Spring Elective
Mrs. Beres
Homework Hotline: x6348
E-mail: nberes@wjhsd.net
TSWBAT Define
culture, mass communication, mass media and explain their interrelationships. Explain the key technological breakthroughs
that accompanied the transition to the print and electronic eras. Explain the linear model of mass
communication and its limitations.
Debate the differences between the modern and post-modern world. Define and use the following key terms in
discussions: communication, culture,
mass media, digital communication, blogger, media convergence, senders,
messages, mass media channel, receivers, gatekeepers, feedback, selective
exposure, high culture, low culture, modern, postmodern, critical process,
media literacy.
STATE STANDARDS: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
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1-28-08 Continue reading from the section “Culture and the
Evolution of Mass Communication” beginning on page 10. Pick up discussion from Friday. Discussion of material through page 14. HW: Read
“Mass Media and the Process of Communication” on pages 14-18. Possible pop quiz tomorrow on material. |
1-29-08 Pop quiz on pages 14-18? Discussion of quote on page 18 by Jackson
Lears. Why is a skyscraper a very
good analogy to use when discussing high/low culture? Discussion of graphic on page 19. Begin reading on page 18- “Surveying the
Cultural Landscape”. HW: Finish
reading pages 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, top of 31. |
1-30-08 Journals- Based on your reading from yesterday,
answer the following question: “What
does it mean to be a part of the postmodern media culture?” P-O-V question- what do you think of the shows
“Jackass” and “The Jerry Springer Show”?
Should they be on tv? Read
“Examining Ethics” on pgs 20-1 and debate this point. |
1-31-08 Discussion based on yesterday’s journal
entries. P-O-V question- How has
having access to the internet made YOUR generation different from those
before? Transition from discussion into http://www.pbs.org/ wgbh/pages/ frontline/- Watch “Growing up Online” View 3 chapters: “Living their lives online”; “A Revolution in
Classrooms and Social Life”; “Self-expression: Trying on New Identities”. NO
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2-1-08 Review discussion based on yesterday’s 3 chapters
from “Growing up Online”. View 3
chapters: “The Child Predator Fear”; “Private World’s
outside…”; “Cyberbullying”. HW: Due on
Monday – Answer the following question in a 1 paragraph essay (manuscript
form): If you had a child YOUR AGE in this day and age,
what limits (if any) would you place on their internet experience? Why? |
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2-4-08 Students read their essays aloud (Friday’s hw). If time allows, begin reading “Critiquing Media
and Culture” beginning on page 31 and continuing on to page 32. |
2-5-08 Turn to pages 32 and 33 in your book. Read the opening together. Students break into 5 groups to make
posters of the five stages of media literacy. Summarize your paragraph and then present your poster. Decorations and style will help your
grade! =) |
2-6-08 Read “The Global Village” on page 34. P-O-V question: To what extent has the export of American television had a
NEGATIVE impact on the global society?
Hint: extremist religious groups using Baywatch to prove that America
is evil. NO HW |
2-7-08 Classwork – questions 1-10 on pages 35,6 with a
PARTNER. Answers are due at the end of the period. HW: Review
terms and read review section on page 37 in your book in preparation for
tomorrow’s exam. |
2-8-08 EXAM- CHAPTER ONE- MASS COMMUNICATION |
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2-11-08 Introduction to chapter 2: “The Internet and New
Technologies” Read pages 38, 40. Classwork/hw:
Students write out definitions for the 25 terms on page 67. (25
points) |
2-12-08 Collect/return hw. Go over definitions for vocabulary. Read/discuss pages 41-43. |
2-13-08 Read/discuss pages 44-45. (Warning: It is a little dry… it is the history of
the internet!) HW: Read
pages 46-52. This section discusses the various aspects of the Internet. |
2-14-08 Journals- React to the quote on page 49 by Tim
Miller. Is the accumulation of web
pages of the same value as the accumulation of books? How so?
Begin reading/discussing “Ownership Issues on the
Internet” on page 52. Discuss figure
2.2 on page 54. |
2-15-08 Begin discussion on page 56 – “Alternative Voices”
and discuss LINUX. How is LINUX a
rebellion against the privatization of the internet? Go to NPR.org
and listen to 'Marketplace' Report: Microsoft Loses Court Fight. (type title into search bar). This story is from 2007. Obviously the European courts really do
not like their citizens to be told that they HAVE to use Microsoft! Discussion. NO HW |
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2-18-08 President’s Day- No School |
2-19-08 Begin discussion of “Free Expression, Security and
Access” on page 57. Discuss the need
for keeping personal information private in some length. Do the students have myspace or facebook
accounts? How would they react if a
future employer saw their page? Reading: pages 57, 58, 59, 61, top of 62. |
2-20-08 Read/discuss “Is your computer spying on you?” on
page 60. How many in the room have
encountered spyware? What did it do to your computer? Journals:
Respond to the quote by Joe Trippi on page 63 or Janal Robert Orina on
page 62. 1 paragraph. Share responses. Your journals will be collected next week. |
2-21-08 Read/discuss “Citizens, the Internet, and
Democracy” on pages 62, 63, 65. Read/discuss “The Global Village” on page 64. HW:
Respond to the quote “Many cultures see the Internet as an arm of
Western imperialism and as a bastion of pornography and consumerism”
(64). Manuscript form. 15 pts.
Make sure to have a clear THESIS!! |
2-22-08 Students read their essays aloud. Classwork – questions 1-10 on pages 65, 66 with a
PARTNER. Answers are due at the end of the period. HW: Review
terms and read review section on page 67 in your book in preparation for
Monday’s exam. |