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Yr 12 OCR Media Studies

Exam Support Session 2

What is being represented?


PEEL
Point: Representations of ethnicity are constructed
through…(specific technical area)

Evidence: For example, the use of a….(specific example)

Explanation: This reinforces the stereotype that…

Link: This further supports my argument that the extracts


constructs a stereotypical representation of (specific
ethnicity)
or
Link: This representation of (specific ethnicity) might
appeal to….because…
Yr 12 – Exam Support Session 2

Ethnicity Representations:
Representations: Note Taking
1. Make relevant notes about examples of
ethnicity

2. List representations and connotations

3. Link the use of a specific example to the


representation constructed

4. Check that you link the representations and


connotations consistently to ethnicity
Representation: Related Terms
• Stereotype
• Archetype
• Negative
• Positive
• Reinforced
• Challenged
• Audience
Best Composite Answer
• Watch the extract from Hotel Babylon again.

• Discuss the representation of ethnicity.

• Focus on writing one section of the PEEL


paragraph one technical area; e.g. Point

• Pass it to a peer for them to write the next


section of peel; e.g. Evidence.

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