Critical Questioning Matrix

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUNyN-3Mero

What genre does this text belong to?
Comedy, Film, Advertisement.

What kinds of social realities does the text portray?
That New Zealanders aren't really smart and that they play games with spoons.

What is the text about? How do you know?
It's about people being stupid and not realising what happens. That they need the lift+ to sharpen up.

How does the text depict age, gender, cultural groups?
The age seems like they're in their 20s because of how they look and act. The girl wasn't really involved and she ignored what the boys were doing. They were islanders.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv8Nda33PE8

What views of the world and values does the author think the reader holds?
That the people watching the advertisement want strong and white teeth.

How are characters constructed in this text?
Well informed and smart.

How does this text construct a version of reality?
It's portraying that people want white pretty teeth.

Who is the most likely audience of this text and why?
Adults/teenagers because they actually understand what it means.


https://thevideosuite.com/nz-anti-drink-driving-commercial-legend/

What does the author want us to know?
That if you can, you should stop someone driving drunk.

What kind of social realities does this text portray?
People partying and driving drunk afterward.

Why are you reading this text?
Because I have to.

Who benefits from this text?
The person who was going to drive drunk because his friend stopped him and the guy who stopped his friend driving drunk because he isn't haunted by his friend.