Genre Summary

Codes and Conventions	Findings	Textual evidence
Stock Settings	Schools are commonly featured An outdoor environment Parties	-          In ‘Never Been Kissed’ different social groups can be explored. -          Beaches/Parks allows the audience to view teenagers in an unrestricted environment. -          In ‘Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging’ teenagers are seen by audience without parental control.
Stock characters	The Jocks Cheerleaders Loner/Outcast New Person Geek Goth	-          In ‘Mean Girls’ the characters such as the Jocks and Cheerleaders are idolised because of their higher status. Whereas the smaller social groups tend to be the underdogs.
Themes	Relationships Social issues	-          The main character In ‘Never Been Kissed’ explores teenage relationships and the movie also explores the changing teenager/dominant ideology through a school setting.
Narrative	Todorov’s theory is a common feature.	-          ‘Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging’ begins and ends with equilibrium. Angus gets the boy in the end.
Iconography	Parties Jewellery Alcohol Costume	-           ‘Never Been Kissed’ -          Shows a change/encourages behaviour of a teenager in order to convey the dominant ideology of the troublesome teenager. -          Teenager can express attitude/feelings.