Label Maker; A Career in Media Studies - Is it for you?

After our presentations, please work on the following tasks/projects:

• Padlet Labeling project
• Watch the video/TedTalk & answer the question for participation credit
• Investigate college courses in Media Studies

Last presentations:

• Christopher: (21 Pilots): http://prezi.com/mody0w-2o995/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy
• Delimar (Wendy's): https://prezi.com/umjbi1jpl9u8/wendys-delimar-pacheco/
• Asher: http://prezi.com/-dk-4eq9r5kv/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy

Labels: Definitions: (the one in bold is the one we're using when speaking of the media, but the others are interesting distinctions)

1. a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
2. a short word or phrase descriptive of a person, group, intellectual movement, etc.
3. a word or phrase indicating that what follows belongs in a particular category or classification.
4. a brand or trademark, especially of a manufacturer of music, phonograph records, tape cassettes, etc. or The manufacturer using such a label: ex. Beyonce sings for a popular label. This major label has produced some of the best recordings of the year.
5. verb (used with object), labeled, labeling or (especially British) labelled, labelling.
6. to affix a label to; mark with a label.
7. to put in a certain class; classify.

PADLET Project: Labeling

Choose a partner. Using PADLET, together create a graphic list/mindmap/chart that examines: Good labels versus Bad labels. Collaborate with your partner. Be prepared to share your work to the class. Padlets allow you to use graphics, charts, text, and video to examine your subject matter. By sharing your URL with your partner, you can both work on your Padlet at the same time from your own computers. Once you both finish adding material (photos, media clips, text, etc.) you should organize your PADLET before you submit your work to me through the COMMENT box below. Find examples of good and bad labels from internet sources.

DETAILS: Each group should try to identify examples or ways in which we identify or label ourselves in society that can offer a positive reinforced idea of ourselves. Then turn the tables and think of ways and examples of bad labels--ways we ostracize or marginalize or leave out certain types of people from our society or cultural groups, or negative labels that define our identities.

After creating your Padlet, please watch the following TedTalk: Has media made us into label mongers? To turn in, please watch the video and complete Cornell Notes based on the talk. Put the key points the speaker is making in the left column, and use the right column for specific details about the key points. Turn in your notes for participation credit when you complete this assignment.

One side effect of studying the media is that you might find that you love the subject and would like to study it as a major in college. While you are still a few years away from having to make that decision, knowing what this course can do for you and your future career can be helpful.

Even if you decide that media studies is not for you as a career, building your literacy and communication skills will definitely impact your fiction and poetry skills. Learning how to write journalistically can enhance your writing ability, not to mention your personal communication skills. Many publishers prefer the stark and clean journalistic writing style when buying manuscripts.

Today, let's focus on our future a moment. Use your journal/notebook/graphic organizer for this assignment. Check out the bulleted list below to see if a college program in Media might be something you'd like to pursue as a professional career. Click on and read the various college programs in Media Studies. What skills, topics, or subjects do these programs seem to cover? Focus on areas that these programs have in common.

Various College Programs in Journalism/Media Studies:

• University of Rochester
• SUNY Buffalo
• CUNY Queen's College
• MCC
• New York University
• Penn State University
• Vassar College

And, of course, there are many others.

Now that you've seen a few examples of college programs in media studies, take the next 15-20 minutes to research college programs you might be interested in. What field or subject are you interested in pursuing? What course content do these programs cover? What do these programs promise to do for a student? What makes the program unique?

Be prepared to share your findings with a partner or peer group.

NOTE: Revisit this project at any time during the year when you are wondering why you are studying this stuff. It may help get you back on track.

HOMEWORK: Chew on This: Chapter 4 & 5: The Secret of The Fries & Stop the Pop. As you read, fill out the KWL graphic organizer provided for these 2 chapters. Turn in your chart next class, Friday, September 23.