Here are some Top Gear questions to get your teeth into:
Top Gear Questions
a) How does the extract hook the audience? (8 marks)
b) Do programmes like this show that TV is dumbing down to attract audiences? You may refer to other texts. (12 marks)
c) How are self-parody, irony and self-referencing used in modern texts to enhance their gratifications? You must refer to other texts (12 marks)
REPRESENTATION ESSAY – 48 marks
Either
a) Why are representations of masculinity in contemporary texts rarely straightforward? Discuss with reference to your case study.
b) Many modern media texts contain sexualised representations of young women and girls and many show an exaggerated masculinity. To what extent do you think this is true? You must refer to your case study.
