Oct. 3 - 7: Terms and Short Stories

***2 Media Paragraphs; Crossword; Captioned Video - Due Now***
***Link to Harrison Bergeron movie***

Fri. Oct. 7 - Ashes For the Wind
Read "Ashes for the Wind" and complete terminology notes according to the long sheet instructions.
"Ashes for the Wind" was written by Colombian journalist and author Hernando Téllez. Although Téllez wrote this story around 1945, the problems of Colombia's internally displaced persons (IDPs) persist today.

This Refugees International YouTube clip, produced in 2008, outlines the scope of the IDP problem in Colombia.

An April 2008 news agency report provides another view on Colombia's IDP crisis.
In 2009, LinkTV produced a documentary, Stories That Kill, about the state of journalism and freedom of expression in Colombia.
  

Thurs. Oct. 6 - Harrison Bergeron
- Read Harrison Bergeron (see stories link). Complete terminology notes according to the long sheet instructions.
Harrison Bergeron was written by American author Kurt Vonnegut. In this YouTube clip, Vonnegut offers advice for short story writers. After reading "Harrison Bergeron," do you think that Vonnegut has followed his own advice?
- Vonnegut offers eight rules of short story writing.

1. Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted.
2. Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for.
3. Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass of water.
4. Every sentence must do one of two things — reveal character or advance the action.
5. Start as close to the end as possible.
6. Be a sadist. Now matter how sweet and innocent your leading characters, make awful things happen to them — in order that the reader may see what they are made of.
7. Write to please just one person. If you open a window and make love to the world, so to speak, your story will get pneumonia.
8. Give your readers as much information as possible as soon as possible. To heck with suspense. Readers should have such complete understanding of what is going on, where and why, that they could finish the story themselves, should cockroaches eat the last few pages.

Mon. Oct. 3 to Wed. Oct. 5 - Terminology
- Work in the Computer Lab K120 today.
- Use Google Docs Presentation or create a free account on Empressr.com
- View the sample below and create your own visual glossary of literary terms and devices. *** Literary Terms and Devices: A Visual Glossary
- Assignment should have: 1 title slide and 25 terminology slides. Select 25 terms you don't know from the list.
- Each slide should have: a prominent term; definition; visual element to illustrate term/concept. (26 marks)

Sept. 27 - 30: Media Studies

***Scams to Avoid Crossword & 2 paragraphs due Fri. Sept. 30*** 

Fri. Sept. 30

• We're in the new K-Library computer lab today.
• The assignment is a creative paragraph writing/video captioning assignment.
• Topic sentence idea: Winning a trip to _____________ was an amazing / unforgettable / disappointing experience.
• STEP 1: select a video (35 seconds or longer) from :
• Wikimedia Commons (Video Collection)
• WGBH Video Sandbox (Video Collection)
• Al Jazeera Creative Commons (Video Collection)
• Copy or save the video file (with extension such as .ogg) to your desktop. Upload the video to DotSub.com and caption the video with a paragraph (6 - 10 sentences long).
• (completion mark  /6)

Thurs. Sept. 29 - Peer Editing / Paragraphs
- Peer edit English 11 paragraphs
- Lab 2 is booked:
    - Select your 2 best paragraphs
    - Review, revise and type (double-space)
    - Include your full name, block and paragraph titles
    - Hand in. Library time is finished early.

Today, we'll review the purpose of peer editing and practice editing first draft paragraphs from other classes.






Wed. Sept. 28 - Advertising Media
- 15 min. silent reading OR complete crossword puzzle
- Video: Media Literacy (23 min.)
- Continue developing your advertising product plan ideas
- Complete and hand in your self-evaluation form.

Tues. Sept. 27 - Advertising Media
- 15 min. silent reading
- Work alone/with partner/or in a small group to develop a marketing concept (idea) to sell one product to the gender not typically targeted. See product examples:

• Sample Female products: diet beverage, detergent, air freshener, body lotion, sewing machine.
• Sample Male products: pick-up truck, beer, tools, fishing gear, motorcycle.

- Select one of these products (or your own idea) and list marketing concepts, sketches, and / or a logo that could help market this product to the opposite gender. Consider new media options in your discussions. Collect your rough ideas on a large piece of blank paper.
- You will complete a self-evaluation on your creative process worth 10 completion marks.

Sept. 19 - 23: Media Studies

***A Tale of Two Media Project due Fri. Sept. 23***
***Scams to Avoid Crossword due Tues. Sept. 27***

Fri. Sept. 23 - Advertising Media
- 20 minutes of silent reading / crossword completion
- Continue group discussion / poster work from yesterday
- Current ad/product issue: CBC Marketplace: Raging Bull (video)
- GlobalTV 16x9 investigative report on energy drinks 
- 16x9 report continued
- Share group discussion posters with class


Thurs. Sept. 22 - Advertising Media
- 20 minutes of silent reading.
- Group discussion topics:

• Do you agree with Jean Kilbourne's critique of gender representation in the media? Defend your position.
• Which health, safety, or other issue do you think is the most important public service announcement (PSA) topic for teens today? Give reasons.
• Review advertising techniques handout. Which ad strategy works best on teen consumers?

- Continue work on your crossword puzzle

Wed. Sept. 21 - Advertising Media
- 20 minutes of silent reading
- Killing Us Software 3 (video in class) looks at the portrayal of women in advertising.
- Discussion of film.

Tues. Sept. 20
- Planning 10 information
- 20 min. of silent reading OR paragraph work
- Start work on the Scams to Avoid crossword puzzle. Use the Scams to Avoid booklet to find the answers.


Mon. Sept. 19
- 20 min. of silent reading.
- Opinion paragraph topic: In your opinion, is remixing content a legitimate form of creativity OR is it intellectual property theft?
- Lab 120 is booked for completion of "A Tale of Two Media" Project.
- Review Creative Commons:

• Creative Commons Licensing (some rights reserved) is now a popular alternative to copyright (all rights reserved). See the Canadian Creative Commons. Try designing a Creative Commons License.

• Many content sharing sites, such as Flickr, provide Creative Commons Licensing options. Wikimedia Commons and Google Advanced Search option can help users find Creative Commons Licensed images for re-use.

Sept. 12 - 16: Media Studies

Thurs. Sept. 15 and Fri. Sept. 16 - Media, Participatory Culture, and You.

• Today, we're watching the documentary film Rip: A Remix Manifesto
• Also available here at Vimeo.
• See the study guide for this film
  
• This film was made by a British Columbian, and it can be viewed on YouTube

Wed. Sept. 14 - 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.


Tues. Sept. 13, 2011 - Terms and Paragraphs
- 20 min. silent reading The Digital Privacy Paradox.
- review terms: satire, parody, paradox, net neutrality
- Write two paragraphs (Topics: The Concept of Net Neutrality; The Impact of Social Media on You and Your Friends; The Paradox of Social Media; Explaining Satire and Parody)
See examples:



Video on Net Neutrality



Mon. Sept. 12 - 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.