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Unit Map

Two ways to navigate: a suggested eight-week pathway, and a non-linear concept map for revision. The sequence is a guide, not a cage — the genre is best understood by comparison, not as a tidy history.

Suggested eight-week pathway

1
Phase 1: Genre foundations
Weeks 1–2
genre, conventions, reality construction, media language
What is genre? →Conventions →Media language →
2
Phase 2: Survivor
Week 3
social game, ritual, character construction, broadcast format
Survivor →
3
Phase 3: Alone
Week 4
authenticity, self-filming, solitary endurance, documentary influence
Alone →
4
Phase 4: Outlast
Week 5
hybridisation, team rules, moral conflict, streaming structure
Outlast →Compare →
5
Phase 5: Three-strand synthesis
Weeks 6–7
change, audience, commercial considerations
Change →Audience →Commercial →
6
Phase 6: Exam construction
Week 8
statement, stance, thematic argument, evidence, implications, concise writing
Exam Centre →

Teacher note

This sequence is editable in src/data/config.ts and the viewing plan. Change the order or the texts without touching component code.

Concept map (non-linear)

For revision, stop thinking in weeks. Everything connects: a convention serves an audience pleasure, which serves a commercial purpose, which drives genre change. Jump in anywhere.

Unit Map

Suggested eight-week pathway

Phase 1: Genre foundations

Phase 2: Survivor

Phase 3: Alone

Phase 4: Outlast

Phase 5: Three-strand synthesis

Phase 6: Exam construction

Concept map (non-linear)

What the genre is

The three texts

The three strands

Tools for thinking

From evidence to essay