Mr Halsey

1) Complete the questions in the first activity box (beginning with 'Do you play violent games? Are you violent in real life?') 2) What are the four categories for different effects theories? 3) What are the examples provided for the hypodermic needle theory - where media texts have been blamed for certain events?  4) What was the 1999 Columbine massacre? You may need to research this online in addition to the information on the factsheet. 5) What are the reasons listed on the factsheet to possibly explain the Columbine High School massacre? 6) What does Gerbner's Cultivation theory suggest? 7) How does this front page of the Daily Mail (from this week - Wednesday 16 November) link to Cultivation theory? The  Mail Online version of the story is here 8) What does the factsheet suggest about action films and the values and ideologies that are reinforced with regards to violence? 9) What criticisms of direct effect theories are suggested in the factsheet? 10) Why might the 19

Feedback given assessment  WWW: There is a lot of potential here: most of your answers offer some insight and original interpretation. The issue is that there isn't enough. EBI: Much more depth required for the top levels: two paragraphs for Q4 (20 marks) just isnt offering enough. Genre is a weakness: where is the genre theory? Financial side of media.

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