Media+Studies+-+What+are+we+learning+today?

__**Wednesday, January 18th, to Monday, January 23rd, 2011**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can define popular culture
 * We can create a piece of media text from conception to production to presentation
 * We can recognize the role of culture in all communication
 * We can write to express understanding
 * We can read to find meaning and interpret
 * We can speak to share thoughts, opinions, and feelings
 * We can confer with peers and teachers
 * We can recognize underlying values and issues as they apply to a particular media issue or problem
 * We can recognize the impact of media communications
 * We can use a variety of resources to assist their research
 * We can learn how technology impacts on their lives, society, and the environment
 * We can manage time and resources
 * We work independently or with a peer
 * We can communicate findings and conclusions in an appropriate manner for a specific audience and purpose.

__**How we will learn it **__ __**Wednesday, January 18th to Monday, January 23rd: **__<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> During these days we will be preseting our final projects to the class. I will be evaluating you using the rubric that was given to you (and to download) a few weeks ago. Please check the entries below or the handouts section of your class for a copy.


 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">As we are closing in on the end of the course, I just want to thank each and every one of you for coming along on this journey with me. It has been a lot of fun and I hope you can, at least, take a few things away from the course that you can use in your personal and professional life. All the best to you during finals week and into your next semester. Please remember that the computer lab is always here for you to use for your other classes. If I have one available you are able to use it! Have a good one! :) **

__**Wednesday, January 4th to Tuesday, January 17th**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">We can define popular culture
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">We can create a piece of media text from conception to production to presentation
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">We can recognize the role of culture in all communication
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">We can write to express understanding
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">We can read to find meaning and interpret
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">We can speak to share thoughts, opinions, and feelings
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">We can confer with peers and teachers
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">We can recognize underlying values and issues as they apply to a particular media issue or problem
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">We can recognize the impact of media communications
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">We can use a variety of resources to assist their research
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">We can learn how technology impacts on their lives, society, and the environment
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">We can manage time and resources
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">We work independently or with a peer
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">We can communicate findings and conclusions in an appropriate manner for a specific audience and purpose.

__**How we will learn it**__

As you can see, we have reached the final unit in our class. Hard to believe it is already time to start wrapping up the semester. You are being given over 15 hours of time to work on this before your presentation. Remember, this unit of study is where you get to create your own presentation on any topic you wish to when it comes to media. Make sure that you choose a topic that is of interest to you and that you won't get bored with after a few classes.

We will be scheduling presentation times as the semester starts to wind down. I am here to help you out so please use me!

Again, all of the details can be found in your project packages which you can download here:







__**Monday, December 19th to Wednesday, December 20th, 2011**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can begin to look at our final project for the end of the course along with evaluation

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Wednesday, December 21st**__: This afternoon will be our annual Winter Lit talent show in the auditorium. Please remember that when you get back from break you will working on your final projects til the end of the semester.
 * __Monday, December 19th and Tuesday, December 20th:__** During these last two classes before break, you will be given the time to start thinking of ideas for your final project. You already have the project packages from Friday. If you have lost them you can download them under the Thursday, December 15th entry or in the handout section. Remember to make sure you choose a topic that is of interest to you. If you don't see one listed in the package, COME AND SEE ME!! The worst thing that I can do is say "no". However, if you come up with a plan and tell me what you want to learn about that topic, most likely, I will be all over it!

Have an awesome holiday! Be safe and I will see you in the new year!

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__**Monday, December 12th to Friday, December 16th, 2011**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can view a documentary that serves a glimpse into Pop Culture and our obsession with celebrity
 * We can dissect the way the documentary was made, using its codes and conventions
 * We can analyze the story of the documentary through the devices use to tell it (interviews, examples, etc.)
 * We can begin to look at our final project for the end of the course along with evaluation

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, December 12th and Tuesday, December 13th:**__ Today and tomorrow, we will be looking at the documentary "Teenage Paparazzo". This documentary examines the the relationship between celebrity and society. I am sure that there have been times, in our life, where we thought it would be so cool to have the life of an actor, singer, sports star, etc. Of course, as we know from reading magazines, watching TV, looking online, and standing in line at the supermarket, the paparazzi does a great job of making the life of a celebrity completely open for everyone to see. There is NO privacy! How would you like that? Having everything you do be photographed, video taped, posted online, and so on.

