In the 1500s, Shakespeare's plays were so popular that the English language - once deemed vulgar street talk - was elevated to the level of elegance. Fast forward to the 21st century, New Media is designed to reflect the changing role of technology in today’s society and the increasing importance of digital media in communicating and exchanging ideas.
New Media 11
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SUMMER SESSION
WEEK 1 - MLA style and Literary Review
Monday July 5, 2021
In-class:
1. Introduction to MLA: Complete a proficient Works Cited
2. Complete a proficient in-text citation
3. Select one of the Literary Review pieces
4. Begin the Literary Review #1 Introduction, Supporting Paragraph #1 and #1, and the Conclusion
The Literary Review is composed of a multi-paragraph expository essay (250 words):
Tuesday July 6, 2021
Due: By 8:00am, turn into Teams Literary Review #1 (Remember to include the Works Cited)
In-class:
1. Review Vocabulary #1
2. Review New Media 11 Syllabus and Course Expectations
3. Review developing and proficient writing. Edit for strong writing structure
4. Review Wang's Mother Explains Men
5. Review Gate's Black America and the Class Divide
6. Review Murdoch's Amplifying Indigenous Voices speech
7. Review Kahley Sullivan's The Joy of (Mom's) Cooking
8. Review Summit Tiny Homes website
9. Review Ontario Tiny House infographic
Due: By 3:00pm, turn into Teams Signed "Course Expectations"
Due: By 7:00pm, turn into Teams Literary Review #2 (Include the Works Cited and edited rough draft, with abbreviations)
Wednesday July 7, 2021
1. Review competent theses, introductions, body paragraphs, conclusions, and Works Cited
2. Review the ACEIT writing structure
3. Writing strengths and weaknesses that need more editing
4. Review in-class paragraph (on Thursday)
5. Review Wang's poem, Mother Explains Men
6. Write abbreviated outline for in-class paragraph
Due: By 4:00pm, turn into Teams Literary Review #3 (Include the Works Cited and edited rough draft, with abbreviations)
Thursday July 8, 2021
1. Due in-class at 9:00am: Vocabulary #1 Quiz
3. Conclusion to the Literary Reviews: Discussion about what is the relevance of writing Literary Reviews
4. Introduction to Podcasting: What podcast topic interests you?
Friday July 9, 2021
1. Begin writing the first 250 words of your podcast script
2. 10:35am Guest speaker, Mr. Chris Janzen, WGSS librarian: "Podcasting is something everyone should learn to do"
3. Complete your logo using Canva
4. Practise reading through the writing to ensure it sounds smooth
WEEK 2 - Podcasting
Monday July 12, 2021
1. Due at 9:00am: Podcast Introduction and Body Paragraph #1 (250-word) script
2. Vocabulary #2 Quiz
4. Edit your script so that it fits with how you speak to your audience
5. Work on your 500-word script (Introduction, Body paragraph #1, Body paragraph #2, and the Conclusion)
Tuesday July 13, 2021
1. Due at 9:00am: Podcast Body 500-words (Introduction, Body paragraph #1, Body paragraph #2, and the Conclusion)
2. Due at 9:00am: Podcast Introduction and Body Paragraph #1 (One minute Video - Remember to use 2/3 props)
3. Review Curricular Competencies
4. Podcast essay/script Peer editing ("Podcast Editing" sheet)
5. Review "Oral Language Skills" criteria
Wednesday July 14, 2021
1. Due into Teams by 3:00pm, Podcast script (Introduction, Body paragraph #1, Body paragraph #2, Conclusion, and Works Cited)
2. Due at 9:00am: Podcast Two- to three-minute video (Introduction, BP #1, BP #2, and Conclusion: include props)
3. Oral Language Skills Peer editing ("Oral Language Skills" sheet: body language, eye contact, voice, focus, and preparation)
4. Use vocabulary to elevate your ideas and punctuation to provide sentence variety:
6. Conclusion to Podcasting
7. Introduction to blogging (websites) and vlogging (videos/YouTube)
Thursday July 15, 2021
1. Due into Teams by 3:00pm, Podcast video (Introduction, Body paragraph #1, Body paragraph #2, Conclusion, and Works Cited) Focus on Oral Language skills (body language, eye contact, voice, focus, and preparation)
2. 9:00am Guest speaker, Mr. Tim Stephenson, WG Science teacher: "The future of learning is listening to podcasting"
