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Visual literacy: Use art elements and design principles to describe

examples of global popular culture

Last lesson, you were divided into equal groups and asked to collect examples of the following things
from global popular culture:

x Identity: Fashion, accessories and jewellery design
x Entertainment: DVD and CD covers
x Status symbols: products, cars

As a group of teenagers, knowledgeable expects in global popular culture, discuss and answer the
questions that follow. Remember to think critically about your answers and to substantiate your ideas:

1. Define popular culture: ........................................................................................................................
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2. Explain what global popular culture is:.................................................................................................
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3. Give reasons why global popular culture now exists:..........................................................................
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4. In your opinion, who drives and directs global pop culture and why? ................................................
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5. In your opinion, how do these designers contribute to global popular culture? Give as many ideas
as possible- both negative and positive: ............................................................................................
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6. Carefully observe the examples of global popular culture in the group.

a) Identify new current trends that have emerged. Discuss these and their effects on society.
b) Identify which of these current trends can have negative consequences on future generations.
c) Identify how things have changed in global popular culture over the past few years.
What is different and what is similar?
d) Looking at all the examples your group has, identify the social values that are
communicated through the designs.
7. Choose two different examples of global popular culture from your examples.
Analyse them as a group using the art elements and the design
principles. Point out their similarities as well as their differences.
8. In your opinion, what is the purpose of global popular
culture- why does it exist?

Once you have answered all the questions, report back to
the class with your findings. Remember to show the rest of
the class the examples of popular culture that you found.

Paste your examples of global popular culture down in
the next page adding a few comments...

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