Today by the end of class please turn in your comic book script and X-Men synthesis article. These two assignments are due at the end of today's class. Deadlines were extended previously.
Remember: there is extra credit available if you create 1 page of your comic book script. This extra credit assignment is not due until the end of the marking period.
If you finish early, please begin considering a topic for our next class assignment. See below for details.
Media Studies Prezi
Media is defined as the main means of mass communication (the internet, radio, film, television, books/printing, video games, etc.)
Alone or with your assigned partner (students who want to work with a partner should sign up with me before starting--I will assign and group students for this project if you want to work with a partner!), peruse one of the media topics below for an idea (come up with one of your own) and create a Prezi examining the effect of this media topic on Popular Culture.
Aim to examine something that has some "legs"--or has been around for a while to influence our culture. Specifically, you should answer what this media item is, and how it has affected our culture.
Here are some areas you might examine in your Prezi:
HOMEWORK: None. Please turn in any missing or late work/assignments.
Remember: there is extra credit available if you create 1 page of your comic book script. This extra credit assignment is not due until the end of the marking period.
If you finish early, please begin considering a topic for our next class assignment. See below for details.
Media Studies Prezi
Media is defined as the main means of mass communication (the internet, radio, film, television, books/printing, video games, etc.)
Alone or with your assigned partner (students who want to work with a partner should sign up with me before starting--I will assign and group students for this project if you want to work with a partner!), peruse one of the media topics below for an idea (come up with one of your own) and create a Prezi examining the effect of this media topic on Popular Culture.
Aim to examine something that has some "legs"--or has been around for a while to influence our culture. Specifically, you should answer what this media item is, and how it has affected our culture.
Here are some areas you might examine in your Prezi:
- A specific television program or icon: Scooby Doo, The Simpsons, The Brady Bunch, Full House (gag), Fat Albert & the Cosby Kids, the Boondocks, etc.
- A specific band, musical artist, or musician: Kanye, Beyoncé, The Beatles, Tim McGraw, The Who, Kurt Cobain, David Bowie, Michael Jackson (or the Jackson 5), etc.
- A specific video game or computer program: Call of Duty, Tomb Raider, Resident Evil, Candy Crush, Microsoft Office, etc.
- A specific company or product: McDonalds, Apple, Enron, Netflix, etc.
- A specific radio program or podcast: This American Life, A Prairie Home Companion, etc.
- A specific publisher or public relations topic: Scholastic Press, Penguin books, Dell Publishing, Oxford University Press, Harper Collins, etc.
- A specific film (or series): Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Godfather movies, Star Wars, Star Trek, The Avengers, The Sound of Music, etc.
- A specific technology: Hoverboards, a blender, TiVo, Mitsubishi, iPhone, etc.
- A specific internet meme or site: TedX, performing cats, Facebook, etc.
HOMEWORK: None. Please turn in any missing or late work/assignments.
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