3. Conclusion to podcasting
4. Discussion: What did you learn? What was new? What did you like about podcasting?
5. Introduction to blogging (websites) and vlogging (videos/YouTube)
6. Select whether to blog or vlog. Post your topic.
Friday July 16, 2021
1. Review Vocabulary #3 words
2. Review podcast scripts: the need for a close edit (sentence fragments, run-on sentences, short 5-word quotes, and the proper use of semi colons, colons, periods, and capitalization)
3. Review giving credit as opposed to plagiarism
4. To blog or to vlog
5. Write your Topic, thesis statement, and two supporting points
6. Create a Wix or YouTube account
7. Write 100 words: Introduction and BP#1; select suitable pictures, and consider the props you will use
Consider these important points as you begin to build and create your website or video
WEEK 3 - Blogging-to-website and Vlogging-to-video
Monday July 19, 2021
1. Vocabulary #3 Quiz
3. Persuasion: 20-50 second persuasive speech pitching an idea or product
4. Oral language skills:
Tuesday July 20, 2021
1. Formative assessment at 9:00am: 500-word script (introduction, BP #1, BP#2, and conclusion)
2. Formative assessment at 9:00am: One-minute video introduction and BP #1 content (use props) OR 1/2 page/s website content (include two pictures)
3. 20-30 second speeches explaining your blog/vlog thesis statement and two supporting details (See "Oral language skills" Monday July 19'20)
4. New media examples:
Wednesday July 21, 2021
1. Due into Teams by 3:00pm, Blog-to-website script OR Vlog-to-video script
2. Due at 9:00am: Three minute video (including props) OR three website pages (include two pictures on each page)
3. Formative assessment at 9:00am: 500 word script complete with Introduction, Body Paragraph ACEIT, and Conclusion abbreviations
4. New Media discussion:
6. Interim marks' individual conferences, including areas for improvement
Thursday July 22, 2021
1. Due intoTeams by 3:00pm, Completed website (send screen shots of each page and send Wix link) OR completed video (upload "unlisted" YouTube link to Teams)
2. In-class 9:00am paragraph: Discuss the advantages and possible disadvantages of having new media in modern society.
3. Formative assessment at 9:20am: Three minute video (including props) OR three website pages (include two pictures on each page)
4. Discuss the difference between old media and new media. Comparison of old and new media.
Friday July 23, 2021
1. Review Vocabulary #4
2. Review of grade 11 sentence structure and editing expectations
3. Old and New Media worksheet (see the worksheet on this website's drop down menu Old and New Media)
4. Introduction to Old Media: William Golding's Lord of the Flies powerpoint (chapter one to chapter three)
5. 1963 Lord of the Flies film: view one hour and discuss and take notes on the aspects of old media and the story plot
6. Monday's in-class paragraph: Discuss how old media, like the 1963 Lord of the Flies develops how the boys experience trauma when sanded on the island.
WEEK 4 - Comparison of old and new media, film vocabulary, and film analysis
Monday July 26, 2021
1. Vocabulary #4 Quiz
2. Review of grade 11 sentence structure and editing expectations: student exemplars
3. In-class paragraph: Discuss how old media, like the 1963 Lord of the Flies develops how the boys experience trauma when stranded on the island.
4. Review Old and New Media Sources on the Lord of the Flies plot line:
Tuesday July 27, 2021
1. Old and new media essay
2. Review ABC Australia News article
3. Review in-text citation and Works Cited for Lewis Allen and Dana Hodgdson's Lord of the Flies (1963) film and Holly Williams' CBS The Real Life Lord of the Flies: The 50-Year-Old Story of a Group of Teens Stranded on an Island (2021)
4. Write the essay thesis
5. Write the essay topic sentence
6. Exit ticket: Body Paragraph #1 supporting points (#1 and #2)
Wednesday July 28, 2021
1. Due at 9:00am: Old and new media essay Body Paragraph #2 supporting points (#1 and #2)
2. CBS link https://www.cbsnews.com/news/shipwreck-deserted-island-south-pacific-survivors-60-minutes-2021-07-18/
3. Discussion: How do the effects of old and new media develop the boys' desperation?
4. Exit ticket by 12:20pm: Point form outlines (no more than five words for each idea)
Thursday July 29, 2021
1. In-class essay: How do old and new media effects develop the boys' desperation (65 minutes)
2. Personal Soundtrack assignment: select a particular song that resonates for you
3. In-class essay #2 Thesis prompt: Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of new and old media in the telling of the story of The Flash?
