Essay 10 min minutes to plan what you are going to say. Use your notes and books to help you. 20 mins to write your essay in exam conditions.

Task 4 – Swap your essays What makes a good ‘Yes’ side paragraph? 1. Suggest a list of aspects of a good ‘Yes’ side paragraph. 2. Swap your book with the person sitting next to you. Mark each other’s paragraphs against the criteria. Point - the essay question is clearly answered in the 1 st sentence. Explanation – the point is elaborated on to prove the view expressed. The names of relevant theories and other key concepts are used and explained.

Task 5 Work on your own. Write one of the ‘No’ side paragraphs – there are other influences on the content of the media. You have 5 min.

Peer assess What do you think you would grade your partners essay Display a mark scheme for a 12 mark question.

Create a leaflet about content of the media

How are ethnic minorities represented in the media? Diaries out please!

Starter Work on your own. Write down the name of a: TV presenter Comedian Actor News reader Musician Now, write down the name of a: Black TV presenter Asian comedian Black actor Asian TV presenter Black news reader Asian musician

Possibilities... Now, write down the name of a: Black TV presenter Asian comedian Black actor Asian TV presenter Black news reader Asian musician Angelica Bell Meera Syal Will Smith Konnie Huq Sir Trevor Mcdonald Preeya Kalidas What was easier – writing the first or the second list? Why do you think that is?

Objective To describe how ethnic minorities are represented in the media.

Task 1 In pairs consider: What, who, where, when and why?

Hurricane Katrina, USA, 2005 The first photo, taken by Dave Martin, an Associated Press photographer in New Orleans, shows a young black man wading through water that has risen to his chest. He is clutching a case of soda and pulling a floating bag. The caption says he has just been “looting a grocery store”. The second photo, also from New Orleans, was taken by Chris Graythen. It shows a white couple up to their chests in the same murky water. The woman is holding some bags of food. This caption says they are shown "after finding bread and soda from a local grocery store." What does this tell us about media representations of ethnicity?

Task 2 Watch these three clips. ature=related ature=related ature=related ature=related In bullet points, write down notes on how the media represent ethnic minorities.

Task 3 Work in pairs. Scan read pages in the textbook and answer these questions into your book: 1. How were ethnic minorities represented in TV programmes in the 1950s, 60s and 70s? 2. How were ethnic minorities from around the world and the UK represented in the news in the 1960s and 70s? 3. What does Abercrombie claim about the media representations of ethnic minorities since the 1990s and why? 4. What do Bagguley and Hussain claim about media representations of Asian people?

Media representations of ethnic minorities 1. In the 1950s, 60s and 70s black people were either absent or under-represented in the media. If they were included, they were presented according to negative stereotypes, e.g. as criminals or in narrow roles such as dancers, singers and sports people. 2. Furthermore, at the time, news reporting tended to present ‘race’ issues in a negative and unbalanced way. For example, when reporting about countries in Africa or Asia news tended to focus on famine, poverty and war, while reports on ethnic minorities in Britain tended to focus on crime and riots. 3. Some argue that there have been changes in representations of ethnic minorities in the media since the 1990s. Abercrombie argues that since then there have been more ethnic minority actors and presenters and that ethnic minority characters are now ordinary rather than being based on stereotypes. The Cosby Show was particularly influential in this as all the main characters were black and successful. 4. However, others argue that the media still represents ethnic minorities according to stereotypes. Bagguley and Hussain argue that the media representations of Asian people focus on forced marriage, crime and refusal to integrate into British society. For example, in their reporting of Bradford riots in 2001, the media focused on ‘Asian youths bricking the police’ and ignored the causes of the riots.

Plenary Continuum – What is your opinion? Media representations of ethnic minorities are based on stereotypes Media representations of ethnic minorities are NOT based on stereotypes