ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS

To complete this assignment you must analyze and deconstruct one media clip, decide which paradigm discussed in the lectures the article/media clip best embodies, and explain why this is so. To “deconstruct” something is to look beyond the surface of what is being said or written; it is to pull an argument apart and look for the assumptions and agenda that informs a person’s viewpoint and argumentation.

the media clip more or less clearly embodies a particular paradigm, although it is not perfect or “ideal” fits with the paradigms. The challenge with this assessment is to demonstrate your knowledge and skills by explaining why your chosen article/media clip exemplifies a particular paradigm. Note that there is no functionalist article/media clip available to deconstruct for your assignment. Instead, we will workshop a functionalist article in class, to demonstrate how you might approach the assignment and analyze your chosen clip.