LESSON PLAN: M3U1!M3u2!M2u2!M2u3! - UNAOC · 2014. 9. 19. · Title: Microsoft Word - Megan...

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MIL LESSON PLAN LESSON PLAN: MIL – module and unit M3U1 M3u2 M2u2 M2u3 Subject / Theme: Languages, social studies, Communication, technology and media Culture, inter- culture dialogue Women Topic: Representation in the news Lesson Title: Megan Kamerick: Women should represent women in media Level: Secondary, tertiary Lesson Duration: Learning Objectives: Analyse represent at ions i n news coverage of par t icular event s Exami ne news repor t i n g that of fers alternat ive represent at ions t o those f oun d i n the mainstream media Assess the impact of represent at ions on the audience an d on thesubject bei n g por trayed Analyse represent at ions of gen der i n media an d i nf ormat ion systems Pedagogical Approaches and Activities: Watch the clip – Megan Kamerick gives different examples of how misrepresentation may affect news. Apply her examples on your local media (newspapers, radio, TV, internet) – how are the news represented? By whom? On which subjects? How are people represented? As experts? Spokespersons? Commoners? – does this representation differ because of gender, ethnical background, religious beliefs etc. Use http://whomakesthenews.org/ to check how representation looks in your country. Compare to your own findings in the classroom. Discuss – if there are differences or similarities to the findings in http://whomakesthenews.org/. Use the lecture by Megan Kamerick to answer questions asked in the GENDER EQU ALI TY ANDWOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT part in Module 1 unit 1. Media and Information Resources: http://www.ted.com/talks/megan_kamerick_women_should_represent_women_in_media.html References: You can also use the report: http://iwmf.org/pioneeringchange/globalresearchonwomeninthe newsmedia.aspx Further topics and resources: United Nat ions Four th Worl d Conference on Women, Beiji n g Declarat ion an d Plat f orm f or Act ion (1995) at , ht tp://www .un.org/womenwatch/daw/beijing/platform/ Internat ional Federat ion of Journalist s. (2009). Get t i n g the balance ri ght: Gen derEqualit y i n Journalism: Brussels, Bel gi um at , ht tp://port al .unesco.org/ci/en/ fi les/28397/12435929903gender_booklet_en.pdf/gender_booklet_en.pdf

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MIL LESSON PLAN    

LESSON PLAN:   MIL – module and unit M3U1  M3u2  M2u2  M2u3    

Subject / Theme: Languages,  social  studies,  Communication, technology and media Culture, inter-culture dialogue Women  

Topic: Representation  in  the  news  

Lesson Title: Megan  Kamerick:  Women  should  represent  women  in  media  

Level: Secondary,  tertiary   Lesson Duration:  

 Learning   Objectives:  

◾      Analyse  representations  in  news  coverage  of  particular  events  

◾      Examine  news  reporting  that  offers  alternative  representations  to  those  found  in  the  mainstream  media  

◾      Assess  the  impact  of  representations  on  the  audience  and  on  the  subject  being  portrayed  

◾      Analyse  representations  of  gender  in  media  and  information  systems  

Pedagogical  Approaches  and  Activities:  

Watch  the  clip  –  Megan  Kamerick  gives  different  examples  of  how  misrepresentation  may  affect  news.  Apply  her  examples  on  your  local  media  (newspapers,  radio,  TV,  internet)  –  how  are  the  news  represented?  By  whom?  On  which  subjects?  How  are  people  represented?  As  experts?  Spokespersons?  Commoners?  –  does  this  representation  differ  because  of  gender,  ethnical  background,  religious  beliefs  etc.  Use  http://whomakesthenews.org/  to  check  how  representation  looks  in  your  country.  Compare  to  your  own  findings  in  the  classroom.  Discuss  –  if  there  are  differences  or  similarities  to  the  findings  in  http://whomakesthenews.org/.  Use  the  lecture  by  Megan  Kamerick  to  answer  questions  asked  in  the  GENDER  EQUALITY  AND      WOMEN’S  EMPOWERMENT  part  in  Module  1  unit  1.  

Media  and  Information  Resources:  

http://www.ted.com/talks/megan_kamerick_women_should_represent_women_in_media.html  

References:  

You  can  also  use  the  report:  http://iwmf.org/pioneering-­‐change/global-­‐research-­‐on-­‐women-­‐in-­‐the-­‐news-­‐media.aspx  

Further  topics  and  resources:  

◾      United  Nations  Fourth  World  Conference  on  Women,  Beijing  Declaration  and  Platform  for  Action  (1995)  at,  http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/beijing/platform/  

◾      International    Federation    of    Journalists.    (2009).    Getting    the    balance    right:    Gender  Equality   in   Journalism:   Brussels,   Belgium   at,   http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/  files/28397/12435929903gender_booklet_en.pdf/gender_booklet_en.pdf