Oral Presentation - Accredited In order to continue the narrative of The Truman Show prepare a 5 minute interview for television which explores how Truman felt when he discovered that his life was the most popular TV-series in the world and the impact this has had on him. This must include audio/visual support and be structured appropriately. Consider the following: Format Questioning Audience Medium used

For your oral presentation you are required to nominate a piece of political writing which you believe would be worthy of The Orwell Prize. You will be required to present a speech to the awards committee explaining why your selected piece is a worthy nomination. Prepare a 10 minute speech which discusses the role of political writing in your chosen piece and explain why your selected piece is a worthy nomination.

The Orwell Prize ‘What I have most wanted to do…is to make political writing an art’ George Orwell. According to the George Orwell Society, The Orwell Prize is Britain’s most prestigious prize for political writing. Every year, the society awards prizes for the work which comes closest to George Orwell’s ambition ‘to make political writing into an art’.  The Society states that The Prize was established ‘to encourage writing in good English – while giving equal value to style and content, politics or public policy, whether political, economic, social or cultural – of a kind aimed at or accessible to the reading public, not to specialist or academic audiences’.

George Orwell: Politics and the English Language https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpqNsV-zpEc Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print. Never use a long word where a short one will do. If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out. Never use the passive where you can use the active. Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word, or a jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent. Break any of these rules sooner than say anything outright barbarous.

http://www.theorwellprize.co.uk/ Take time to explore the website. Observe the rules. Why was the Orwell Prize introduced?

The Orwell Prize 5 Rules 1.   Your own evaluation – based on your own interpretation of what makes a article. 2.   Context - range of personal, social, historical, cultural and workplace conditions which the text is responded to and exposed. 3.   Define the article - In one or two sentences, what is the article about? 4.   A quote which appeals to you - what does it reveal? 5.   How does the journalist engage and construct? Structural analysis - What techniques did you notice were used in this article? Provide an example and consider the impact of these. Highlight any observations you made regarding style, theme, structure and technique.

Choose one political writer or cartoonist whose work has been published. Choose one political writer or cartoonist whose work has been published. Research the writer, the pieces they have created, the influences of their work during their time of writing. You would need to look at the political climate at the time when the piece was written including the cultural and social influences. For example, you might choose to do the work of Sean Leahy. You would discuss how he came to be a political cartoonist, what sort of cartoons he has created. You would also analyse in detail two of his cartoons – who or what the cartoon is about, the context of the cartoon, the influences and the effect of it on the reader.  You might also choose to look a political viewpoint that has been expressed through social media and the impact this has had.

2 column graph: on the first side write down a specific visual (or verbal) detail, in the second, interpret it's meaning. describing the visual detail is just like using a quote in an analysis paper of written language. It's the evidence that leads to our interpretations. We need to be sure that we are not just summarising these details, we then analyse it's deeper meaning.

Textual Details Uncle Sam is large; 3rd world is small Interpretation Juxtaposition: Size can mean power Uncle Sam is an indexical symbol Culturally recognizable “3rd World” has a paper sign, iconic image Not recognizable like Uncle Sam, seen as less important Uncle Sam is well clothed: hat, cuff links, jacket Wealth and power 3rd world family is in rags Poverty, lack of power Uncle Sam has small, closed eyes Poor vision is a metaphor for poor understanding Uncle Sam has a long nose Cultural association with Pinocchio, he is a liar Uncle Same has neatly stylized hair Uncle Same is taken care of, has wealth & power. 3rd world family has no hair Sign of malnutrition Uncle Sam has his back to the 3rd world “turning your back on something” is a cliché for ignoring something Uncle Sam is white and older Position of power 3rd world are a family: 2 people (and a difficult to see baby). They are people of colour. Disempowered group. Pathos: we feel sympathy for the family.

http://www.politicalcartoons.com/ choose a current cartoon to analyse in groups. In groups you will be required to present your analyses to the class.