Jan. 30 - Feb. 3, 2012: Media Studies

Thurs. Feb. 2 - Fri. Feb. 3
- 20 min. of silent reading
- Start work in the lab on A Tale of Two Media project
- View some example slides
- The project template can be selected into your Google Docs account.
- You can use your school web mail account to set up a Google Docs account. Your school email is: first initial last name@skss.sd73.bc.ca

Wed. Feb. 1
- 20 min. of silent reading
- Introduce A Tale of Two Media project
- View some example slides
- The project template can be selected into your Google Docs account.



Tues. Jan. 31 - Participatory Culture
- 20 min. of silent reading OR finish writing your two paragraphs:
---Compare/contrast "old" and "new" media types (formal style)
---Discuss examples of "old" and "new" media that you prefer (informal style)

- Discuss the terms consumer and producer.
- Construct a second Venn diagram 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:



Mon. Jan. 30 - 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.
-Write two paragraphs:
---Compare/contrast "old" and "new" media types (formal style)
---Discuss examples of "old" and "new" media that you prefer (informal style)
- 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.

Jan. 24: Final Class

***Provincial Exam: Wed. Jan. 25 at 9:00 in JP Gym***

***FINAL DEADLINE: term 2 work - Tues. Jan. 24***
Tues. Jan. 24 - Double block

- Lab 2 is booked:

• Option #1: More provincial e-exam practice. Find links at the top of the right column.
• Option #2: Continue to blog. Create your own blog to share your interests, art, or adventures. It's free and easy.
• Option #3: Review Literary Terms that could be on the provincial exam.
  
  • Elements of Poetry Review
  • Interactive Literary Elements Handbook
  • Review of Literary Term
• Option #4: Internet Safety. If this topic interested you in class, visit CyberNetrix.

Jan. 16 - 20: Finding Forrester

DUE Tues. Jan. 17: Finding Forrester Ch. 9, 10, 12 ques. (52 marks)

QUIZ Fri. Jan. 20: Ch. 8-19 Finding Forrester (25 marks)

***Tues. Jan. 24 is the FINAL DEADLINE for Term 2 work***
***EN 10 Provincial Exam: Wed. Jan. 25 9:00 am in the JP Gym***

Fri. Jan. 20
- Quiz Finding Forrester ch. 8-19 and epilogue
- Lab 120 is booked - complete assignments and/or practice e-exams

Thurs. Jan. 19
- Finish viewing Finding Forrester movie.
- Complete ch. 9, 10, 12 questions and hand in for marking.

Wed. Jan. 18
- Provincial exam reading response practice
- Continue viewing Finding Forrester

Tues. Jan. 17
- sample poetry provincial exam practice exercise
- We'll watch the first 45 minutes of the movie Finding Forrester.

Mon. Jan. 16
- Review ch. 8, 11 and 13 answers for Finding Forrester.- Finish your Ch. 9, 10 and 12 assignments (due tomorrow)
- Start 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 on Friday.

Jan. 9 - 13: Finding Forrester

***Thurs. Jan. 12: Finding Forrester Quiz ch. 1-7 15 multiple choice + 10 character matching (25 marks)
***DUE Mon. Jan. 9: 5 paragraph essay on The Chrysalids***
***Tues. Jan. 24 is the FINAL DEADLINE for Term 2 work***
***EN 10 Provincial Exam: Wed. Jan. 25 9:00 am in the JP Gym***

Fri. Jan. 13

- You have the option of participating in Harvard University's "Project Implicit" study, which surveys implicit bias related to a range of topics.
- View the introductory video about this project. Then, go to Project Implicit and complete surveys of your choice. 
- After participating, work on:
completing the five paragraph essay , the glossary assignment from Thursday , the chapter 12 paragraphs or do a practice e-exam for the English 10 provincial exam.




Thurs. Jan. 12 Ch. 1-7 quiz today
- Write chapter 1 - 7 quiz.
- Finding Forrester is a novel that explores many themes including human attitudes, assumptions and biases. Many argue that the media plays a powerful role in shaping people's attitudes. We will watch the 13 minute video "Racial Bias and the Media."
- Is the media doing enough to fairly represent our population?
- Watch the video clip about a recent experiment conducted by a high school student. Do you think the media is responsible for these results?
- Vocabulary exercise: Review the Canadian Race Relations Foundation glossary of terms.
- Assignment due this class (10 marks): From the glossary:

• Select five terms that you think have the most relevance to Jamal's experience. Write a full sentence reason for each choice.

• Next, list five other glossary terms that you now understand better after reading this list. Write or paraphrase the definition of each term.

Wed. Jan. 11 Homework for Thursday: Finish reading ch. 7 (study for Ch. 1-7 quiz on Thurs.)
- Ethical dilemma group exercise: The Dying Passenger
- Take an aerial tour of New York City (setting of Finding Forrester). Can you spot any famous landmarks?
- Review characters and answers for chapters 3 to 7.
- Start chapter 8 reading.

Tues. Jan. 10 Read chapters 4, 5, 6, 7 for Wednesday
- Review characters and answers to chapter 1 - 2 questions of Finding Forrester.
- The author, James W. Ellison, has written the novelizations for several films.
- Continue reading Finding Forrester. 
 

Mon. Jan. 9, 2012 Read chapter 1, 2, 3 for Tuesday

In our final weeks of English 10, we will be reading the novel Finding Forrester. This novel is based on the screenplay written by Mike Rich.

• Jamal comes from the South Bronx, which is located in one of New York City's five boroughs.
• The setting of the novel Finding Forrester is an important component of the story and the two worlds inhabited by Jamal, the protagonist.
• The poverty of the South Bronx is evident. Watch this photo essay of the South Bronx to learn about this neighbourhood.