Assignment Prompt & Instructions
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**## MediaProposalOwens.pdf**
Jada Owens
PSYC324
Media Proposal
Media Proposal
The example I will be using for this media proposal will be the show Degrassi. Degrassi is a
show that is primarily targeted for young teens, typically 13 and up. They were shown to be
focusing on middle school and high school students. While some scenes in Degrassi show
how substance use can affect teens in real life. The show doesn’t really glamorize drugs or
alcohol use, but shows things like peer pressure, the consequences, and how fast your
decisions can impact your life. Show casing characters trying drugs just because they want
to fit in with their peers or characters using substances to cope with pain in their life.
Degrassi seems to be a show that helps assist in opening uncomfortable conversations
that most people are too afraid of growing up. Like the different communities that mental
health or addiction isn’t really talked about.
The most important thing that we really must recognize is that it is not always taken that
way depending on the person, mindset, or age group watching. In the media Degrassi can
highly influence how young children view substance use. As a young kid and watching
these characters and scenes, it’s very easy to get caught up in influence, drama, and not
fully process or understand the true message. The show for some kids may normalize those
choices they observe if they don’t have the proper guidance to break it down for them.
That’s why it’s a big deal for parents, teachers, and mentors to have conversations with
their children on what they see on TV. Because while Degrassi can try and teach lessons, it
can still be impactful depending on who’s watching and support they have in their
environment.
**IMG_2198.jpeg**
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**IMG_2197.jpeg**
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**IMG_2199.jpeg**
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**## MediaProposalOwens.pdf**
Jada Owens
PSYC324
Media Proposal
Media Proposal
The example I will be using for this media proposal will be the show Degrassi. Degrassi is a
show that is primarily targeted for young teens, typically 13 and up. They were shown to be
focusing on middle school and high school students. While some scenes in Degrassi show
how substance use can affect teens in real life. The show doesn’t really glamorize drugs or
alcohol use, but shows things like peer pressure, the consequences, and how fast your
decisions can impact your life. Show casing characters trying drugs just because they want
to fit in with their peers or characters using substances to cope with pain in their life.
Degrassi seems to be a show that helps assist in opening uncomfortable conversations
that most people are too afraid of growing up. Like the different communities that mental
health or addiction isn’t really talked about.
The most important thing that we really must recognize is that it is not always taken that
way depending on the person, mindset, or age group watching. In the media Degrassi can
highly influence how young children view substance use. As a young kid and watching
these characters and scenes, it’s very easy to get caught up in influence, drama, and not
fully process or understand the true message. The show for some kids may normalize those
choices they observe if they don’t have the proper guidance to break it down for them.
That’s why it’s a big deal for parents, teachers, and mentors to have conversations with
their children on what they see on TV. Because while Degrassi can try and teach lessons, it
can still be impactful depending on who’s watching and support they have in their
environment.
**IMG_2198.jpeg**
This file is too large to display. [View in new window](https://www.sweetstudy.com/files/img-2198-jpeg-10430193)
**IMG_2197.jpeg**
This file is too large to display. [View in new window](https://www.sweetstudy.com/files/img-2197-jpeg-10430195)
**IMG_2195.jpeg**
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**IMG_2199.jpeg**
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**IMG_2196.jpeg**
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**## MediaProposalOwens.pdf**
Jada Owens
PSYC324
Media Proposal
Media Proposal
The example I will be using for this media proposal will be the show Degrassi. Degrassi is a
show that is primarily targeted for young teens, typically 13 and up. They were shown to be
focusing on middle school and high school students. While some scenes in Degrassi show
how substance use can affect teens in real life. The show doesn’t really glamorize drugs or
alcohol use, but shows things like peer pressure, the consequences, and how fast your
decisions can impact your life. Show casing characters trying drugs just because they want
to fit in with their peers or characters using substances to cope with pain in their life.
Degrassi seems to be a show that helps assist in opening uncomfortable conversations
that most people are too afraid of growing up. Like the different communities that mental
health or addiction isn’t really talked about.
The most important thing that we really must recognize is that it is not always taken that
way depending on the person, mindset, or age group watching. In the media Degrassi can
highly influence how young children view substance use. As a young kid and watching
these characters and scenes, it’s very easy to get caught up in influence, drama, and not
fully process or understand the true message. The show for some kids may normalize those
choices they observe if they don’t have the proper guidance to break it down for them.
That’s why it’s a big deal for parents, teachers, and mentors to have conversations with
their children on what they see on TV. Because while Degrassi can try and teach lessons, it
can still be impactful depending on who’s watching and support they have in their
environment.
**IMG_2198.jpeg**
This file is too large to display. [View in new window](https://www.sweetstudy.com/files/img-2198-jpeg-10430193)
**IMG_2197.jpeg**
This file is too large to display. [View in new window](https://www.sweetstudy.com/files/img-2197-jpeg-10430195)
**IMG_2195.jpeg**
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**IMG_2199.jpeg**
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**IMG_2196.jpeg**
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