Responding to popular culture texts Assessment

Context

You have studied The Castle in depth, viewed and discussed a number of television series including Black As, Kath and Kim, Russell Coight and Australian Story, as well as read and examined a variety of media articles. These popular culture texts all convey particular representations and characteristics that create stereotypes about what it means to be Australian. The influence of the 21st century mediums like the vlog (video blog) has also been examined.

Task

Construct a multimodal text (Vlog) responding to and engaging with a full length feature film popular culture Australian text. Explain the ways this text conveys points of view, perspectives, attitudes, values and beliefs about an Australian stereotype. Your audience is subscribers to your online viewing platform. Reflect on your text, and explain how language features and text structures are used to position audiences about the text's representation of an Australian stereotype.

 To complete this task, you must:

• choose an Australian film other than The Castle
• identify how your chosen text conveys a representation/characteristic of an Australian stereotype
• undertake some research on the representation/characteristics conveyed in your chosen text
• develop a clear, informed contention on the representation/characteristics
• explain the ways cultural assumptions, attitudes, values and beliefs underpin the representation/characteristics
• identify the language features and text structures of your chosen text and explain the ways in which this text shapes meaning, creates representations and invites audience responses
• select and synthesise subject matter to support your contention
• script and film a Vlog that conveys your contention and insights on how your chosen text portrays characteristics of an Australian stereotype
• draft, revise, edit, proofread and rehearse your script before recording and submitting your final Vlog

Scaffolding

Use the patterns and conventions of a Vlog, including:

• an interesting introduction that hooks your viewer
• a clearly established contention for the focus of the vlog
• references to the text throughout to support your contention
• intellectual yet conversational tone using a variety of language structures, digital elements, such as excerpts from sources, interviews with key stakeholders, graphics, still and moving images, music and sound effects
• a strong conclusion that invites your viewer to think about the topic you have discussed.