Friday, June 24, 2011

Sept. 6 - 9: Media Studies

Fri. Sept. 9 - Participatory Culture
- K-library lab 2 is booked.
- Continue A Tale of Two Media project
- If you haven't got one, set up a Google Docs account.
***Can use your student web mail to set up your account (access using your student login. SKSS Email address first initial + last name@skss.sd73.bc.ca
- The project template can be selected into your Google Docs account.
- Try a Creative Commons image search.

Thurs. Sept. 8 - Participatory Culture
- 20 min. of silent reading OR finish Venn diagrams (mind maps) on old and new media that you interact with AND media that you consume and produce.
- In-class paragraph assignment: How does participatory culture (social media, gaming, etc) affect you and/or your peers?
- Introduce A Tale of Two Media project
- The project template can be selected into your Google Docs account.


Wed. Sept. 7 - Participatory Culture
- Review the distinctions between old media and new media.
- Finish comparative mind map diagram representing types of old and new media that you consume and produce.
- Discuss the terms consumer and producer. Construct a second mind map representing the types of media that you consume and produce.
- Discuss the term participatory culture.

MIT professor Henry Jenkins discusses participatory culture, media literary, and civic engagement:




Paragraph topic: How does participatory media culture (social media, games, etc.) affect you and your peers?

Tues. Sept. 6 - Welcome to English 10.
Today we will review the course outline and expectations.
Discussion Items:

  • Seating plan
  • Course blog
  • Silent reading
  • Study block 
  • Academic aspirations
  • Evaluation 
  • Assignment completion
  • Essays
  • Tests
  • Re-writes / add-on assignment
  • Government final exam
  • Email contact (assignments only)
  • Literary theme(s) of this course: overcoming challenges, power dynamics
  • Media literacy unit: new / old media; participatory culture; copyright / copyleft; media scams; social media ethics / law
Old Media, New Media and Participatory Culture 

- Understand the distinctions between old media and new media.
- Create a comparative mind map diagram representing types of old and new media that you consume and produce.
- You will have about 3 weeks to plan and complete the Tale of Two Media Project ( 47 marks ). You will have class time and lab time to work on this.


    What's your Media IQ? Try the online quiz.
    Do you know about copyright, copyleft, and Creative Commons?

    Thursday, June 9, 2011

    June 13 - 17: Final Week

    ***Final Deadline for Term 4 work is Fri. June 17***
    ***Prov. exam: Thurs. June 23 9:00 am in JP Gym***
    **Quiz on ch. 8-19 of Finding Forrester (Blks. E Tues; Blk F,G Wed)

    Thurs June 16 (EEFF) and Fri. June 17 (GGHH) - Double blocks
    - Finish viewing Romeo and Juliet DVD
    - Lab is booked:

    Wed. June 15
    Blk. E - finish Romeo and Juliet DVD
    Blk. F - Quiz / start Romeo and Juliet DVD
    Blk. G - Quiz / finish Romeo and Juliet DVD


    Tues. June 14
    Blk. E - Finding Forrester quiz (25) ch. 8-19
    - View Romeo and Juliet (1996) movie OR complete term assignments


    Mon. June 13 
    - Continue viewing the movie Finding Forrester
    - **note the upcoming quiz date for your block


    Saturday, June 4, 2011

    June 6 - 10: Finding Forrester

    ***Ch. 9, 10 and 12 assignments due. Wed. June 8***
    ***Final Deadline for Term 4 work is Fri. June 17***
    ***Prov. exam: Thurs. June 23 9:00 am***

    Fri. June 10
    - View the first part of the movie Finding Forrester


    Thurs. June 9
    - View DVD "Test Anxiety"
    - Finish your Ch. 9, 10 and 12 assignments
    - Continue chapter 14 - 19 worksheet.
    **Answers will not be posted for these questions. However, you can bring this sheet with the answers you've written into the final novel quiz next week.
    - If finished, review literary terms on the crossword puzzle list.

    Wed. June 8
    - Test Preparation / Study Skills DVD
    - Finish your Ch. 9, 10 and 12 assignments
    - Continue chapter 14 - 19 worksheet.
    **Answers will not be posted for these questions. However, you can bring this sheet with the answers you've written into the final novel quiz next week.

    Tues. June 7
    - Provincial exam reading response practice
    - Continue chapter 14 - 19 worksheet.
    **Answers will not be posted for these questions. However, you can bring this sheet with the answers you've written into the final novel quiz next week.

    Mon. June 6

    - Ethical dilemma discussion: The Bribe
    - News on the FIFA scandal

    Start work on the chapter 14 - 19 worksheet.
    **Answers will not be posted for these questions. However, you can bring this sheet with the answers you've written into the final novel quiz next week.