
Teaching TV Sitcom
James Baker(Author)
BFI Publishing
Published on 1. May 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
75 pages
978-0-85170-975-8 (ISBN)
Description
This comprehensive and accessible guide provides an introduction to teaching this topic, with practical advice on classroom approaches and reference to key critical and theoretical writing. Using examples from TV sitcoms in Britain and the US, it explores sitcom conventions, types of sitcom and issues such as representation of gender. This book is part of a series particularly aimed at teachers new to media studies post-16. The series provides information and ideas for teachers involved with the teaching of AS and A level media studies 9OCR, AQA and WJEC), AS and A level film studies (WJEC), GNVQ/AVCE, Btech, Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers, and Lifelong Learning courses. Each title consists of a detailed teaching guide which provides essential information and guidance on how to cover each topic effectively, with reference to assessment objectives. Additional support materials, including photocopiable worksheets for students, are available online.
More details
Series
Edition
2003 edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
illustrated
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
254 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-85170-975-8 (9780851709758)
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James Baker is Head of Media Studies at Hurtwood House School in Surrey, UK. He is also a senior examiner for one of the English awarding bodies and a freelance writer on media education.
Vivienne Clark is a Principal Examiner for A Level Media Studies, a BFI Associate Tutor, a freelance writer, editor and teacher trainer. She has written several textbooks and teaching resources and is a course tutor on the BFI/Middlesex University MA level module: An Introduction to Media Education.
Vivienne Clark is a Principal Examiner for A Level Media Studies, a BFI Associate Tutor, a freelance writer, editor and teacher trainer. She has written several textbooks and teaching resources and is a course tutor on the BFI/Middlesex University MA level module: An Introduction to Media Education.
Content
Introduction to the series
1. Introduction
Assessment contexts
Why teach sitcom?
How to use this guide
Schemes of work
2. Background information
The development of sitcom
Forms and conventions of TV sitcoms
Sitcom producers and audiences
Changes in the role of sitcom
Types of sitcom
Analysis a sitcom
3. Case studies
a. Sitcom families
b. Sitcom and gender
c. Sitcom and realism
Glossary
Videography
References and selected bibliography
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
Assessment contexts
Why teach sitcom?
How to use this guide
Schemes of work
2. Background information
The development of sitcom
Forms and conventions of TV sitcoms
Sitcom producers and audiences
Changes in the role of sitcom
Types of sitcom
Analysis a sitcom
3. Case studies
a. Sitcom families
b. Sitcom and gender
c. Sitcom and realism
Glossary
Videography
References and selected bibliography
Acknowledgments