In this documentary, shot by actor/filmmaker Adrian Grenier (Vince in HBO’s //Entourage//), this 95-minute feature documentary is an exploration of the tenuous relationship between celebrities and the people who make a living selling their images. After a chance encounter with a 13-year-old paparazzo, Austin Visschedyk, Grenier takes a step back to think about the celebrity- obsessed culture that has produced the boy. Adrian starts hanging out with the young photographer, learning the tricks of the trade, as well as what made the precocious teen want to spend his free time running around looking for celebrities and trying to get that “perfect shot.”

As we view this documentary, I want you to look at the following questions and create a page called "Teenage Paparazzo" for them on your wikispace:


 * 1. Why did Austin decide to become a paparazzi at such a young age?**
 * 2. What do you notice about Adrian's and Austin's relationship as the documentary progresses through. How does it start? How does it end?**
 * 3. While watching this, in your opinion, how easy is it for the paparazzi to make up stories and get pictures? Have things changed a lot since the introduction of social media websites?**
 * 4. After watching this, what is your view of the paparazzi? Do they have a right to do what they do? I want your opinion in paragraph form, please!**

__**Wednesday, December 14th to Thursday, December 15th:**__ We have reached the final unit in our class. Hard to believe it is already time to start wrapping up the semester. For the next few weeks we will be working on your final projects for the class. You are being given over 15 hours of time to work on this before your presentation. Remember, this unit of study is where you get to create your own presentation on any topic you wish to when it comes to media. Make sure that you choose a topic that is of interest to you and that you won't get bored with after a few classes.

We will be scheduling presentation times as the semester starts to wind down. I am here to help you out so please use me!

Again, all of the details can be found in your project packages which you can download here:



__**Friday, December 16th**__: Today will be our final Glee day! here is the last set up questions you will need to add to the Glee Page of your wikispace:



Have a great weekend! 3 days left til break!!



__**Monday, December 5th to Friday, December 9th, 2011**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can examine a social issue based through a documentary
 * We can create a Public Service Anncouncement using technology
 * We can create a PSA for a specific audience


 * __How we will learn it__**
 * __Monday, December 5th and Tuesday, December 6th__**: Today and tomorrow, you will be working with Miss Mohr as you work your way through the documentary called "The Cove". As you watch the documentary, Miss Mohr is going to have you thinking about the rights of animals and public awareness. Remember to keep in mind that it is a documentary and one person's opinion and visual. Do you agree with everything you are being shown? After you are done viewing, Miss Mohr has an assignment that she will get you to work on. Here is a copy, if you need it:



__**Wednesday, December 7th and Thursday, December 8th**__: Today, and tomorrow, you will be given time to work on your Persuasive Advertising assignment for "The Cove". These will be due on Friday. Please refer to the handout above for your assignment. Please make sure your finished product is uploaded to your wikispace.

__**Friday, December 9th**__: Today we will be viewing Glee, Episode 12. We will be having a class dicussion about this episode at the end of class. Have a great weekend!

__**Monday, November 28th to Friday, December 1st, 2011**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can examine the way that society is portrayed in a documentary
 * We can discuss the way the life of a teenager is examined in a documentary and decide if it is true or fiction.
 * We can analyze a TV show for codes and conventions
 * We can analyze a TV show and look at how it reflects on societies story and value within our personal lives

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, November 28th:**__ Hope you all had a great weekend! Today, boys, we are talking about you today. Girls, we have talked about you a bit as we viewed Sexy Inc. and "It's a Girl's World". Now, it's the boys turn as we watch the 22 minute documentary, SHREDDED. Note, that I said the documentary was 22 minute long. Just a bit shorter than the other documenatries we have looked at that the focus was more on the girls than the boys. Interesting.

Boys, before we watch the documentary, we are going to look at these questions. Girls you are welcome to join us, if you would like to chime in:

1. What is important to guys today when it comes to being a guy? HARD QUESTION 2. What do you think the top three things are when it comes to a guys image? 3. What do you think a girl looks for in a guy? GIRLS YOU CAN'T ANSWER TIL THE GUYS GET THEIR SHOT! 4. When it comes to "The Media" how are guys seen? 5. Do guys question their self image (how they see themselves)?

After we watch the documentary, we will have a class discussion that will include all of us talking about self-image when it comes to the media. Does the media try to play on our self-esteem through picture, articles, videos?

