Year 9 Media Studies

Teenage tv dramas lucas from Mrs Downie How teens are shown in tv series molly from Mrs Downie Teenage stereotypes charlotte, kim and soph from Mrs Downie Teenagers in tv drama chloe, liam and fin from Mrs Downie Teenagers in tv drama allison, molly and izzy from Mrs Downie Teenagers in tv drama allison, molly and izzy from Mrs Downie Teenagers in tv dramas cameron from Mrs Downie Teenager movies and films fin harry and owen from Mrs Downie

How are teenagers represented? Realistic or Stereotypical? Task: Find 5 TV dramas and explain how the characters are represent teenagers. Give your opinion about whether they are realistic and therefore appeal to you as the target audience or rely on stereotypes. Challenge Task: Soaps tend to target older audiences and so may use more stereotypical teenage characters. Look at some of these famous teenagers and look at how realistically teenagers are being represented here.

Teenage Stereotypes A stereotype is a thought that can be adopted about specific types of individuals or certain ways of doing things. These thoughts or beliefs may or may not accurately reflect reality. Is it fair how teenagers are represented in the media? Look for a variety of images representing the typical teenager. Is is easy to find positive images or are most of them negative? Why is this the case? Research Task Collect a range of images on a Powerpoint slide - Print this out to stick into your book. Find three news articles which involve teenagers. Using these images and articles as your evidence. Write in your book about what you think are the key stereotypes that teenagers have to cope with? Do you think it is fair? Extension Task Can you think of anywhere in the media where teenagers are presented in a positive or realistic way? Add this to your work to try and balance your argument about teenage stereotyping.