CBSE Class 11th(Arts) Media Studies Syllabus 2020-21

The unit-wise distribution of periods and marks for Class XI is as follows:

 

                                                       Media Studies Syllabus

 

Units

No. of Periods for Theory and Practical 260

Max. Marks for Theory and Practical 100

Part A

Employability Skills

 

 

 

Unit 1: Communication Skills – III

10

 

 

 

10

 

Unit 2: Self-management Skills – III

10

 

Unit 3: Information and Communication Technology Skills – III

10

 

Unit 4: Entrepreneurial Skills – III

15

 

Unit 5: Green Skills – III

05

 

Total

50

10

Part B

Skills

Theory Periods

Practical Periods

 

 

Unit 1: Introduction of Mass Communication

10

15

10

 

Unit 2: Evolution of the Media

25

20

10

 

Unit 3: Understanding Media

30

45

20

 

Unit 4: Preproduction Skills

25

40

20

 

Total

90

120

60

Part C

Practical Work

 

 

 

Practical Examination

 

15

 

Viva Voce

 

05

 

Total

 

20

Part D

Project Work/Field Visit

 

 

 

Practical File/Student Portfolio

 

10

 

Total

 

10

 

Grand Total

 

100

 

                                   Part A: Employability Skills

 

Units

1.

Communication Skills –III

2.

Self-management Skills –III

3.

Information and Communication Technology Skills – III

4.

Entrepreneurial Skills – III

5.

Green Skills – III

 

Detailed curriculum of Employability Skills is available separately

 

                                            Part B–Skills

UNIT–I: INTRODUCTION TO MASS COMMUNICATION

 

  1. Definition and functions of Mass Media and Mass Communication

  2. Aspects of Mass Communication

  3. Barriers to Communication

UNIT–II: EVOLUTION OF THE MEDIA

  Evolution of Cinema

      1. Hindi Cinema

     2.Satyajit Ray and non-mainstream cinema

Evolution of Television

  1. Doordarshan in the first phase of local stations and black and white transmission

Site Experiment

  1. Colour television, AASUAD 1982-Satellite Transmission (INSAT)

  2. Evolution of Print media

  3. Development of print journalism in India

  4. Evolution of radio

  5. Pre and post-independence development of radio in India

  6. Evolution of new media

  7. Evolution of the internet in India

 

UNIT–III: UNDERSTANDING MEDIA

         Chapter 1: Media Literacy

  1. Introduction of Media Literacy

  2. Introduction to Mass Media

  3. Audience Theories

  4. Media Ownership

  5. Media Representation

  6. Media and Violence

Chapter 2: Analysis of Films

  1.  The concept of mise en scene

  2. Film Analysis

                   OR

  1. Feature film

Chapter 3: Analysis of TV Programmes

  1. The concept of a soap opera - Daily soap, Weekly soap

  2. Genres of Soap Opera, primary audience of each genre

  3. The Segmented nature of the audience

  4. Gaze of the audience, concept of a flow, continuous interruption

  5. Culture of Film based programmes

  6. Culture of Music based programmes

  7. Educational TV, non-fiction on TV

Chapter4: Content Analysis of Radio Programmes

News - the format, the language, frequency

Talks, magazine programmes-unidirectional nature, feedback with a time phase difference Dramas - the unique nature of radio plays

Interactive programmes - phone in, live interaction, music, experiences, memories as content of these programmes

 

Chapter 5: Content Analysis of Newspapers and Periodicals

Newspapers –

  1. The Macro composition of a daily-various sections like the front page, edit page, sports page, business page.

  2. The Micro composition of a daily-proportion of visual and text, language, highlighting.

Periodicals –

  1. The Macro composition of a periodical - various sections like the cover page, cover story, features, columns, business page.

  2. The Micro composition of a periodical - proportion of visual and text, language, highlighting.

UNIT–IV: Pre-Production Skills

Understanding Fiction

1.Story as a self content world

2.Story as a subjective experience

3.Content of a story

Theme/subject

Plot, time and space

Characters

1.Techniques of story telling

Description

Dialogue

View point

 

UNIT–V: Pre-Production Skills (Project)

  1. Fiction

  2. Researcher

  3. Script

  4. Storyboard

  5. Nonfiction