walthers like to jump some.

Brother Mouzone : As will you, with one in your elbow.

Omar : That gun ain't got enough firepower to make my joint useless. It definitely won't stop me from emptyin' out half my mag.

Brother Mouzone : You might not hit me.

Omar : [chuckling]  This range? And this caliber? Even if I miss, I can't miss.

Brother Mouzone : I admire a man with confidence.

Brother Mouzone : I don't see no sweat on your brow neither, bruh.

Brother Mouzone : I suppose we could stand here all night.

Omar : 'Spose we could. Or settle this once and forever.

Brother Mouzone : I want to ask you something... brother.

Omar : Omar listenin'.

Shot Types

 Shot Types

Basically there are three main shot sizes: Long, Medium, and Close. Long shots (also known as Wide shots) show the subject from a distance, emphasizing setting, while Close shots reveal details of the subject and highlight emotions of a character. Medium shots fall somewhere in between, emphasizing the subject while still showing some of the surrounding environment.

Very Long Shot (VLS) is used to show the entire character as well as their surroundings. It can be very difficult to make out certain characteristics from the subject.

Long Shot (LS) is used to show the entire character but not much else. In this shot the character will often fill the screen from head to toe.

Medium Long Shot (MLS) is used to show most of the character, typically from the head to the knee area.

Medium Shot (MS) is used to show roughly half the character so the head and torso.

Medium Close-Up (MCU) is used to show a small area of the character's body, typically the head and shoulders. This is typically used in Over The Shoulder shots and in interview situations.

Close-Up (CU) is used to show an even smaller area of the body, typically the head.

Big Close-Up (BCU) is used to show just the character's face meaning the chin and most of the hair is left out of the shot.

Extreme Close-Up (ECU) is typically used to show facial features, most commonly the character's eyes.


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