Media Lesson 10 and 11

Lesson 10 Class Outline (Monday):
This is a shortened block due to the assembly.

1. Silent Reading
2. Go to Lab 2103
3. Blogging:
1. Ensure you have a working blog and have added Beth as an author to it.
2. Copy and paste our finalized Blogging and Internet Safety Guidelines onto your blog as a page. Pages are different from post because they never change position on your blog.
1. You can find the guidelines as a page on Beth's blog (at the top).
2. Create a page by clicking out your Blog's name from your Blogger login screen.
3. Click on "Pages" on the dashboard that is on the left hand side of your screen.
4. Click on "New Page" in the centre of your screen, and choose "Blank Page."
5. Insert the class created guidelines and save your page. 
6. By creating this page with the guidelines, you are agreeing to follow them
3. Work on your ISU 1/3 tracking sheet.
4. If you are worried about forgetting your email address, please email me at mwilcox@sd57.bc.ca so I will have a record of it.

Lesson 11 Class Outline (Tuesday):

1. Silent reading for ISU (1/3 tracking sheet due TOMORROW)
2. Go to computer lab with:
•  your silent reading book, 
• media analysis, and 
• tracking sheet. 
3. Media Analysis:
1. Type your Media Analysis assignment as a blog post. 
2. Add labels on the right hand side. Labels are categories that organize your blog posts. Some labels for this post might be "Class Assignments, Media Analysis, Rip! A Remix Manifesto, Bias." By adding labels your readers can read your blog by subject area and you can find things easier. 
3. Check your spelling from the menu underneath the post title. 
4. Write your name on Beth's list to say you are done adding your media analysis. I will mark your typed version. 
4. Post of Interest:
1. Create a post on 1 thing that you are interested in. You must include:
1. A descriptive title
2. Full sentences
3. At least 2 labels
4. An image
5. A URL link. Bonus: try to get your link to open in a new tab or window. 
5. ISU tracking sheet

Media Lesson 9

Friday Class Outline

1. ISU reading
2. Work on Media Analysis. It is due Monday.
3. Peer edit: Media Analysis using the rubric.
4. Good copy writing.

If you finish and submit your good copy following peer and self assessment, you have 3 options.

• Begin typing your Media Analysis on a computer to be posted to your blog.
• Figure out how to put the Blogging/Internet Safety Guidelines we created on your blog as a "text" "gadget." Post them.
• Work on your tracking sheet for your 1/3 of your ISU book (due Wednesday)

Media Analysis Assignment

PDF Version of Rubric and Outline

Due: Monday Sept 23. You will have class time on Thursday and Friday to work on it. 

Media Analysis Assignment

How does the filmmaker’s use of persuasive devices and story elements demonstrate the presence or lack of bias in the film Rip! A Remix Manifesto?­­

Media Analysis Format

Your response should be in a 3 paragraph format and approximately 250 words.

Paragraph 1: State the author’s thesis in your own words. State your opinion as to whether or not the film shows bias. Qualify your statement with a primary rationale or sense of how your argument is shown.

Paragraph 2: Provide examples of how bias is or is not shown by using 2 devices or story elements as examples. Explain how each does or does not show bias. Make sure to use correct terminology. For example, “The filmmaker uses appeal to authority by saying…”

Paragraph 3: Summarize your essential argument. Provide a philosophical conclusion with a view to social issues, the future, or overall judgement.

Basic overview:

·         Author’s opinion stated in own words.

·         Student’s opinion to question (bias)

·         Example 1 from devices/elements

·         Explanation 1

·         Example 2 from devices/elements

·         Explanation 2

·         Conclusion logical, insightful and interesting

Knowledge	Level 4 (86-100%)	Level 3 (73-85%	Level 2 (60-72%)	Level 1 (50-59%)
Identifies the filmmaker’s thesis	Thesis fully summarized in a sophisticated sentence	Thesis summarized in a sentence	Thesis summarized in a few sentences	Thesis identified
Strategies	Level 4	Level 3	Level 2	Level 1
Identifies various techniques in text, including story elements* or persuasive devices**	Includes 2+ strong examples of different techniques using specific details and correct terminology	Identifies 2 examples of different techniques using some details and correct terminology	Identifies 2 examples of techniques using appropriate terminology. May be the same technique or weak examples	References 2 examples of techniques. May not use correct terminology or lack sufficient details
Thinking	Level 4	Level 3	Level 2	Level 1
Evaluates how the evidence in the text demonstrates the filmmaker’s argument & bias	Makes insightful inferences about bias using support from devices and elements	Makes logical inferences about bias using support from devices and elements	Makes some logical inferences about bias using some support from devices and elements	Makes few logical inferences about bias using limited support from devices and elements
Communication	Level 4	Level 3	Level 2	Level 1
Multi-paragraph argument shows organization and uses transitions to create flow	Organization is smooth and logical with good transitions and flow	Logically structured argument with explicit connections among ideas/ sections	Structure is logical but not explicitly outlined in intro and/or  connections among ideas not always clear	Limited organization or structure so connections among ideas is unclear
Paragraphs are effectively developed	Individual paragraphs are effectively developed. Conclusion leaves the reader with something to think about	Individual paragraphs are logical. Conclusion follows logically from thesis and development	Logical paragraphing but may lack structure	Paragraph formatting is weak. Conclusion may introduce new ideas or contradict body
Writing conventions (grammar, spelling, etc.)	Few, if any, errors	Few errors, do not affect meaning	Noticeable errors are somewhat distracting	Frequent errors may interfere with meaning

*Story elements: atmosphere, characters, conflict, plot, setting   **Persuasive devices: allusion, analogy, anecdote, appeal to authority, diction, hyperbole, parallel structure, rhetorical questioning

Assignments not yet meeting Level 1 expectations (50%) will be given an “I” for Incomplete.

Media Lesson 7 and 8

Lesson 7 Class Outline

1. ISU Reading

2. "Whose Lathe?" answers

3. Go over Documentary Viewing Sheet Pages 1 and 2 for during film.

4. Start watching Rip!: A Remix Manifesto.

RiP! A Remix Manifesto by Brett Gaylor, National Film Board of Canada

Lesson 8 Class Outline

1. ISU Reading
2. Go over rubric and outline for Media Analysis assignment.
3. Finish Rip! A Remix Manifesto
4. Complete page 3 of Documentary Viewing Sheet (above)
5. Brainstorm ideas for Media Analysis assignment