Read BLUR 6-End (thru page 210) TEST on
Book and material to date Week of Feb 27.
NEW ASSIGNMENT: Handout, Chapter 1 from George Lakoff's
book Don't Think Of An Elephant. Will be
on Test week of Feb 27.
The
Media, or
Independent
Press has
often been
called the
"Fourth
Estate" based
on the old
medieval
European
institutions:
The First
Estate was the
Clergy, the
Second Estate
the Nobility,
the Third
Estate
Commoners, and
the Fourth
Estate the
independent
Press.
See "Estates
of the Realm".
The Media, or an Independent Press has
been called the "Fourth Estate" in
reference to Due Wednesday February 8th :
Media Inventory Log Assignment (10% of
course grade):
Record all media you consume for one week
- from Friday 27 Jan until the beginning
of our class Friday Feb 3 (10:50am).
The Media log assignment and the
reflection paper will be due on at
the beginning of our class 10:50am
Wednesday Feb 8. Zero if late.
Bring this with you at all times for the
next week and enter the information by
hand. You should record what you
listened to, watched, browsed, or read,
and for how long. Include
information like type of movie watched
(drama, comedy, etc.), and whether there
were propaganda words used and
(unasked for) advertising that you were
exposed to.
TOTAL your media usage in minutes for each
media category at the bottom of each media
log page.
Calculate and estimated Cost of the media
per month using the last sheet.
Write a reflection paper (at least two to
three full pages) where you describe the
process – what it was like for you to
complete the assignment, and the
results. Do an analysis:
1. Make a graph of your
media usage that shows how much time for
each type of media.
2. What did you find interesting?
3. What was unexpected?
4. Will this change the
way you look at media, your usage or your
behavior?
5. Which media is most
important to you, and why?
6. What do you think
about unasked for advertising that you saw
or heard?
Media Log and reflection paper due
Wednesday Feb 8 at the beginning of class
10:50am. Zero if late.
Out of Class Assignment: Watch the
Youtube, and write a one to three page
reflection paper on what THEMES you
observed (and/or heard). Due Friday
(Feb 10) at the start of class. If
late Zero.
Out of Class ASSIGNMENT: Choose any speech
that is online (Vimeo, YouTube, etc;
Political Candidates, Current Politicians,
Historical Figures, etc), and find at
least five examples of Propaganda
Techniques that are used.
Record what these techniques are, and when
these techniques appear in the speech
(Minutes: Seconds) and be prepared to show
at least two of them to us using our
classroom's computer. Due Monday
(Feb 13). Hand in on paper: Your
name, for each speech a short description
(who, what, where, when, why) the link to
the candidate's speech, and list the
propaganda techniques and the time that
they occur in the video link (Minutes:
Seconds). Be ready to share with our
class at least TWO examples - to come up
to the class computer, show us the clip,
and ask what "propaganda technique" was
used, and explain.
Reading &
Reflection
Paper: The
Third
Wave.
Two to three
page
reflection
paper:
What
struck you
about the
read?
Did the
reading help
explain to you
the rise of
Naziism in
Germany in the
1930s?
What current
events did the
read remind
you of?
Due Friday Feb
17 at the
beginning of
class.
Coming
up 5-8 minute
TEAM
presentation
(March 13 -
17):
Analysis of
Media Company
Presentation
(10%): Teams
of Two to
Three Students
choose a media
company or
organization.
Student
presentations
should include
(and have a
handout or web
page posting
submitted or
live BEFORE
presenting).
Schedule HERE:
-What
the
organization
and product
do, mission,
vision, etc.
-Where
the
organization
would fit in
the
Classification
System in BLUR
-Demonstrate
an example of
the media
company
product
-Explain Who
owns the
company or
organization
-Explain
Political
leanings of
company or
organization
-Explain the
structure of
company, and
how they make
money
-Present a
summary of
company sales
over time
(last five
years if
possible)
-Explain
issues
associated
with the
company