5. In Teams General Post: write one new media characteristic in the 2021 The Flash episode #1 and explain how and why it is engaging for the viewer
Friday July 30, 2021
1. Review Personal Soundtrack expectations: 20-30 second soundtrack, 60 second written and spoken script, and video recording
2. Review: What is Media? https://bryant-taneda.weebly.com/uploads/3/8/9/0/38905205/what_is_media__-_unit_2.pdf
3. Review: Film Terminology https://bryant-taneda.weebly.com/uploads/3/8/9/0/38905205/film_terminology_-_unit_5.pdf
4. In-class essay #2 The Flash outline
5. Continue viewing and assessing Netflix's The Flash
6. Due at 11:50am: TS
7. Due at 11:50am: Thesis
WEEK 5 - Comparison of old and new media, film vocabulary and analysis, and personal Soundtrack
Tuesday August 3, 2021
1. Vocabulary #5 Quiz (Film terminology)
3. Review Film Analysis: https://bryant-taneda.weebly.com/uploads/3/8/9/0/38905205/film_analysis.pdf
4. How does film help us understand English literature and language?
5. Review student example essay: old and new media comparison
6. Media versus content powerpoint https://bryant-taneda.weebly.com/uploads/3/8/9/0/38905205/media_vs_content_-_unit_2.pdf
7. Due at 11:00am: Complete in-class essay (The Flash) Outline
Consider whether The Flash can withstand the test of time. In other words, does The Flash resonate with the modern audience?
8. Review: Personal Soundtrack assignment (written and video) due Wednesday by 3:00pm
9. Competencies assessment
Wednesday August 4, 2021
1. Begin at 9:00am: In-class essay #2 (The Flash)
2. Review Vocabulary #6 Archetypes
3. Work on "Personal Soundtrack"
4. Due by 12:00pm: Complete "Curricular Competencies" comments: send them as a personal chat message to Ms. BT
Thursday August 5, 2021
1. Due into Teams no later than 2:00pm: Personal Soundtrack
2. Vocabulary Quiz #6 (Archetypes)
4. Discussion:
Friday August 6, 2021
1. Student tw0-minute presentations: This is how media affects our society and how it affects me!
2. Creation of English New Media 11 questions and answers
3. Course evaluation
4.
SUMMER SESSION
WEEK 1 - MLA style and Literary Review
Monday July 5, 2021
In-class:
1. Introduction to MLA: Complete a proficient Works Cited
2. Complete a proficient in-text citation
3. Select one of the Literary Review pieces
4. Begin the Literary Review #1 Introduction, Supporting Paragraph #1 and #1, and the Conclusion
The Literary Review is composed of a multi-paragraph expository essay (250 words):
- Introduction: Topic Sentence (TS) - the text and the author - and thesis
- Supporting Paragraph #1: TS, ACEIT, ACEIT, Conclusion Sentence (CS)
- Supporting Paragraph #2: TS, ACEIT, ACEIT, Conclusion Sentence (CS)
- Conclusion: Restate TS and thesis, and explain how the piece of literature resonates with the reader/audience
- A - Assertion or point/idea
- C - Citation or in-text citation
- E - Explain how your citation supports the thesis
- I - Interpret the citation so that the reader understands it
- T - Transition to the next point
Tuesday July 6, 2021
Due: By 8:00am, turn into Teams Literary Review #1 (Remember to include the Works Cited)
In-class:
1. Review Vocabulary #1
2. Review New Media 11 Syllabus and Course Expectations
3. Review developing and proficient writing. Edit for strong writing structure
4. Review Wang's Mother Explains Men
5. Review Gate's Black America and the Class Divide
6. Review Murdoch's Amplifying Indigenous Voices speech
7. Review Kahley Sullivan's The Joy of (Mom's) Cooking
8. Review Summit Tiny Homes website
9. Review Ontario Tiny House infographic
Due: By 3:00pm, turn into Teams Signed "Course Expectations"
Due: By 7:00pm, turn into Teams Literary Review #2 (Include the Works Cited and edited rough draft, with abbreviations)
Wednesday July 7, 2021
1. Review competent theses, introductions, body paragraphs, conclusions, and Works Cited
2. Review the ACEIT writing structure
3. Writing strengths and weaknesses that need more editing
4. Review in-class paragraph (on Thursday)
5. Review Wang's poem, Mother Explains Men
6. Write abbreviated outline for in-class paragraph
Due: By 4:00pm, turn into Teams Literary Review #3 (Include the Works Cited and edited rough draft, with abbreviations)
Thursday July 8, 2021
1. Due in-class at 9:00am: Vocabulary #1 Quiz
- Juxtaposition - the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
- Metaphor - A metaphor is a figure of speech that, for effect, directly refers to one thing by mentioning another. It may provide clarity and similarity between two things
- Citation - a quotation from or reference to a book, paper, or author, especially in a scholarly work.
