1. My revision focus is…
Use P.E.E. structure – L3
Improve my use of terminology / evidence – L3
Improve my explanation – does the stereotype
conform or subvert? – L4
Use more analytical language – L4

2. What is disability and what different types of
disability are there?

3. Learning Objective
Understand the different stereotypes of disability in TV
Drama
Write a 2 x P.E.E.s on disability
Write 2 x P.E.E.s (one about editing) on disability

4. Disability in TV Drama
Physically Disabled / Disfigured – often shown
as outsiders, unable to do normal things
Mentally disabled – Often shown as strange,
odd, childlike, outsiders
Able Bodies / Minded – often shown as “normal”
and “ideal”

5. Examples of disabled characters in TV Drama
Artie from Glee
(in a wheelchair) Izzy from Coronation Street Spencer from Hollyoaks
(wheelchair user) (learning disability)
Tommy from Coming Down the Lizzie from
Mountain (Down’s Syndrome) Emmerdale
The entire cast of Cast Offs (variety) (deaf)

6. The Representation of Disability
Characters with disabilities are often portrayed in TV
Dramas as being outsiders, strange, unable to do
everyday activities, immature, weaker than “able
bodied, able minded” characters, less attractive etc.
Traditionally in films, villains were often given a disability or
deformity to make them seem scarier or more evil.
Although our association of disability with “evil” has since
declined, society often still links disability to weakness and
makes disabled characters objects to pity.

7. In pairs: How would you represent them
using the micro elements?
Physically disabled:
Mentally disabled:

8. Coming Down The Mountain
BBC TV DRAMA
2 viewings – first one make notes on difference
Second viewing make notes on micro-elements
Choose at least two micro elements
Write detailed notes on both
Be prepared to write at least 2 PEEs for each
Cinematography Mise-en-scene
Sound Editing

9. P.E.E.
Point – introduce the Micro-element
Evidence – give evidence and use LOTS of terminology
Explain – does this conform to or subvert the stereotype?
These are in the
back of your
revision guide!

10.  Write a PEE for your chosen micro elements:
SOUND
 Point: Your area of representation
 E.g. A stereotypical representation of disability is shown through the
diegetic dialogue of Ben’s character.
 Evidence: Your micro element
 E.g. Ben comments ‘I like Weetabix’ in response to David’s
annoyance about him finishing them.
 Explain: Linking the two
 E.g. This simplistic language used by Ben implies that he doesn’t
share the complex emotional awareness of his brother. This therefore
conforms to the stereotypical view of a mentally disabled person
being less intelligent than an able-minded person.

11. Candidate responses
EXAM CLIP & EXAM RESPONSE

12. SWAP answers
Is their point accurate?
Have they followed the PEE structure?
Have they used lots of media terms?
Have they linked their answer to the area of representation?
Have they written clearly?
Give one mark for each – Will you score 5/5???

13. Myths of Disability
People with
A person with a disabilities are
disability is sick, or inspirational, brave,
has something and courageous for
wrong with them. living successfully
with their
disability.
People with
disabilities have a People with severe
poor quality of disabilities need to live
life. in nursing home or
rehabilitation hospitals
or under constant
supervision so that
People with disability always need they do not hurt
expensive and high-tech assistive themselves.
devices or services.

14. Edmodo - am7v5t
Edmodo

15. Timed Conditions on one of the Disability clips Friday
- Revise editing terms
Intervention – Every Wednesday
Download Revision Booklet
Download Lit Mat