Monday, 19 September 2016
Introduction
This essay will examine the way in which British teenagers are represented in these TV programmes The Inbetweeners (2008), Skins (2007), My Mad Fat Diary (2013) and This Is England 86, 88, 90 (2010-15). These TV programmes all represent teenagers in different ways and my essay will examine the way in which they do this and if these representations are fair. Representation is the description or portrayal of someone or something in a particular way. The Inbetweeners follows 4 teenagers who go to sixth form and are social outkasts whom spend their time trying to impress girls, Skins is about a group of friends who party, drink and take drugs and the programme follows a different character during each episode, My Mad Fat Diary follows the story of a teen girl who has mental health issues it is set in 1996 so the representations of teens may be a bit outdate, This Is England 86,88,90 follows a group of friends over 4 years and looks at the different times and struggles that they go through.
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A reasonable opening to your essay Joel but there are some changes to make outlined below.
ReplyDeleteThis essay will examine the way in which British teenagers are represented in these TV programmes The Inbetweeners (2008), Skins (2007), My Mad Fat Diary (2013) and This Is England 86, 88, 90 (2010-15). These TV programmes all represent teenagers in different ways and my essay will examine the way in which they do this and if these representations are fair (THIS SHOULDN'T BE IN THE INTRODUCTION. BY SAYING THAT THE SHOWS ALL REPRESENT TEENAGERS IN DIFFEENT WAYS SHOULD BE A "FINDING", I.E. NOT SOMETHING YOU STATE BUT SOMETHING YOU ARGUE THROUGH EXAMPLE AND EVIDENCE AND AS SUCH IT'S PLACE IS NOT IN THE INTRO. FURTHERMORE, TO SAY THAT YOU ARE GOING TO SEE WHETHER IT IS ACCURATE IS ALSO GOING TO FORCE YOU TO DO THIS AT THE EXPENSE OF ANY OTHER FINDINGS, IT'S SETTING YOU OFF ON A SINGLE ROUTE WITH LITTLE SCOPE TO BE OPEN MINDED AND SEE WHAT IS THERE. FINALLY, DON'T USE "I" OR "ME" IN AN ESSAY) . Representation is the description or portrayal of someone or something in a particular way. The Inbetweeners follows 4 teenagers who go to sixth form and are social outkasts (SPELLING) whom (WHO)spend their time trying to impress girls, Skins is about a group of friends who party, drink and take drugs and the programme follows a different character during each episode, My Mad Fat Diary follows the story of a teen girl who has mental health issues it is set in 1996 so the representations of teens may be a bit outdate, This Is England 86,88,90 follows a group of friends over 4 years and looks at the different times and struggles that they go through. (THESE PLOT OUTLINES ALSO DO NOT BELONG IN THE INTRODUCTION, THEY TOO ARE PART OF YOUR ARGUMENTS. YOU OUGHT TO USE THE INTRO TO PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT, I.E. SAY WHY REPRESENTATIONS ARE SO IMPORTANT IN SHAPING THE THOUGHTS OF THE AUDIENCE AND AFFECTING THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE TOPIC)