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[|Pink - You are PERFECT]


 * __Tuesday, November 29th to Thursday, December 1st__**: Now that we have looked at girls and boys and how the media portrays them, we are going to look at how you are seen when you are together in your groups/cliques/peeps/homies, whatever you call it! Over the next little bit, we are going to be viewing the documentary "It's A Teen's World". As we go through, I would like to to do like we did with "It's A Girl's World". I am going to give you some guiding questions and I would like to you create a page on your wikispace called "It's A Teen's World" where you can answer them. Here are the questions to guide your responses:

__Friday, December 2nd__**: GLEE DAY!!!** Download the episode questions.
 * 1. Does the documentary get it right with the way they portray your generation?**
 * 2. Is harrassment considered to be "teasing" or something "more serious"? What's your take on it? Is there a line that you can't cross even with your friends?**
 * 3. Why do you think it is easier to trash someone by using a computer screen than by doing it face to face? Why is this the route that lots of teens are going?**
 * 4. After watching this documentary, is there evidence of these types of situation in our halls of Peacock or does the documentary put too much emphasis that you guys think about is sex, lies, power trips, and drama?**

Have a great weekend!

__**Monday, November 21st to Thursday, November 24th**__
 * __What are we leaning?__**
 * We can examine the way that society is portrayed in a documentary
 * We can discuss the way the life of a teenager is examined in a documentary and decide if it is true or fiction.
 * We can analyze a TV show for codes and conventions
 * We can analyze a TV show and look at how it reflects on societies story and value within our personal lives

__**How we will learn it**__

__**Monday, November 21st to Wednesday, November 23rd**__Today, we started examining the documentary, "It's a Girl's World". This program looks at the world that young girls seem to be living in during their preteen and teenage years. Our job is to examine whether or not this is an accurate portrayal of the lives of girls or whether it makes it out to be to big of a thing when it comes to the way that girls treat each other.

Girls, you are going to have one question to answer. This answer will appear in your media log. Here is your question:


 * Does this documentary do a good job of portraying what happens in the lives of preteen and teenage girls? Yes or No? Why? Give examples.**

Boys, you too, get your own question:


 * What elements of this documentary surprised you with the way that girls treat each other? How does that differ from the way that guys treat each other when it comes to conflict? Give examples.**


 * __Thursday, November 24th__:** Today, as you know and love, it's Glee day with episode 10. This week is a freeby episode with a class dicussion at the end!



__**Monday, November 14th to Friday, November 18th, 2011**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can understand the codes and conventions used in advertising
 * We can examine the ways a company makes us feel in our personal lives
 * We can view a specific piece of media and examine the codes and conventions on how it makes us feel personally and the image it is trying to represent
 * We can view, and examine, the codes and conventions of a TV show and it's effect on pop culture
 * We can examine how a piece of media is created in a stage production and the process from concept to performance.

__**Monday, November 14th**__: We will be finishing up with your short Disney World unit by looking at how Disney markets its theme parks to the younger set (even younger than you) that gives it a "cool" factor. Please make sure that you questions from last week are completed and uploaded to your wikispace.

__**Tuesday, November 15th to Thursday, November 16th**__: We will be finishing up our advertising unit by looking at how a piece of media is produced from concept to design to production. We will be taking a look at the documentary film "LOVE: The Beatles" as the guys from Cirque Du Soleil create a piece of media from start to finish and the path they took to get there. Please download the following handout and answer the questions as we go through:



If there is anytime left on Thursday, I will give you that time to update your wikispaces with any missing assignments that you may have.

__**Friday, November 18th**__: As traditions states, we will have our Glee Friday day. Please make sure to download the following questions for this episode. If I have to tell you what to do with them once you are done, you haven't been paying attention for the last number of weeks! :)

Have a great weekend!



__**Monday, November 7th to Thursday, Novemeber 10th**__ (Friday, November 11th is Remembrance Day) __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can understand the codes and conventions used in advertising
 * We can examine the ways a company makes us feel in our personal lives
 * We can view a specific piece of media and examine the codes and conventions on how it makes us feel personally and the image it is trying to represent
 * We can view, and examine, the codes and conventions of a TV show and it's effect on pop culture

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, November 7th:**__ Today, we will be watching our 8th episode of Glee. Please make sure to download the following handout and have it posted to your wiki for your response:

__**Tuesday, November 8th to Thursday, November 10th**__: Today, and for the rest of the week, we are going on a vacation! Excited? I think we need to go somewhere warm! Let's go to DISNEY WORLD! Well, undfortunately, I can't take you all down there to examine the media within those theme parks, so we will have to study them from here. What we will be doing, is examining the a certain company portrays their image to us. Let we discussed before, when I say the word "Disney" what do you think of? Some of you said: happiness, Mickey Mouse, laughter, Castles, Pirates of the Caribbean. This is all true! What our job is, is to examine how Disney uses their promotional material to get you to come to Florida, hang out in their theme parks, and spend a whole bunch of money while you are there.

