F.O.A
- 15% of your overall mark
- One F.O.A completed for Part 1
- One F.O.A completed for Part 2
- The mark of ONE F.O.A is to be submitted for moderation
- All students will complete an FOA reflection after presenting
- Activities can be individual or interactive and should revolve around something in which YOU are interested.
FOA Guidance Notes
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FOA Rubric
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Submit your Task
2018 Language and Gender Tasks
Drag and drop your file into this folder when you are done.
2018 Language and Gender Tasks
Drag and drop your file into this folder when you are done.
Analytical Structure
Analytical Presentation Sample Structure
Introduction:
Body
Conclusion
Analytical Presentation Sample Structure
Introduction:
- Open with some general information about your topic
- Introduce the text and connect it to your topic
- Discuss any relevant context information concerning your topic
- Create a thesis statement and inform the audience about the main points you will present.
Body
- Topic sentence(s) - what is your argument about the topic and text? Does this argument develop out of your thesis statement?
- Present examples and analysis
Conclusion
- Restate your thesis statement and main ideas.
- Why is this topic important to discuss and be aware of?
- What new understandings do you have about this topic? Synthesize the information and bring it out into the larger world (future generations, politics etc.)
Q: What should my topic be for this FOA?
A: You may choose any topic that we study in our Language and Gender topic. This is a largely open-ended presentation and should be about something that strikes your interest from the topics studied and discussed in class.
Q: What type of text do I need to use for my FOA?
A: Your FOA must be in response to a particular text, however, the type of text is subjective. For example, you might create your OWN text and discuss it with the class or you might use an article or advertisement to which you will respond.
Q: What format should my FOA take?
A: Your presentation can take any format. Yes, you heard me - ANY format. In fact, you don't even need to present your FOA in front of the class. You could record your presentation or create an mp3 file for a radio show and submit the file for me to mark. You could also do a voiceover on a presentation.
Q: How do I make sure I analyze when I am doing a creative task?
A: If you do a creative task like a song, a slam poem, or a skit, you must spend 3-5 minutes analyzing your own work. What were you trying to achieve? What techniques did you use? How did the techniques help you achieve your goal?
Q: Can I work with others?
A: Yes. Your FOA can be done individually, in partners, or in a group of three.
Q: What is the time length?
A: Individually: No longer than 15 minutes. You will be cut off.
In partners/groups: Everyone needs to speak for 6-8 minutes.
Q: When is it due?
A: You can decide the due date for your FOA, however it must be completed no later than Tuesday, 9 October at 9pm. This is a firm deadline. Late assignments will be given a number grade with no feedback. Test your files beforehand to make sure that they can be sent via email. If they are too big, you must arrange to bring your files to me. If you wish to present live, please arrange a time with me. You can set the day you wish to present, but it must be completed before the deadline.
A: You may choose any topic that we study in our Language and Gender topic. This is a largely open-ended presentation and should be about something that strikes your interest from the topics studied and discussed in class.
Q: What type of text do I need to use for my FOA?
A: Your FOA must be in response to a particular text, however, the type of text is subjective. For example, you might create your OWN text and discuss it with the class or you might use an article or advertisement to which you will respond.
Q: What format should my FOA take?
A: Your presentation can take any format. Yes, you heard me - ANY format. In fact, you don't even need to present your FOA in front of the class. You could record your presentation or create an mp3 file for a radio show and submit the file for me to mark. You could also do a voiceover on a presentation.
Q: How do I make sure I analyze when I am doing a creative task?
A: If you do a creative task like a song, a slam poem, or a skit, you must spend 3-5 minutes analyzing your own work. What were you trying to achieve? What techniques did you use? How did the techniques help you achieve your goal?
Q: Can I work with others?
A: Yes. Your FOA can be done individually, in partners, or in a group of three.
Q: What is the time length?
A: Individually: No longer than 15 minutes. You will be cut off.
In partners/groups: Everyone needs to speak for 6-8 minutes.
Q: When is it due?
A: You can decide the due date for your FOA, however it must be completed no later than Tuesday, 9 October at 9pm. This is a firm deadline. Late assignments will be given a number grade with no feedback. Test your files beforehand to make sure that they can be sent via email. If they are too big, you must arrange to bring your files to me. If you wish to present live, please arrange a time with me. You can set the day you wish to present, but it must be completed before the deadline.