- Works Cited - A list of sources that relate to the content in a research paper or project.
- Modern Languages Association (MLA) - The Modern Language Association, is the principal professional association for scholars of language and literature.
- Literary review – A way to organize and evaluate the major points, parts, or arguments of each source.
3. Conclusion to the Literary Reviews: Discussion about what is the relevance of writing Literary Reviews
4. Introduction to Podcasting: What podcast topic interests you?
- Topic
- Thesis
- Research
- Style
- Script
Friday July 9, 2021
1. Begin writing the first 250 words of your podcast script
2. 10:35am Guest speaker, Mr. Chris Janzen, WGSS librarian: "Podcasting is something everyone should learn to do"
3. Complete your logo using Canva
4. Practise reading through the writing to ensure it sounds smooth
WEEK 2 - Podcasting
Monday July 12, 2021
1. Due at 9:00am: Podcast Introduction and Body Paragraph #1 (250-word) script
2. Vocabulary #2 Quiz
- a. Podcast: a program (of music and talk) made available in digital format for automatic download over the internet, created in 2004
- b. Audio: recorded sound that is heard
- c. Broadcast: a program made public by means of radio or television
- d. Digital audio: sound that is recorded or used by a computer
- e. Bumper music: short music clips used between segments or a podcast
- f. Segment: a complete part of a podcast, usually spoken by one or two people
- g. Host: a person who introduces the podcast, and each of its segments
- h. Microphone: a device that changes sound waves into an electronic current. It is used to record speech and music for podcasts
- i. Filler words: anything that is said while the speaker is thinking of the next thing to say, like um. Sometimes referred to as “verbal crutches” or simply “crutches”
4. Edit your script so that it fits with how you speak to your audience
5. Work on your 500-word script (Introduction, Body paragraph #1, Body paragraph #2, and the Conclusion)
Tuesday July 13, 2021
1. Due at 9:00am: Podcast Body 500-words (Introduction, Body paragraph #1, Body paragraph #2, and the Conclusion)
2. Due at 9:00am: Podcast Introduction and Body Paragraph #1 (One minute Video - Remember to use 2/3 props)
3. Review Curricular Competencies
4. Podcast essay/script Peer editing ("Podcast Editing" sheet)
5. Review "Oral Language Skills" criteria
Wednesday July 14, 2021
1. Due into Teams by 3:00pm, Podcast script (Introduction, Body paragraph #1, Body paragraph #2, Conclusion, and Works Cited)
2. Due at 9:00am: Podcast Two- to three-minute video (Introduction, BP #1, BP #2, and Conclusion: include props)
3. Oral Language Skills Peer editing ("Oral Language Skills" sheet: body language, eye contact, voice, focus, and preparation)
4. Use vocabulary to elevate your ideas and punctuation to provide sentence variety:
- a. Use the semi colon (;) and colon (:) at least once in your podcast script
- b. Use these transition words when explaining how the quote proves your point:
- this shows
- this demonstrates
- this illuminates
- this elucidates
- this proves
- c. Include at least five of these words in your podcast script:
- Host – person who entertains others as guests
- Juxtapose – to place two items or things side by side
- Flexible – capable of blending easily
- Specific – clearly defined
- Misconception – a view or opinion that is incorrect
- Corresponding – have a close similarity
- Potential – having or showing capacity to develop
- Entertainment – the action of providing amusement
- Advocate – a person who publicly supports or helps another
6. Conclusion to Podcasting
7. Introduction to blogging (websites) and vlogging (videos/YouTube)
Thursday July 15, 2021
1. Due into Teams by 3:00pm, Podcast video (Introduction, Body paragraph #1, Body paragraph #2, Conclusion, and Works Cited) Focus on Oral Language skills (body language, eye contact, voice, focus, and preparation)
2. 9:00am Guest speaker, Mr. Tim Stephenson, WG Science teacher: "The future of learning is listening to podcasting"