I would like you to download the handout and answer the questions as we are going through the video. Some of the questions can be answered during the video and some will need to be looked at after we watch it.



**__ Friday, November 11th: __** No school today as it is Remembrance Day.

Have a great weekend!



__**Monday, October 31st to Thursday, November 3rd, 2011**__ (Friday, November 4th, Non-Student Day as interviews are taking place) __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can recognize the role and power of advertising in mass media
 * We can view examples of product placement within a media text
 * We can evaluate wether advertising/product placement is an effective tool in marketing

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, October 31st:**__ Happy Halloween! Today, we are going to be finishing up "The Greatest Movie Ever Sold" documentary. Again, we are using class discussion to evaluate whether product placement in different forms of media are effective or not. Do we notice these marketing tools when they are used in our everyday lives? Where do we see them a lot? Tomorrow we will start into a specific example where we may see 96 product placements! Be prepared to have your eyes open!

__**Tuesday, November 1st to Thursday, November 3rd:**__ Tuesday to Thursday, we are going to be looking at a specific piece of media that focuses product placement within it. Most of us, over the past few years, has heard a little bit about the Transformers movies (there have been 3 of them over the last 5 years). You know, those robots called Autobots that come to earth to save us from the Decepticons. Yeah, those guys! :) Well, within the first movie there are over 96 product placements thrown into it. Our job is to actually see if we can spot as many as we can. Within this search you will need to keep your eyes AND your ears open. Yes, not only is product placement about sight, it is about what you hear, as well. Please download the following handout to your network space. We will be completing these as we watch the movie. Afterwards we will post your findings and your opinion question to your wikispace. Here is the handout:


 * Reminder 1: Report cards are schedule to be handed out on Tuesday, at the end of the day **


 * Reminder 2: Parent/Student/Teacher interviews take place tonight from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Please feel free to stop by the school and discuss your progress, in your classes, with your teachers and parents. **




 * __Friday, November 4th__: This is a non-student day. However, please feel free to stop by the school between 9:00 am and 12:00 pm to discuss your progress, in your classes, with our teachers and parents. **

Have a great weekend!

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__**Tuesday, October 25th to Friday, October 28th, 2011**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can Recognize the codes, forms, and conventions of the various mass media
 * We can Recognize the ways in which the various mass media shape their messages, and construct a sense of what the world is or how it works
 * We can Analyze and evaluate the various mass media, including their sources, intents, and underlying values
 * We can Recognize the role and power of advertising in the mass media
 * We can Extend and apply their speaking, listening, writing, reading, viewing, and representing abilities
 * We can Extend and apply their representing and viewing abilities by designing and creating a media text
 * We can analyze a TV show for codes and conventions
 * We can analyze a TV show and look at how it reflects on societies story and value within our personal lives

__**Tuesday, October 25th and Wednesday, October 26th**__: Today, we will finish up the documentary "Sexy Inc.". Please make sure to have your notes completed from the handout from last week (check last week's entries or the Handouts section page). We will be posting our responses to the documentary on our wikispaces. Since you already finished Sexy Inc. with Miss Mohr, we are going to be moving on to "Product Placement" in advertising. Please remember to finish the questions from the Sexy Inc. handout and put them onto your wikispace. With our "Product Placement" section, we are going to be looking at how companies use advetising within movies and TV to promote their products to you. We will be watching the documentary **"Greatest Movie Ever Sold"** to help us look at how this technique is used. We will be using class discussion at different points in the movie to look at some of the things being shown to us.

__** Thursday, October 27th: **__ We Will finish "Greates Movie Ever Sold" and give you sometime to finish up your wikispaces. **Progress reports will be given out with your report card marks on them**. If you need to fix up anything. I will give you til Friday. After that, marks must be submitted for your report card. __**Friday, October 28th**__: Today, we will continue on with our Glee TV study as we view episode 7. Please make sure to download the handout to your network space. All response questions will need to be posted to your Glee page on your wikispace. Some of you have asked what to do if you miss watching an episode of Glee that we view in class. You can alway go online and find past episodes. One of my favourite places to go and view past episodes is [|Project Free TV]. If you are at home, and have an internet connection, you can always view them there. If you need to catch up on an episode, you are always welcome to come in at noon or after school and I can let you watch the episode on the LCD projector. Please remember that they are your responsibility to get caught up on.

