Critical Literacy

In a video we saw it was set in the 70's. There was a stereotype that was about how woman do the inside work like cleaning, cooking etc and the men were doing the outdoor work. The feminine woman would wear big dresses with a low cut and have their hair done just to do housework. The masculine men would betrayed as working outside.

Another video we watched was stereotyped to how blonde people are dumb and the men were cocky. The blonde person is portrayed still as wearing a dress. The men are suppose to be the smart and the woman is suppose to follow.


 How are adults constructed in this text? Females should be second to males in both texts. Woman in the 1st text is ambitionless and the 2nd wants to be lawyer, the stereotype that blondes can be smart. 

What kind of social reality does this text portray? Life wasn't fun, people don't want to do things outside their stereotypes - e.g men in the garden and woman in the kitchen. The second clip is set in 30 years later woman and men can do the same jobs and have the same opportunities.

How does this text construct a version of reality? Draws from history, finds examples of props and setting that actually existed in the time period. 

What different interpretations of the text are possible? Yes - we can view the shift from men being positive to being put down, we can view the shift in society and cultural values- there is more to life than a house, dog and kids. 

Synophis - In the video there was guys drinking but one of them was suppose to be sober and then ended up crashing the car a killed a person. 

Synophis - there was a guy who saw another person drinking that was suppose to be driving so the person told him to stay and not drive. 

Is it a fair text? No because it was targeting men not woman and was only Maori and pi.  

How are teenagers or young adults constructed in this text?
Stupid and irresponsible young adults.

 How does the text present age, gender or cultural groups?
It was mostly young adult men that are maori or pi.