Media+Studies+(2010_Term1)

**Week One: Wednesday, September 8- Friday, September 10** Wednesday: First day of classes. Introduction to the course and classmates, Humanities Policy, Student Information Sheet. Sheet: Media, Popular Culture & You. Thursday: Course Outline, How To Succeed, Media Journal, ABC's of Brands. Friday: Collect sheets. Discuss answers from the sheet, Media, Popular Culture and You. Defining Mass Media & 6 Roles of Mass Media. Please have a Media Journal for Monday. **Week Two: Monday, September 13- Friday, September 17** Monday: Marshall McLuhan (Canadian Heritage Moment). media type="youtube" key="RtycdRBAbXk?fs=1" height="385" width="480" Hand-out: Introductory work: Marshall McLuhan and the media. Group work: student activities and discussions.  Tuesday: Popular Culture, trends & fads. Class discussions. Assignment: Popular Culture Deconstruction.  Wednesday: Students continue work on Pop Culture Deconstruction assignment. Pass in part one by end of class. Prepare part two for oral discussion in class tomorrow. Thursday: Pop Culture Deconstruction discussion; oral reports. Media Journal: Prompt #1: article, "The Camera Always Lies." When you are writing in your media journal, use the following list to find something to get you started on a response: -Connect what you read to personal experiences; - State your opinion on what your read/saw; - Interpret what you believe to be the author's meaning; -Ask questions that you feel are still unanswered after reading/viewing; - Make personal refelctions that connect what you read/saw to another media you have experienced (books, articles, movies, tv shows, music, etc.). Friday: Class discussions and activities on viewing videos. Handouts can be accessed from the classroom.

**Week Three: Monday, September 20 - Friday, September 24** Monday: Begin Unit #1: Authorship and Format.Receive notes and Guiding Questions. <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Activity: Deconstruct your Facebook Profile. (hand out in class). <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Tuesday: Begin ideas for your Media Autobiography. (hand out in class). <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Class began with a discussion of this clip: media type="youtube" key="xmtd9o6ZWZM?fs=1" height="385" width="480" <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Wednesday: Deconstructing Public Service Announcements. Hand out/ notes were given in class. Viewing of several PSAs with class discussion. <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Thursday: Watching the PBS Frontline documentary, "Growing Up Online." Handouts given in class will inform class discussion while viewing. You can access the documentary here: <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/kidsonline/ <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Friday: Finish viewing and discussions of "Growing Up Online.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Week Four: Monday, September 27- Friday, October 1** <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Monday: Group activity: The Facebook Challenge. <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Groups will work on designing their new sites. Pitch your idea to Mrs. Doran on Tuesday. <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Tuesday: Pitch website ideas. <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Wednesday: Begin watching the follow up documentary from PBS Frontline, "Digital Nation." <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">[] <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Work/ discussion sheet was handed out in class. <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Thursday: Finish viewing of "Digital Nation." Discuss questions. <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Friday: Review key themes from the documentary. Group work: Develop a PSA that responds to your own feelings of the Internet. Is it good or bad? Why? Work on Media Autobiographies. <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Week Five: Monday, October 4- Wednesday, October 6** <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Monday: Review and practice Key CONCEPTS: Authorship and Format using the Eminem video, "Mosh." <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">media type="youtube" key="8M9MTle-8AM?fs=1" height="385" width="480" <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Discussed all "Authorship" key questions. <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Tuesday: Continued with deconstruction of "Mosh" video. Covered all "Format" key questions. See another student for notes. These key concept questions are TEST questions. You must practice reading media texts in this way. The rest of the class was given to write/ ask questions about the Media Autobiography. This is due tomorrow, Wednesday, October 6. <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Wednesday: Collection of Media Autobiographies. Worked on pair-assignment: "How to Read Ads." Students were given a hand-out that explains how to look at three levels of an advertisement: 1) surface level; 2) advertiser's intended meaning; 3) the ideological/ cultural significance of the ad. Pairs selected ads from magazines and then deconstructed their ads. pairs will present their work to the class on Tuesday. Journal #2: "He Had a Gun and Tom Cruise Eyes" (MacLean's article). <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Thursday: NO SCHOOL Professional Development Day <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Friday: NO SCHOOL Professional Development Day <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Week Six: Tuesday, October 12- Friday, October 15** <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Monday: NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Tuesday: Groups presented their ad reading (surface/ advertiser's intended meaning/ cultural & ideological meaning). Worked on Format Terms and Definitions. The language of film. <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Wednesday: Continued through the power point/ notes. Completed a group activity that had students practising identifying and explaining elements. <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Thursday: Sitcom Analysis. Watched the pilot episode for a new sitcom, "Outsourced." Students must complete the accompanying sheet for marks. Will check tomorrow in class. You can view the episode at the link below: <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">[] <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Journal #3: Watched the following clip from CBC news regarding the Chilean Miner story. <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">[] (click on video entitled: "Rescue Timeline") <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">For your journal, please find an additional media story on this topic. Make comments on the event, it's covergae in the media and any other thoughts or feelings you have about this media story. <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Friday: Reviewed Sitcom Analysis sheet together. Reviewed instructions for Analyzing Film Trailers (work in class with partner next week). Formed partnerships. Headphones are required for the lab!!


