Your Textual Analysis Essay.
Please answer the following question in 6 sentences of beautiful analysis. Each sentence should contain the following:
- A well described example (EXAMPLE) from the text, which uses media terminology (CLAMPS – TERM) to identify it.
- An analytical connective (see examples below – REPRESENTS, PORTRAYS, ENCODES, SUGGESTS ETC).
- Interesting and varied adjectives which describe the ideas (connotations) being communicated to the audience. THE ANALYSIS/SIGNIFICANCE TO THE QUESTION.
Analyse the ways in which mise-en-scene communicates the different life styles of the people living and working in Downton Abbey. (500 words max)
Here is the clip you should analyse:
Help! How is this essay going to be compiled?
You should use this document to help you make notes and structure your analysis.
Once you have made notes you will join forces with 5 others to create one long essay using a shared document on google docs. One person will add in the Costume, the next will add in the Lighting, the next the Acting and so on.
The final group essay will then be submitted for comments from your teacher.
Below is the presentation on we gave you on mise-en-scene. You should use this to remind you of the areas you should cover in mise-en-scene. It may also point you to ideas think about within in the sequence.
Here is a glossary of terms to help you identify and name the feature you wish to analyse. Here are some useful adjectives and a reminder of some alternative connectives/active verbs to represent.
Please submit your essay via google classroom and adhere to the submission deadline. All the resources you need are in google classroom including exemplar essays