Lesson objective• The aim of this lesson is to use an

episode of Family Guy to decide whether the media can treat issues

of life and death fairly.

Lesson outcomes

• GRADE B - will be able to decide whether the media should be allowed to criticise religion or not.

• GRADE A - will be able to assess the coverage of abortion in the Family Guy episode

What should the media do about issues of life and death?

• You are going to be given a sheet which contains reasons why some people think the media should not criticise what religion says about issues in life.

• Follow the instructions on the sheet then use the statements to complete Q1 on p23 of your exam workbook.

• Do this question in your book if you don’t like how the workbook has set it out.

Lesson outcomes

• GRADE B - will be able to decide whether the media should be allowed to criticise religion or not.

• GRADE A - will be able to assess the coverage of abortion in the Family Guy episode

• This episode was produced in 2010 but the Fox network in the US refused to show it because it dealt with the subject of abortion.

• It was broadcast in the UK on 20th June 2010.

• It was later released on DVD in the US but has never been shown on Fox.

This is the task you will be given…

• Explain briefly what happened in the episode (two sentences)

• Do you think the episode dealt with the issue of abortion fairly? (was it balanced, was the view of the programme makers clear, did it make fun of the issue?)

• Do you think programmes like Family Guy should be allowed to deal with issues like abortion or euthanasia?

Task• Explain briefly what happened in the episode

(two sentences)

• Do you think the episode dealt with the issue of abortion fairly? (was it balanced, was the view of the programme makers clear, did it make fun of the issue?)

• Do you think programmes like Family Guy should be allowed to deal with issues like abortion or euthanasia?

Lesson outcomes

• GRADE B - will be able to decide whether the media should be allowed to criticise religion or not.

• GRADE A - will be able to assess the coverage of abortion in the Family Guy episode