[|Here is the Glee page to watch episodes on Project Free TV].

Here is the handout for episode 7:



Have a great weekend!

With over 1,000,000 views now (pretty much all thanks to our class, I'm sure) here is your favourite video of year!

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__**Monday, October 17th to Friday, October 21st**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can Recognize and appreciate the role of mass media in communication, in contemporary society, and in their personal lives
 * We can Recognize the codes, forms, and conventions of the various mass media
 * We can Recognize the ways in which the various mass media shape their messages, and construct a sense of what the world is or how it works
 * We can Analyze and evaluate the various mass media, including their sources, intents, and underlying values
 * We can Recognize the role and power of advertising in the mass media
 * We can Extend and apply their speaking, listening, writing, reading, viewing, and representing abilities
 * We can Extend and apply their representing and viewing abilities by designing and creating a media text
 * We can analyze a TV show for codes and conventions
 * We can analyze a TV show and look at how it reflects on societies story and value within our personal lives

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, October 17th and Tuesday, October 18th:**__ Hope you had a great weekend! Today we are going to look at what kind of shopper you are and how advertisers use this information to promote their products to us. Please download the notes to your network space for safe keeping. Once we go through the notes it will be up to you to decide what kind of shopper you are and what kinds of advertisements effect you. Your job will also be to examine three (3) other people that you know and describe what kind of shopper they are and give some examples of what kinds of advertising would work on them. That is a total of 4 people (you and 3 others of your choice). Please create a page on your wiki called "Psychographics". This is where you will put your information. Please feel free to use advertisements from youtube or ones that you find online.



__**Wednesday, October 19th and Thursday, October 20th:**__

Today we are going to be starting to look at when advertising starts crossing a line and how companies use

cetain images and messages to advertise to their customers. The documentary we are about to watch is called "Sexy Inc.". I would like

you to download the following handout and and use the computers to answer the following questions by making notes for youself. We will

be creating a page on your wikispace for this assignment.



__**Friday, October, 21st**__: Today, we will be continuing with episode 7 of Glee. Please download the following handout out, work on the questions and then upload your completed answers to your Glee page on your wikisspace:

Today, we are going to work on getting our wikispaces updated because I will be evaluating them next week (Monday). Here is what you need to have on it:


 * **Glee: Episodes 1,2, 3, 4, and 5 (there isn't one for 6)**
 * **Grey's Anatomy and Scrubs questions**
 * **Twitter**
 * **$ellebrity**
 * **Psychographics/VALS (shopper analysis)**

Please make sure those are updated! Thank you!

Have a great weekend!



__**Tuesday, October 11th to Friday, October 14th**__
 * __What are we learning?__**
 * We can Recognize and appreciate the role of mass media in communication, in contemporary society, and in their personal lives
 * We can Recognize the codes, forms, and conventions of the various mass media
 * We can Recognize the ways in which the various mass media shape their messages, and construct a sense of what the world is or how it works
 * We can Analyze and evaluate the various mass media, including their sources, intents, and underlying values
 * We can Recognize the role and power of advertising in the mass media
 * We can Extend and apply their speaking, listening, writing, reading, viewing, and representing abilities
 * We can Extend and apply their representing and viewing abilities by designing and creating a media text
 * We can analyze a TV show for codes and conventions
 * We can analyze a TV show and look at how it reflects on societies story and value within our personal lives

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Tuesday, October 11th and Wednesday, October 12th**__: Welcome back from "Turkey Weekend"! I hope you had an amazing Thanksgiving weekend! Over the next number of classes we are going to focus on the media in the form of advertising and how the media influences us to buy into certain products and ideas. Today, we are going to start by looking at the music industry and how celebrities use their influence in pop culture to encourage us to buy certain products. The show we are going to watch is called "Popaganda: $ellebrity". As we are watching this show, I would like to to find 5-10 things you didn't know before about the way celebrities use their influence to promote their products. We will create a page on our wikis called "$ellebrity" and you will include your 5-10 things.