3. Conclusion to podcasting
4. Discussion: What did you learn? What was new? What did you like about podcasting?
5. Introduction to blogging (websites) and vlogging (videos/YouTube)
6. Select whether to blog or vlog. Post your topic.
Friday July 16, 2021
1. Review Vocabulary #3 words
2. Review podcast scripts: the need for a close edit (sentence fragments, run-on sentences, short 5-word quotes, and the proper use of semi colons, colons, periods, and capitalization)
3. Review giving credit as opposed to plagiarism
4. To blog or to vlog
5. Write your Topic, thesis statement, and two supporting points
6. Create a Wix or YouTube account
7. Write 100 words: Introduction and BP#1; select suitable pictures, and consider the props you will use
Consider these important points as you begin to build and create your website or video
- Be persuasive – Convince your viewer!
- What is the value of the item or subject you are proposing?
- Think about how the viewer will benefit from the item or subject?
- Is there an advantage to knowing about or viewing the subject/item content?
- Why should the viewer continue reading through the website or watching the video?
- Why is the subject or product relevant for the viewer and why is it worth learning about and following or purchasing?
WEEK 3 - Blogging-to-website and Vlogging-to-video
Monday July 19, 2021
1. Vocabulary #3 Quiz
- a. digital citizenship - The practice of navigating the digital world safely, responsibly, and ethically.
- b. blog - a discussion or informational website published on the World Wide Web consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries.
- c. vlog - A vlog is a video blog or video log. It is sometimes shortened to vlog which is a form of blog for which the medium is video.
- d. chat - A real time conversation on a digital platform with another person or a group of other people; instant messaging.
- e. cyberbullying - Online harassment or cruelty, often characterized by repeated or ongoing incidences.
- f. digital literacy - The skills for using technology competently, including interpreting and understanding digital content and assessing its credibility as well as creating, researching, and communicating with appropriate tools.
- g. massive open online course (MOOC) - A course in which materials and instruction are delivered over the Internet to users around the world; the course is designed to connect instructors with learners interested in a common topic and works best with a large user-base with open content (Harvard and UBC offer MOOC courses)
3. Persuasion: 20-50 second persuasive speech pitching an idea or product
4. Oral language skills:
- Body language: face audience and match the body gestures to your content
- Eye contact: make eye contact more than 50% of the time
- Voice: be clear, have appropriate volume, be aware of your emotion, and use pauses effectively
- Focus: stay on topic
- Preparation: show evidence of rehearsal
Tuesday July 20, 2021
1. Formative assessment at 9:00am: 500-word script (introduction, BP #1, BP#2, and conclusion)
2. Formative assessment at 9:00am: One-minute video introduction and BP #1 content (use props) OR 1/2 page/s website content (include two pictures)
3. 20-30 second speeches explaining your blog/vlog thesis statement and two supporting details (See "Oral language skills" Monday July 19'20)
4. New media examples:
- Streaming 1990 - TV and Netflix multimedia
- Facebook 2004 - Message/sharing and building networks
- Podcast 2004 - Spoken word digital audio (includes streaming)
- Weebly/Wix 2006 - Blog/website hosting
- Twitter 2007 - Micro blogging social network
- Instagram 2010 - Photo and video sharing
- Snapchat 2012 - Photo messaging app
- Discord 2015 - Video/audio/text messaging platform
- TikTok 2017 - Video sharing platform
- Microsoft Teams 2017 - Business Community platform (video/files/storage)
- Wink 2019 - Message/dating app
- Clubhouse 2020 - Audio multiple discussion groups
Wednesday July 21, 2021
1. Due into Teams by 3:00pm, Blog-to-website script OR Vlog-to-video script
2. Due at 9:00am: Three minute video (including props) OR three website pages (include two pictures on each page)
3. Formative assessment at 9:00am: 500 word script complete with Introduction, Body Paragraph ACEIT, and Conclusion abbreviations
4. New Media discussion:
- a. What are the advantages of having new media in modern society?
- b. What might be some unintended consequences of having the new media in modern society?
