L2SSCJ

Level 2 Social Studies Contemporary Journalism

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Mr L. Taylor, Mr B. Carter.

This Media Studies course is about society, the systems that shape it, and how those systems create issues in the world. We will examine how these issues are represented in and shaped by media, including music, film, news, and social media. There are no exams in this course - the final assessment will be to plan and create a documentary about an issue of your choice.

Course Overview

Term 1
Title Flaws in the Machine
From treetops to skyscrapers
Systems upon systems, constructs upon constructs - how did they develop? How do they impact society?
Conflict when cultures collide
Injustice
Exploitation
We have lost guardianship of the whenua

Term 2
Title Taking a stand
Revolutions and cultural movements throughout history
Turangawaewae
When is it time to stand up for what you believe in?

Term 3
Title: A Kaleidoscope of Lenses (media and ideas)
A history of media - from town crier to Gutenberg to TikTok and beyond
Lenses that shape our perspectives
What happens when two incompatible ideas collide?
Critical Literacy / Media literacy in the modern world
Bias
Ideas as an intellectual contagion
The Court of Public Opinion
Conspiracy theories / misinformation
Propaganda

Term 4
Making a documentary

Recommended Prior Learning

Ideally, you will have an interest in films and film making.

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

Total Credits Available: 23
Internal Assessed Credits: 23
External Assessed Credits: 0
Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91249 v3
NZQA Info

Media Studies 2.2 - Demonstrate understanding of narrative in media texts


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91250 v3
NZQA Info

Media Studies 2.3 - Demonstrate understanding of representation in the media


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91252 v2
NZQA Info

Media Studies 2.5 - Produce a design and plan for a developed media product using a range of conventions


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91253 v3
NZQA Info

Media Studies 2.6 - Complete a developed media product from a design and plan using a range of conventions


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91254 v2
NZQA Info

Media Studies 2.7 - Demonstrate understanding of an ethical issue in the media


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91255 v3
NZQA Info

Media Studies 2.8 - Write developed media text for a specific target audience


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 3w
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 23
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 3
Total Numeracy Credits: 0