__**Thursday, October 13th**__: Today we are going to look at what kind of shopper you are and how advertisers use this information to promote their products to us. Please download the notes to your network space for safe keeping. Once we go through the notes it will be up to you to decide what kind of shopper you are and what kinds of advertisements effect you. Your job will also be to examine three (3) other people that you know and describe what kind of shopper they are and give some examples of what kinds of advertising would work on them. That is a total of 4 people (you and 3 others of your choice). Please create a page on your wiki called "Psychographics". This is where you will put your information. Please feel free to use advertisements from youtube or ones that you find online. We will be working on this on Monday, as well. Today you will continue to work onyour "$ellebrity" pages for your wiki (see yesterday's entry).

__**Friday, October 14th**__: As per usual, this is our GLEE day! Please download the questions to your network space and upload the completed copy (answered copy) to your GLEE page on your wiki.

Have a great weekend!

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__**Monday, October 3rd to Friday, October 7th**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can Recognize and appreciate the role of mass media in communication, in contemporary society, and in their personal lives
 * We can Recognize the codes, forms, and conventions of the various mass media
 * We can Recognize the ways in which the various mass media shape their messages, and construct a sense of what the world is or how it works
 * We can Analyze and evaluate the various mass media, including their sources, intents, and underlying values
 * We can Recognize the role and power of advertising in the mass media
 * We can Extend and apply their speaking, listening, writing, reading, viewing, and representing abilities
 * We can Extend and apply their representing and viewing abilities by designing and creating a media text
 * We can analyze a TV show for codes and conventions
 * We can analyze a TV show and look at how it reflects on societies story and value within our personal lives
 * We can examine the use of current social media by experimenting with it ourselves

__**How will we learn it**__ __**Monday, October 3rd to Thursday October 6th:**__ Last week, it took us FOREVER to sign up for Twitter. However, once we all did, we were able to access the site on our computers, phones, and other devices. This week, we are going to examine Twitter a bit more closely. One thing I would like you to use is the [|www.wefollow.com] site to start following some "news" Twitter accounts (CNN, Breaking News, etc.). This is one of the best ways of getting the news directly from the source without waiting for the evening news on TV or waiting for a site to upload their content.

Again, while I am not trying to "convince" you that Twitter is the way to go with all social media. It is one that is becoming quite populor; especially when you want information in real time. We are going to watch this short cartoon and discuss, as a class, how some people see Twitter:

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Also, during the week, I would like you to answer these questions that we will be looking at and putting onto your wikispaces under your "Twitter Page" is the following:


 * What does Twitter allow you to do?**
 * What do I like about Twitter?**
 * What do I not like about Twitter?**
 * How could I use Twitter in a different way other than Facebook?**
 * Will I continue to use Twitter after we are done looking at it in class? Why or Why not?**

Again, these questions are guiding questions. It is your opinion, be as honest as you want! The only thing I can tell you to do is give it a shot and see what your outcome is.

__**Friday, October 7th:**__ Today, we will be looking at episode 5 of Glee for our TV unit. Please make sure to download the questions and answer them as we are watching the show. Please upload them to your wikispace under your "Glee" page.



Have an awesome LONG Thansgiving weekend!



__**Monday, September 26th to Friday, September 30th, 2011**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can Recognize and appreciate the role of mass media in communication, in contemporary society, and in their personal lives
 * We can Recognize the codes, forms, and conventions of the various mass media
 * We can Recognize the ways in which the various mass media shape their messages, and construct a sense of what the world is or how it works
 * We can Analyze and evaluate the various mass media, including their sources, intents, and underlying values
 * We can Recognize the role and power of advertising in the mass media
 * We can Extend and apply their speaking, listening, writing, reading, viewing, and representing abilities
 * We can Extend and apply their representing and viewing abilities by designing and creating a media text
 * We can analyze a TV show for codes and conventions
 * We can analyze a TV show and look at how it reflects on societies story and value within our personal lives
 * We can examine the use of current social media by experimenting with it ourselves

__**How we will learn it**__
 * __Monday, September 26th:__** Because we missed having our "Glee Day" on Friday due to finishing up our wikis and linking our wikis to Mr. Young's site, we will be watching an episode today to get ourselves back on track. Please remember that each response is worth 10 marks to you based on your answers for the questions in the episode. Full and complete answers will get you further than 2 word answers. Please download Episode 3 here:



