December 18
T-Shirt Fashion Show
The Newtown Shooting: A Media Literacy Discussion
A Recipe for Viral Video Success
Collect Responses 6-12
December 14
Response #12 Children's Clothing Slogans
Assignment: Create a T-shirt representing today's pop culture that will be nostalgic 20-30 years from now.
December 12
Finish Shattered Glass
Judging a book by its cover - clothing stereotypes
What do your clothes say about you? T-Shirt PowerPoint
Assignment: Create a T-shirt representing today's pop culture that will be nostalgic 20-30 years from now.
December 10
Work on Reality Tv for Kids - Pitch
Begin Shattered Glass
December 6
Reality? TV
Response 11: Would you like to be a reality star? Real World Contract
To View: Child Island and Kid Nation
Reality Tv for Kids - Pitch
December 4
Celebrity Culture Timeline
Timeline Scavenger Hunt
Create a personal timeline with 15 important media events from your life
November 30
Finish viewing South of Nowhere "Pilot"
November 28
Watch Class Commercials - To be posted soon
Television: Teen Stereotypes group work
SNL Stock Characters
Begin viewing South of Nowhere "Pilot"
November 20, 26
Watch POM Wonderful Presents The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
Discuss
Work time on Project - Due
November 16
Advertising Test
Work time on Project
November 14
Watch Consuming Kids Part 4-7
Discussion Questions
Gendered Advertising Remixer / Lego Advertising Remixer
Work Time on Project
November 12
Watch Consuming Kids Part 1-3
Discussion Questions
Work Time on Project
November 8
View "Product Labels" from CBS Sunday Morning
Group Work Time
"The Pitch" - Groups will present
November 5
Response 10:
Strangest Politcal Ad Yet - Demon Sheep
Continue Work on Ad Campaign: Script and Storyboard
Sytoryboard Language and Examples and Sequence Guidelines
Film Angles Video & Storyboard/Commercial Splitscreen
November 1
Children in Politcal Advertising
Watch the following commercials: www.livingroomcandidate.org
From 1964: Lyndon B. Johnson, "Daisy" and "Ice Cream Cone," and Barry Goldwater, "We Will Bury You"
From 1976: Gerald Ford, "Children/Achievements"
From 1996: Bob Dole, "The Threat"
From 2004: George W. Bush, "Changing World"
Complete this form.
October 30
Political Ad Analysis - Propaganda Techniques
Begin Advertising Campaign - Scoring Guide
October 25
Response #9 - "Logorama"
Finish - A Body of Ads
October 23
Notes: Product Placement
Notes: Cross Promotion
Finish - A Body of Ads
October 19
More Creatve/Creepy Advertising
Notes: Subliminal Advertising
Continue: - A Body of Ads
October 16 - shortened class
Response #8 - Wizmark
Notes: Newer Trends in Advertising
October 15
Can you identify the products that go with these slogans?
Notes: Advertising Appeals
Begin Group Project: A Body of Ads
October 11
Socratic Seminar on The Truman Show
Alternate Assignment for absent students
October 9
Finish The Truman Show - Socratic Seminar next Class
Socratic Seminar next class - Prep Packet
October 5
Debate Discussion
Begin The Truman Show
October 3
Finish Catfish - Discussion
For More Info: 20/20 Interviews - last section
Oakville "Catfish" - Start at 5:08
10 Most Memorable Moments in Presidential Debates
Extra Credit: Rate Tonight's Presidential Debate
October 1
Analyzing Movie Trailers - Looper, Frankenweenie, Catfish
Begin Catfish
September 27
Visual Literacy Quiz
Finish Watching: Digital Nation
Worksheet / Discussion
September 25
Response 7: Student Choice
Photoshop work time
Quiz next class
September 21
September 19
Analyzing Movie Poster - Worksheet
September 17
Collect Response 1-5
Response 6: Photo Tampering Throughout History
Notes : Framing, Angle, Lighting
In class Worksheet
Continue Watching: Digital Nation
September 13
Response 5: Read this article, then watch these clips and respond:
Newstand, Onslaught; Retouch; Evolution;
Sex, Lies & Photoshop; Photoshop on the Bigscreen
What are the implications of this?
Continue Digital Nation
September 11
Counselor Visit
Remembering September 11
To Examine: Newseum from Sept. 12, 2001
September 7
A picture is worth...
Is seeing believing? - The President and ?
Notes: Some Basic Visual Literacy and Design Concepts
Caption Contest
HW - Analyzing a visual
Begin Digital Nation
September 5
Media Literacy Super Quiz
August 31
Finish Watching: Growing Up Online
Finish and collect Handout: Pick 1 from each group for a written answer
Response 4: A Vision of Students Today 2007 2011
For Fun: Can you identify these celebrities from their high school photos?
Video of the Day - The magic of truth and lies (and iPods)
August 29
In Class: Values of Media Culture
Continue Watching: Growing Up Online
Handout for HW: Pick 1 from each group for a written answer
August 27
Notes: Marshall McLuhan
Response 3 - You Choose
Begin Watching: Growing Up Online
Handout for HW: Pick 1 from each group for a written answer
August 23
Notes: Media Literacy Theory
Response 2: Everything is a Remix 1, 2, 3
If You were in the music industry...
August 21
Notes: 5 Core Concepts, 5 Key Questions
In Class: Answer the 5 Key Questions for these 2011 #1's Answer Sheet
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Adele 'Rolling in the Deep"
American Idol 2011 - Funny auditions
Steve Job's - Quote from biography
Response 1: Stop the Texts. Stop the Wrecks.
Gauging Your Distraction from The New York Times
To View: Wales PSA
Discussion
August 17
Can you name these products from their first letter?
Notes: What is Media Literacy?
To View: Did you Know? 3.0 and 4.0
In Class: Electronic Media Survey
August 16
Class Intro and Syllabus
View Last Year's Projects