- c. Suggest a word of caution or advice for how a modern person might deal with new media.
6. Interim marks' individual conferences, including areas for improvement
Thursday July 22, 2021
1. Due intoTeams by 3:00pm, Completed website (send screen shots of each page and send Wix link) OR completed video (upload "unlisted" YouTube link to Teams)
2. In-class 9:00am paragraph: Discuss the advantages and possible disadvantages of having new media in modern society.
3. Formative assessment at 9:20am: Three minute video (including props) OR three website pages (include two pictures on each page)
4. Discuss the difference between old media and new media. Comparison of old and new media.
Friday July 23, 2021
1. Review Vocabulary #4
2. Review of grade 11 sentence structure and editing expectations
3. Old and New Media worksheet (see the worksheet on this website's drop down menu Old and New Media)
4. Introduction to Old Media: William Golding's Lord of the Flies powerpoint (chapter one to chapter three)
5. 1963 Lord of the Flies film: view one hour and discuss and take notes on the aspects of old media and the story plot
6. Monday's in-class paragraph: Discuss how old media, like the 1963 Lord of the Flies develops how the boys experience trauma when sanded on the island.
WEEK 4 - Comparison of old and new media, film vocabulary, and film analysis
Monday July 26, 2021
1. Vocabulary #4 Quiz
- a. Old media - 1900 media, or legacy media, are the mass media institutions that predominated prior to the Information Age. For example, print media, film studios, music studios. advertising agencies, radio broadcasting, and television.
- b. New media - means of mass communication using digital technologies such as the internet. For example, computer animations, computer games, human–computer interfaces, interactive computer installations, websites (Weebly and Wix 2006), and virtual worlds.
- c. Mass media - TV, radio, newspapers, magazines, the internet, and other means of popular communication.
- d. Digital communication - images, texts and sounds are encoded into electronic signals that are decoded as a TV picture, a magazine article, a song (streaming 1990s and podcasting 2004).
- e. Social media - digital applications that allow people from all over the world to have ongoing online conversations, share stories (WhatsApp 2009 and Instagram 2010).
- f. Media convergence - all the changes currently occuring in media content and within media companies. For example, how a smart phone blends with various media, like e-books and news applications.
- g. Cross platform (second def. of “media convergence”) - a business model that involves consolidating various media holdings such as cable connections, phone services, television transmissions (Microsoft Teams 2017).
- h. Senders – authors (podcasters), producers (New York Times, Scripps), and organizations
2. Review of grade 11 sentence structure and editing expectations: student exemplars
3. In-class paragraph: Discuss how old media, like the 1963 Lord of the Flies develops how the boys experience trauma when stranded on the island.
4. Review Old and New Media Sources on the Lord of the Flies plot line:
- Old media 1963 Lord of the Flies film: view the last 30 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDgMVk7Broc
- New media 2021' The Real Life Lord of the Flies: view https://deadline.com/2020/05/real-lord-of-the-flies-story-sparks-hot-pursuit-from-film-tv-producers-1202936957/
Tuesday July 27, 2021
1. Old and new media essay
2. Review ABC Australia News article
3. Review in-text citation and Works Cited for Lewis Allen and Dana Hodgdson's Lord of the Flies (1963) film and Holly Williams' CBS The Real Life Lord of the Flies: The 50-Year-Old Story of a Group of Teens Stranded on an Island (2021)
4. Write the essay thesis
5. Write the essay topic sentence
6. Exit ticket: Body Paragraph #1 supporting points (#1 and #2)
Wednesday July 28, 2021
1. Due at 9:00am: Old and new media essay Body Paragraph #2 supporting points (#1 and #2)
2. CBS link https://www.cbsnews.com/news/shipwreck-deserted-island-south-pacific-survivors-60-minutes-2021-07-18/
3. Discussion: How do the effects of old and new media develop the boys' desperation?
4. Exit ticket by 12:20pm: Point form outlines (no more than five words for each idea)
Thursday July 29, 2021
1. In-class essay: How do old and new media effects develop the boys' desperation (65 minutes)
2. Personal Soundtrack assignment: select a particular song that resonates for you
3. In-class essay #2 Thesis prompt: Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of new and old media in the telling of the story of The Flash?