__**Tuesday, September 27th to Thursday, September 29**__: Today, we are going to go into the computer lab to start looking at a social media tool called [|Twitter]. As we are looking at different tools and forms of media that we use in our society today, I thought it would be a good time to examine this. We will then set you up with an account of your own and encourage you guys to try it out for a week. You will also need to make sure that your phones are with you because we can actually setup Twitter on your phone. We will also be putting a Twitter "Widget" on your wiki's homepage so we can keep up with what you are tweeting. The questions that we will be looking at and you will be answering in your media logs is as follows:

**What is Twitter to me personally?** **What do I like about Twitter?** **What do I not like about Twitter?** **How could I use Twitter in a different way other than Facebook?** **Will I continue to use Twitter after we are done looking at it in class? Why or Why not?**

Again, these questions are guiding questions. It is your opinion, be as honest as you want! The only thing I can tell you to do is give it a shot and see what your outcome is.

Sign up for Twitter, start following people, learn up to respond to people and tweet others, add links to tweets, add pictures to tweets. Yes, that's what we are doing! Signing up was PAINFUL! Thanks for bearing with us for the week and having some fun!

__**Friday, September 30th**__: As per every Friday, and following our TV unit, we will view episode 4 of Glee. Please download your handout here and upload your responses to your "Glee" page on your wiki: Have a great weekend! media type="youtube" key="ddO9idmax0o?version=3" height="250" width="336" align="center"

__**Tuesday, September 20th to Friday, September 23rd, 2011**__
 * __What are we learning?__**
 * We can investigate our own uses of media in our personal lives
 * To use the Media Triangle to deconstruct common forms of media and the way they are presented to us.
 * We can view and have a class discussion on the ways media is presented to us and the different forms that we consume in our world
 * We can use class discussion and group activities to look at the uses that Mass Media plays in our lives
 * We can use examine and use different technology media tools that play a big role in our society at the present time
 * We can recognize the role television can play in our personal lives
 * We can evaluate the popularity and nature of television
 * We can write using details and support to enhance our opinion of certain aspects of media

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Tuesday, September 20th to Thursday, September 22nd**__: Hope you had a great LONG weekend! Welcome back! For the next few classes we are going to continue to look at the media triangle and how creators of pieces of media can use a similar idea and present it in different ways in order to reach a certain audience. Last week we looked at Scrubs, and now we will be looking at the show, Grey's Anatomy. Please download the handout, for the show, to your network drive so that you can edit it and answer the questions as we go along. We will then upload your document to your wikispace.



__**Friday, September 23rd**__: CATCH UP DAY!! Today, instead of Glee, I am gong to give you the hour to get caught up on all of your handouts and get them onto your wiki. You will need to have the following pages created and theses assignments uploaded to those pages:

1. **ASSIGNMENTS**: Scurbs Questions, Grey's Questions 2. **GLEE**: Episode 1 and 2 questions

I will also be getting your to come see me so that I can link my wiki with your wiki so I can have access to it.

Have a great weekend! Here is some Rebecca Black: Literal Version, for you! :)

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__**Monday, September 12th to Thursday, September 15th, 2011**__ (Non Student Day Friday, September 16th and Monday, September 19th) __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can investigate our own uses of media in our personal lives
 * To use the Media Triangle to deconstruct common forms of media and the way they are presented to us.
 * We can view and have a class discussion on the ways media is presented to us and the different forms that we consume in our world
 * We can use class discussion and group activities to look at the uses that Mass Media plays in our lives
 * We can use examine and use different technology media tools that play a big role in our society at the present time
 * We can recognize the role television can play in our personal lives
 * We can evaluate the popularity and nature of television
 * We can write using details and support to enhance our opinion of certain aspects of media

__**How we will learn it**__
 * __Monday, September 12th:__** Today, we will be finishing up part 4 of our "Mass Media" package (see handouts section or last week's entries) and looking "Concepts of Mass Media in Popular Culture". We will specifically start looking at the idea of "Values" when it comes to viewing media texts. We will also spend some time finishing up our "Glee" questions from last week and posting them to our "Glee" page on our wikis. I will also be spending some time linking your wiki to my site, so please be prepared to help me out!

__**Tuesday, September 13th and Wednesday, September 14th:**__ During these two classes we will be completing the objectives listed above by looking at two similar media texts and how they are changed to meet the needs of a similar audience. Today, we will be looking at the humorous side of these two stories by looking at the show "Scrubs". Scrubs was a show that was a comedy and dealt with hospital interns trying to learn how to become doctors. These stories are definitely supposed to be told from a more comedic side and it is up to us to see how the creators of this show used different codes and conventions to tell their story. As we are watching please fill out the following worksheet on Scrubs. The questions are for you to look at and think about as we watch the show. You will be handing them in once we have finished the show on Wednesday. If you need a copy of the questions, please feel free to download here:



__**Thursday, September 15th:**__ As it is our last day before the weekend we will be continuing with our TV unit by viewing the second episode of Glee. Again, please download the questions, answer them, then post them to your wikispace.

