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Design Brief
Develop a topic about Body Image with students using a variety of mass media
and multimodal texts to critically analyse, discuss and reflect about what the text
is saying, the messages given and what it means to a student personally. How
do they identify with what is being read, viewed or heard?
Take into consideration the voice of the author, the messages that are
conveyed through the image in different ways and through what is obvious or
not obvious to the viewer. What do you see? Can result in students responses
about the obvious or the literal meanings.
What is implied? Is the analysis what is the
Body Image
What do you see? What do you think it Are there any What is your opinion
means? hidden messages? of the image?
What does the
image present? How does this Explain your
image apply to you? reasons
Peer pressure
Adult
Media Messages
Advertising
Others
Design Brief
Research the influences in today’s society that relate to body image. Research
peer pressure, influences in the media, the history of food, methods of cooking,
political influences in the food industry, soils and climate, available foods,
accepted images, in western culture, Asian cultures or select a culture of your
choice.
Health factors: What are the consequences for some people in trying to attain the
perfect body image?
Anorexia nervosa
Bulimia
Unhealthy eating
The Image industry What kinds of jobs are generated by the body image industry?