Analyzing Media

• Wk 3
• If you have not done so already, choose a fictional show that is rated G or PG, such as a situational comedy or a drama.

Note: If you are not sure about the appropriateness of a show, e-mail your Instructor for approval.

• Watch one episode, paying attention to the situational factors, main characters’ traits, and characteristics of their attitudes. Consider who is the chief influencer in the episode and who is the main target of that influence.
• Also, consider how the characters or theme of the show may influence viewers like you.
• Consider the influence of culture on the characters (i.e., their own culture or the orgnaizational culture on the show) and how your own culture influences how you view the characters and situations.
• Using a relevant code of ethics (e.g., for a character’s situation or viewing the character through the lens of the profession you are interested in), evaluate the ethics of a main character’s influence on another character or on viewers.

By Day 3

Post responses to the following:

• Identify the show you chose and summarize the context of the episode. Who was the influencer, and who was being influenced? Include characters on the show and audience members, if relevant.
• Evaluate how the context of the show (norms and roles) influenced if the adult persuader was successful or not and why. 
• Explain how the culture of the show and your own culture influenced you as a viewer and influenced your analysis of the show.
• Evaluate the influence of the persuader from an ethical perspective and discuss how you applied a particular ethical code from an organization you see in the Resource List. Be specific.