Have a great long weekend!

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__**Tuesday, September 6th to Friday, September 9th, 2011**__
 * __What are we learning?__**
 * We can investigate our own uses of media in our personal lives
 * We can view and have a class discussion on the ways media is presented to us and the different forms that we consume in our world
 * We can use class discussion and group activities to look at the uses that Mass Media plays in our lives
 * We can use examine and use different technology media tools that play a big role in our society at the present time
 * We can recognize the role television can play in our personal lives
 * We can evaluate the popularity and nature of television
 * We can write using details and support to enhance our opinion of certain aspects of media


 * __How we will learn it__**

__**Tuesday, September 6th**__: Welcome back from your long weekend! I hope it was a good one! Today, I am going to be giving you one last opportunity to work on your wikipsaces in class. After today, it will be up to you to work on it on your own. If you need extra time you can work on it at home or you can setup a time with me to come in and work on it at noon or after school. I will begin evaluating your wikis on **Friday, September 9th** so please make sure they are good to go for that time. Don't forget about your evaluation for this project (see last week's entries).

__**Wednesday, September 7th and Thursday, September 8th:**__ Today and Thursday, we will be starting to go over the following handouts for our section on "Mass Media and Populor Culture". Please save them to your "Media Studies" folder on your space on the network. Again, you always have access to these files on the wiki. Here are the ones to save (they are also available in the **Handouts** section):



__**Friday, September 9th**__: Today, we are going to start off on a unit of study that we are going to look at over the rest of the semester. As most of you know, there is this really cool tool in media called TELEVISION. This semester, we are going to be looking at the TV series, GLEE. There has been many things written about this show. Some reviews have been good and some of them have been not so good for the things they portray on this show. Our job, this semester, is to examine the show every Friday (from the beginning of season 1). We will be looking at many different things from the make-up of the show, the characters, the topics they look at. The setting is set in a high school with high school students. That means they are dealing in your world. Each week, you are going to be receiving a handout from me of questions that you will need to answer and hand in. These questions are very open and I want you to give me your honest opinion. Remember, though, that means actually writing down what you are thinking and not just giving me a two word answer. You will be given time at the end of each episode to finish up your questions and hand them in. Please save a copy of the questions to your "Media Studies" folder, open it and answer the questions. These will then be posted to your GLEE page on your wiki:



Have a great weekend!

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__**Monday, August 29th to Friday, September 29th, 2011**__

__**What are we learning?**__
 * We can read through our course outline
 * We can begin to investigate our own uses of media in society and how other use it
 * We can view and have a class discussion on the ways media is presented to us and the different forms of media that we consume in our world
 * We can create our own personal wikispace in order to share our learning and findings with others


 * __How we will learn it__**


 * Monday, September 29th:** Welcome to Media Studies 20. Today, we took a look at the course outline and then started discussing and viewing some of topics and issues that we will look at in our class. We also talked about the creation of your media logs on the wikis. We will be starting these in the next few days. Please remember to use this wiki in case you need to see what we did in class when you are away or to download handouts that you may have missed in class (posted under each daily entry and in the handouts section on the left hand side). We also took the time to look at some different forms of media and we will be doing this over the next few days as a class discussion.


 * Tuesday, September 30th:** Today we are going to watch a few videos from YouTube and have our first class discussion about aspects of the media and why we, as a society, find enjoyment from such things. We will also begin working on developing our own personal wikispace. We will be going over some of the basics of how to setup a wikispace in class an then you will be allowed to explore, on your own and with your classmates, on different things you can do with the wikispace site. Please refer to the handout for instructions (we will go over in class). As this is a big part of our class, I want to give you sometime to work on this project. You will be given the next few classes to get this completed. You will receive a rubric for your wikispace evaluation tomorrow.

[|Wiki Project.pdf]


 * Wednesday, August 31st to Friday, September 2nd**: You are going to be given these classes to work on your wikispace. Please remember to use the assignment above and the rubric down below so you will know what and how you are being evaluated on.



Have a great LONG weekend!

Just because it is FRIDAY and it's still out there:

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