EDUQAS YEAR 11: GAMING POKEMON GO, LESSON 45-47= AUDIENCE AND THE HISTORY OF THE POKEMON FRANCHISE

LESSON 45-47 IN SERIES= This TRIPLE lesson is part of an Eight lesson Unit on Gaming which features in Component 1, Section B of the EDUQAS examination. This TRIPLE focuses on the Audience of Pokemon Go and the history of the Pokemon franchise’. The Power Point includes/ focuses on:

-The top 5 APP’s between 2010-2018
-A visual history of Pokemon (Trading game, video games, Pokemon Go) etc.
-BRAINSTORM ALL THE WAYS THAT A GAME ASSOCIATED WITH THE POKÉMON BRAND, MAY ATTRACT A VARIETY OF AUDIENCES?
-The various ways institutions/ industries identify and place audiences in categories e.g. age, occupation etc.
-Uses and Gratifications theory
-Pick ‘N’ Mix theory
-ABC1/C2DE
-Gamership
-(AUDIO/ VISUAL ANALYSIS OF POKEMON GO ADVERT AGAINST ALL AUDIENCE THEORIES) BASED UPON THE VARIOUS AUDIENCE THEORIES YOU HAVE JUST LEARNT ABOUT, HOW DOES NINTENDO AND NIANTIC ATTRACT BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY AUDIENCES OF VARYING DIFFERENCES (ABC1/C2DE/ AOGRE) TO IT’S PRODUCT VIA THIS ADVERT?
-Passive v Active audiences (Stuart Hall)
-DO YOU THINK GAMERS ARE PASSIVE OR ACTIVE AUDIENCES?

**HALF A LESSON FOCUSED ON= INTERACTIVE DISCOVERY LEARNING TASK WHERE STUDENTS IN GROUPS PLAY THEIR OWN GAME OF POKEMON GO USING MEDIA RELATED QUESTIONS AROUND POKEMON GO AS CLUES TO FIND THE POKEMON’S LOCATION. ALL RESOURCES ARE INCLUDED, EXCEPT FOR THE POKEBALLS WHICH CAN BE PURCHASED CHEAPLY ONLINE OR IF FAILING THIS, I HAVE PUT AN ADDITIONAL WAY TO CREATE RESOURCES INTO THE POWER POINT.

THE RULES ARE:

MY GROUPS LOVED THIS TASK AND SAID IT WAS NOT ONLY THE BEST THING THEY HAD DONE IN MEDIA THIS YEAR BUT IN THE SCHOOL AS A WHOLE. ONE LOW ABILITY STUDENT COMMENTED THAT IT TOOK HIM OUT OF HIS COMFORT ZONE WITH MEDIA TERMS BUT TAPPED INTO HIS PASSION FOR POKEMON AND COMPETITION. **

THIS LESSON INCLUDES A H/W TASK ( which is dependent on the EDUQAS revision guide).

NOTE: I am following EDUQAS Teaching Model 1 in my teaching/ SOW. Moreover, each lesson has a task whereby students RAG (Red, Amber, Green) what they have learnt in the lesson against an Examiner checklist (Differentiation, peer assessment).

(Each lesson is laid out as I teach my own class but I have added notes at the bottom of some of the slides e.g. on the Media Teaser, to aide teachers. All lessons are developed with differentiation, assessment/challenge as well as engagement entrenched heavily within all my resources. Moreover, constant reference is made throughout to the selected Examiner Media.

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