Heat Magazine Representation AQA Media GCSE

This resource comprises of a PowerPoint presentation on the Heat magazine CSP in relation to the Representation theoretical framework of media. The PowerPoint includes the following:

• Specification requirements
• Assessment objectives
• Heat product contexts
• Investigation on representations of individuals, groups, places, issues, and ideas on the front cover with answers
• Mindmap on how Heat represent social class, gossip - celebrity culture, and gender with answers
• Group work on representation groups with prompts, worksheets and answers
• Individual work with questions and answers on representations
• Recap quiz
• Introduction to Stuart Hall representation theory
• Definition of stereotype, table on male and female stereotypes in media, and application to stereotypes on the front cover with answers
• Mindmap on ethnic minority representations in media, application to Heat with answers and worksheet
• Exploration and evaluation on underrepresentation and misrepresentation on the Heat front cover with worksheet and answers
• Mindmap on groups that are and are not represented on the front cover with answers
• Group work on representations on age, class, ethnicity and gender with worksheet and answers
• Exam question, with prompts, pargraph structure, sentence starters, exemplar and mark scheme
• Independent activity on audience appeal, identity and engagement with self assess answers