Consumerism and influencers

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• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Consumerism and influencers

PART 1: INTRODUCTION

Introduction:

In this next project you are going to focus on consumption. We all buy stuff: food, clothes, gadgets, things, and we all know that if if we consume too much, the environment and earth suffers (and possibly so does our own mental health).

When is the last time you bought something?

1. Today
2. Yesterday
3. The day before yesterday
4. More than a week ago

Did you consider where whatever you bought was made and the journey it took before you picked it up?

1. Nope, and I have never
2. Not with this purchase, but sometimes I think about it
3. Yes ,I think about such things whenever I buy something
4. These kind of questions keep me up at night

PART TWO: RESEARCH

Research:

1) Watch an episode of Black Mirror (we'll watch together)
2) Read the article "Under the influence" (slide after)
Reading time: 10 mins
3) Read the article "The sudden rise of deinfluencers" (slide after)
Reading time: 10 mins
4) Scroll through one "deinfluencer's" instagram profile
Scrolling time: 5 to 10 minutes

Discussion points Black Mirror:

What are some of the themes of this episode?
What is the genre of- this series? How do you know?

Which 'systems' are at the core of this society?
What does it try to tell us about consumerism?

Watch: black mirror

S01 E02: fifteen million merits

Discussion points Black Mirror:

What are some of the themes of this episode?
What is the genre of- this series? How do you know?

Which 'systems' are at the core of this society?
What does it try to tell us about consumerism?

medium.com

www.theguardian.com

www.instagram.com

Discuss with someone:

1) Which questions came up while watching/reading/scrolling?
2) What do you want to know more about?
3) How would you summarize what you've seen/read in a couple of sentences? 

PART 3: ACTION

Film two reels
One: influence to buy
Two: deinfluence not to buy

Some vocabulary you might need...

Let's do a quick vocab check before you start

Vocabulary - Sleep de vertaling naar het juiste woord

Critical

To deceive

Objective

To identify

Unreliable

To judge

Staged

To verify

Kritisch

Misleiden

Objectief

Onbetrouwbaar

Veroordelen

In scène gezet

Onderzoeken

Identificeren

Vocabulary - Sleep de vertaling naar het juiste woord

To be aware of

Misleading

To distract

Realistic

To influence

Responsible

To make up

Subjective

Bewust zijn van

Misleidend

Afleiden

Beïnvloeden

Verantwoordelijk

Verzinnen

Subjectief

Realistisch

Film two reels

One: influence to buy

Two: deinfluence not to buy

What do you have to do before you can start filming?

Prepare yourself & film

help each other out

Share your reels

don't be shy

PART 4: Reflect

 Which emotions came up? Did you learn anything new? Has anything inspired you and made you think? Why (or why not)?