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Week Seven: Monday, October 18- Friday, October 22 **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Monday: We spent our first day in B203 computer lab working with our partners on the Analyzing Film Trailers assignment. Received Journal #4 (article): " The Dumbest Generation: Have We Raised Our Kids to be Helpless?" <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Tuesday: Day two in the computer lab to work on Film Trailers assignment. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Wednesday: Day three of work. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Thursday: Final day. Students will get their worksheets completed. The power point presentation will not be required. Students willpresent one of the two trailers informally to the class tomorrow. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Friday: Students handed in Work Sheets for Analyzing Film Trailers Assignment. Watched trailers and discussed assignment.


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Week Eight: Monday, October 25- Friday, October 29 **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Monday: Unit #1: Authorship/ Format Quiz. Returned Media Autobiographies. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Tuesday: Begin Unit #2: Content. Receive Unit Notes. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Discussion: Personal care and beauty products/ brand names and advertising. Activity: What does it mean to be a woman? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Journal #5: On the fakeness of reality shows, how "the dum bimbo" is cast and why actresses are shrinking. (Article in MacLeans, October, 2010). <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">JOURNALS WILL BE COLLECTED THIS FRIDAY! <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Thursday: Watched the film, //Killing Us Softly 3//. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[]# <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Group activity: 10 ads were passed out to pairs of students to discuss. Large group discussion followed. Students received hand-out with final writing assignment. (See me for this hand out). <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Friday: Advertising and Male Violence. Discussion. Activities. Notes.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Monday: Content Unit: Fairy Tales and Disney. See attached power point for today's lesson. Claim a Fairy Tale for your own work during this unit. Make sure you have a copy of this Fairy Tale to work with for Wednesday. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Tuesday: Fairy Tales. Read The Grimm Brothers', "Rapunzel." Answer quesions. Read "Politically Correct Rapunzel." Answer questions. Discuss the differences between the two versions. Look for Stereotypes in TV and Film sheet. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Wednesday; No Class- Career Day <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Thursday: Watch the first 45 minutes of "The Princess and the Frog." Fill out accompanying sheet. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Week Nine: Monday, November 1- Friday, November 5 **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">﻿Friday: Viewed film. You NEED to bring a copy of a Fairy Tale for our Unit's work for Monday.


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Week Ten: Monday, November 8- Friday, November 12 **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Monday: Began work on our Fairy Tale portfolio. The first task, was to claim the Fairytale you will work with for the unit. Students were then expected to do a close reading of their tale and complete the Question sheet and put in their Portfolio folder. Next, students begin working on a collage (or another piece of artwork ) that will represent their tale. Thinking about your Fairytale, consider what stands out to you in the story visually. Create a collage (art) that captures images from your story. They don't have to be literal; they can be abstract, symbols, colors, etc. No words should appear on your piece. Your art will tell us about the tale with pictures only. Be creative and do your best work. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Tuesday: Finished collages. Submit Task One work to your Portfolio folder. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Wednesday: Task Two: Fairy Tales in our culture. Discussion. See power point. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Thursday: NO SCHOOL: Remembrance Day <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Friday: Task Three: Research. See attached hand-out. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Week Eleven: Monday, November 15- Friday, November 19 **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Monday: Continue Research (Task 3).

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Tuesday: Finish Tasks 1, 2, 3. All work should be in your portfolio.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Wednesday: Task Four: Feminist Theory & Fairy Tales.



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<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Thursday: Task Five: Marxist Lens & Fairy Tales.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">﻿Friday: Task Six: Shrek 2 and Intertextuality. Begin viewing film.

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<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Monday: Continue viewing film. Work on Task 6 assignments.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Week Twelve: Monday, November 22- Friday, November 26 **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Tuesday: Finish Task 6.

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<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Wednesday:Task 7: Race and Culture in Disney Films



<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Thursday: Complete tasks and put in your portfolio with the rubric. Brainstorm and plan for your final media project. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">﻿Friday: NO School for studemts. Parent Teacher Interviews.


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Week Thirteen: Monday, November 29- Friday, December 3 **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Monday: Students worked on completing a Media Product Planning

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Sheet. (Marks are assigned to this planning/ review sheet).

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">We agreed on two in-class work days: Friday, December 3 and Friday, December 10. The

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">project is due on Wednesday, December 15.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Tuesday: Began our work for Deconstruction of The Lion King. Key words: deconstruction, ideology. The "Back Pack" analogy. Movie character assignments and focus questions. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Wednesday: Watching The Lion King. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Thursday: Students get together with other students who had identical chracter assignments to talk through, synthesize and compile their notes for a class discussion. See hand-out for procedures, marks, etc. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Friday: Work Period for Media Product

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Monday: Snow Day <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Tuesday: The Lion King deconstruction; group/character presentations. Notes for UNIT #3: Audience & Purpose. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Wednesday: Is this funny? (Jokes). Watch the documentary: "A Class Divided." <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/divided/ <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Thursday: Discuss questions from "A Class Divided." Watch the movie, "The Wave." How could a group of high school students be persuaded to act so out of character? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">http://www.thewave.tk/ <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Friday: Work period for project.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Week Fourteen: Monday, December 6- Friday, December 10 **


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Week Fifteen: Monday, December 13- Friday, December 17 **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Monday: Dove, Axe & Unilever. Power point & project to be updated when my computer allows it. :) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">﻿ <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Tuesday: SNOW DAY. No School. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Wednesday: Who's Your Target Audience? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">