Text Types
- Song
- Slam Poem
- News Report (real or satire)
- Radio Show
- TED Talk
- Oral analysis presentation (basic PPT presentation)
- Pitch
- Skit
- Debate
- Interview
Language and Gender
Possible topics:
- What language and gender topic interests you most?
- How will you explore the topic: analytical presentation OR creative presentation?
- What do you want to highlight through your presentation?
Possible topics:
- Draw your own cartoon that highlights aspects of gender and then analyze your own work. Utilize cartoon features.
- Look at the visual representation of male and female superheroes in comic books. What discrepancies do you notice, and what might this suggest about gender and society? Analyze the visual features in your discussion.
- Compare the classic "Dick and Jane" picture books to more contemporary picture books like the "Little Feminist" series (or even some that are less overtly feminist). What are the big differences that you notice? How does each type of book reflect the values of the time period?
- Consider the differences between male and female sexist language.
- Compare the sexism in the English language with the sexism in Japanese language. What is revealed about both societies and what could we do to combat the sexism?
- Start a campaign that promotes an aspect of gender equality in language. For example, I recently watched a video where some men considered starting a hashtag called #checkyourbro. Create your own hashtag and media campaign to raise awareness.
- Look at the way the LGBTQ community has claimed female words and subverted their meaning (queen, sisters etc). What does this suggest about language and gender, particularly as we bring sexuality into the conversation?
- Compare Sleeping Beauty to Moana from a feminist/psychoanalytic perspective. What has changed and what does this reflect about society?
Part 2: Language and Mass Media
Proposal Form HERE
Sample proposal - note that in the final section she is missing some discussion of our essential questions and how her topic links to class.
Satirical News
Proposal Form HERE
Sample proposal - note that in the final section she is missing some discussion of our essential questions and how her topic links to class.
Satirical News
- Create a satirical news report in the likeness of John Stewart or John Oliver. After the report, spend 3-5 minutes analyzing your report. What techniques did you use and why?
- Create an SNL-type parody of a social issue. Then create a news report that criticizes or examines the satire. Alternatively, Present the skit and then analyze your work. What techniques did you use and why? See the clip below.
- Write a song parody that deals with a media related issue i.e. advertisement, media bias. After presenting your song, spend 3-5 minutes analyzing your work.
- Design a product and create an advertising campaign with a sales pitch to market it to a specific audience.
- Choose an existing product and design an entire advertising campaign that includes print and online advertisements and a television commercial. Present the campaign to the class (what did you do and why did you do it?). Survey class reactions to the campaign and use the results to start a discussion.
- Convert a traditional advertising campaign for an existing product into a viral form of advertising. You may create, for example, a YouTube video. In your presentation to the class, focus on reactions to the piece or to the challenges involved in this type of advertising.
- Analyze a variety of advertisements that objectify women.
- Analyze advertisements for smoking ads from the 80s and early 90s, such as Joe Camel and the Marlboro men. You could do a straight-forward analysis presentation or include a satirical ad campaign for marijuana or cocaine to show the ridiculousness of early smoking ads.
- Compare and contrast smoking campaigns from the 80s and 90s in the USA to present day PSAs. What has changed and why has it changed? Consider what it reflects about society.
- Analyze the Australian smoking advertisements. Analyze the effect of the images and the effectiveness of the overall campaign.
- Analyze an ad campaign: United Colors of Bennetton (Unhate campaign or other social advertisements), Unilever's products and their campaign (Dove and Ax - both by the same company but presenting very different ideals)
- Examine the evolution of women in advertising. Compare/contrast objectifying advertisements with empowering advertisements.
- Create and deliver a TED Talk that raises issues concerning the media. Possible topics include advertising/body image/self esteem/social media.
- Write a slam poem that deals with a media topic
- Write a speech by Susan Linn, director of the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, about the ethics of advertising to children.
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FOA Reflection
- How much effort did you put into the preparation of your presentation?
- Comment on
- the types of research you did
- the sources that you used to shape your idea
- Comment on
- How well did you execute your performance? How well did you demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of your topic?
- Comment on:
- Your understanding of language and mass communication
- Your use and analysis of language features
- Your presentation techniques (volume, tone, formality, eye contact).
- Comment on:
- Overall, how could you improve this presentation?