May 22
Watch Copyright Criminals
Discuss and 12 Questions
May 20
Tough Guise Clips
Venn Diagram and Questions on Gender in Media
May 16
T-shirt fashion show
Pitch Letter due
May 14
Continue Work on T-shirt
T-shirt pitch letter
May 12
Response 10 - The Illusion of Choice
Music Video Analysis
T-shirt work time
May 8
Response 9 - Children's Clothing Slogans
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.
May 6
Response 8: Would you like to be a reality star? Real World Contract
Celebrity Culture Timeline
Create a timeline of 10 important media events in your life.
April 30
Reality TV: PowerPoint and Handout
Would you like to be a reality star? Real World Contract
April 24
More Commercials
Stop the Texts. Stop the Wrecks.
Gauging Your Distraction from The New York Times
To View: Wales PSA
Discussion
Television: Teen Stereotypes group work
Watch Modern Family
April 22
Present Commercials
Finish Groundhog Day
April 17
Continue Groundhog Day
Filming/Work time
April 15
Trailer Analysis
Film Study - Begin Groundhog Day
Filming/Work time
April 11
Advertising test
Work Time on Project
April 9
Watch Consuming Kids Part 4-7
Discussion Questions
Work Time on Project
April 7
Watch Consuming Kids Part 1-3
Discussion Questions
Finish "The Pitch"
Work Time on Project
April 3
Storyboard Language and Examples and Sequence Guidelines
Film Angles Video & Storyboard/Commercial Splitscreen
"The Pitch" - Groups will present
April 1
View "Product Labels" from CBS Sunday Morning
Work on Slogan and Logo and Script
March 28
Political Ad Analysis - Propaganda Techniques
Response #7 - "Logorama"
Begin Advertising Campaign - Scoring Guide
March 26
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
March 24
Notes: Product Placement
Notes: Cross Promotion
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
Finish: - A Body of Ads
March 12
More Creatve/Creepy Advertising
Notes: Subliminal Advertising
Continue: - A Body of Ads
March 10
Response #6 - Wizmark
Notes: Newer Trends in Advertising
Continue Group Project: A Body of Ads
March 6
Guess the Slogan
Notes: Advertising Appeals
Begin Group Project: A Body of Ads
March 4
The Truman Show - Socratic Seminar
Alternate Assignment for absent students
February 28
Finish The Truman Show - Socratic Seminar next class
February 26
Visual Literacy Quiz
Analyzing Movie Trailers - 300: Rise of an Empire, Mr. Peabody & Sherman, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Begin The Truman Show
February 24
Pixlr Review
Finish Digital Nation
Worksheet - Discussion
Visual Literacy Quiz Next Class
Finish
February 20
February 18
February 12
February 10
Response 5: Photo Tampering Throughout History
Notes : Framing, Angle, Lighting
In class Worksheet
Begin Digital Nation
February 6 - Sub
Finish: Growing Up Online
Handout for HW: Pick 1 from each group for a written answer
February 4
Response 4: 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?
Watch: Growing Up Online
Handout for HW: Pick 1 from each group for a written answer
January 31
Response 3: Is Google Knowledge?
A picture is worth...
Can you identify these celebrities from their high school photos?
Is seeing believing? - The President and ?
Notes: Some Basic Visual Literacy and Design Concepts
HW - Analyzing a visual
Finish Watching Paper Slides and Everything is a Remix 3
January 29
Media Literacy Unit 1 Test
January 27
ITT Presentation
Notes: Marshall McLuhan
Unit 1 Test Next Class
January 23
Notes: Media Literacy Theory
Response 2: Everything is a Remix 1, 2,
Work on and Film Paper Slide Project
January 17
Notes: 5 Core Concepts, 5 Key Questions
To View Iron Man 3 Trailer
Work on Paper Slide Project
January 15
Notes: What is Media Literacy?
Response 1: Shift Happens 4.0 and 2013
Begin Paper Slide Project
January 13
Can you name these products from their first letter?
Class Intro and Syllabus
In Class: Electronic Media Survey
View previous projects