An English Media Assignment
A scaffold to help students write about a TV show.
Copies of the DVD are available from Channel 4. I would particularly recommend Episode One from Series Two for study.
If the kids don’t laugh reviewing this show then you may hit me with a stick!
Name:
This is a sitcom. The two words that make up this type of show are…
The show takes place in…
The humour comes from…
The credits for the show are based on…
Here is Moss. He is…
Here is Jen. She is…
Here is Roy. He is…
The best thing about the episode we saw was…
The worst thing was…
My favourite character in the show is…
Some philosophers suggest that laughter is a way of social control. They say laughing at someone is a way of making them behave differently. Why do YOU laugh when looking at these characters? Are you “telling them off” in some way?
I laugh because…
Some sitcoms cover taboo issues. These topics can be about race, disability, gender and sexual orientation. The episode we saw included jokes on…
I thought that…
The most interesting thing about this series is…
I would give the show …. marks out of ten.