- 1940s The Flash Comic strip: https://readcomiconline.li/Comic/Flash-Comics/Issue-1
- 2021 Netflix The Flash episode #1 (trailer): https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=faYTKmrEshM&feature=share
5. In Teams General Post: write one new media characteristic in the 2021 The Flash episode #1 and explain how and why it is engaging for the viewer
Friday July 30, 2021
1. Review Personal Soundtrack expectations: 20-30 second soundtrack, 60 second written and spoken script, and video recording
2. Review: What is Media? https://bryant-taneda.weebly.com/uploads/3/8/9/0/38905205/what_is_media__-_unit_2.pdf
3. Review: Film Terminology https://bryant-taneda.weebly.com/uploads/3/8/9/0/38905205/film_terminology_-_unit_5.pdf
4. In-class essay #2 The Flash outline
5. Continue viewing and assessing Netflix's The Flash
6. Due at 11:50am: TS
7. Due at 11:50am: Thesis
WEEK 5 - Comparison of old and new media, film vocabulary and analysis, and personal Soundtrack
Tuesday August 3, 2021
1. Vocabulary #5 Quiz (Film terminology)
- a. Extreme close up: Usually used for dramatic effect. Magnifies beyond what the human eye would normally experience in reality.
- b. Pan: Camera is stationary and moves from side to side, revealing more of the scene.
- c. Crane shot: The camera moves up and down through space, often through the use of a crane. Gives an idea of scope, largeness, isolation or vastness.
- d. Long shot: Shows full body of the characters. Generally has good background detail to ensure the audience is aware of where they are.Shows a ‘life-size’ representation of characters on screen.
- e. Low angle shot: Camera is low to the ground looking up at the characters, giving them a larger than life appearance, and giving the audience a feeling of helplessness and/or insecurity.
- f. Bird’s eye shot: Shown directly (or near directly) over head. Places the audience in a god-like position viewing the action. The characters in the shot are made to seem very insignificant and ant-like.
- g. Oblique shot: Also called "Dutch Angle". Creates unease in the mind of the viewer by making the world look lopsided. It is also used to give the impression of distortion, either in the story or a character's mind.
3. Review Film Analysis: https://bryant-taneda.weebly.com/uploads/3/8/9/0/38905205/film_analysis.pdf
4. How does film help us understand English literature and language?
5. Review student example essay: old and new media comparison
6. Media versus content powerpoint https://bryant-taneda.weebly.com/uploads/3/8/9/0/38905205/media_vs_content_-_unit_2.pdf
7. Due at 11:00am: Complete in-class essay (The Flash) Outline
Consider whether The Flash can withstand the test of time. In other words, does The Flash resonate with the modern audience?
8. Review: Personal Soundtrack assignment (written and video) due Wednesday by 3:00pm
9. Competencies assessment
Wednesday August 4, 2021
1. Begin at 9:00am: In-class essay #2 (The Flash)
2. Review Vocabulary #6 Archetypes
3. Work on "Personal Soundtrack"
4. Due by 12:00pm: Complete "Curricular Competencies" comments: send them as a personal chat message to Ms. BT
Thursday August 5, 2021
1. Due into Teams no later than 2:00pm: Personal Soundtrack
2. Vocabulary Quiz #6 (Archetypes)
- a. The orphan - Utterly alone and completely misunderstood, the orphan wants to find meaning in his or her life, and wants something special - and it usually does.
- b. The hero - The person with the plan. They are armed with skills to help them in the upcoming conflict and know how to use them.
- c. The child - Utterly innocent; the child grows to lose the innocence. No matter what happens, it is about becoming more experienced and losing innocence.
- d. The mentor/sage - Very common character that the protagonist meets and gives important details of the world and trials that lie ahead. Often a trainer, parent, teacher it is someone who has knowledge to pass on.
- e. The rebel - They desire to change what is going on in the world. They see something wrong and want to change it, and they often do whatever they can to do so. They may be against the government.
- f. The lover - This character will do anything for love, whether it is a good idea or not. Viewers usually like them for it, but sometimes groan as the lover makes silly decisions time and time again.
4. Discussion:
- How does new media, like film, help us understand English?
- After viewing the Global Village powerpoint, consider how media affects people.
- After listening to Kevin Choi's Media and Society video, answer the question: How are you shaped by media?
Friday August 6, 2021
1. Student tw0-minute presentations: This is how media affects our society and how it affects me!
2. Creation of English New Media 11 questions and answers
3. Course evaluation
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