Advertising: Continue Work on Ad Projects

 AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24:

• Current Event: "Teen Beats Social Media Challenge, Wins $1,800"
• Question: Do you think you would have been able to beat the challenge? Be honest!"
• Continue work on Advertising Project

Advertising: Introduce Advertisement Project

 AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23:

• Current Event of the Day: BB Gun Challenge
• Discussion Question: "Do you think the TikTok app promotes bad behavior? Why or why not?"
• Introduce Advertisement Project, begin work on it / other assignments
• Due Friday 3/11 by class time

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Workin for a Living" by Huey Lewis and the News; connection is yesterday we had a catch-up day to get caught up on your work

Catch-Up Day!

AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22:

• Another Catch-up day, make use of the time!!
• Continue 14: News Article #2 - Due 3/7
• Work on 09B: Final Draft - Due  3/9
• All drafts will be returned before tomorrow's class, thank you for your patience!
• Check for any other missing work!!

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"CBS Evening News Theme"; connection is we worked on the advertising news article assignment

Advertising: News Article #2

AGENDA FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21:

• Begin News Article Assignment #2 (Advertising)
• No rough draft, though final can be re-submitted
• Has to be a news article related in some way to advertising
• Final Draft of "All Sides" Assignment will be due after break on Wed 3/9
• All rough drafts returned soon, thank you for your patience!

Friday's Bonus Song:

"Crystal Blue Persuasion" by Tommy James and the Shondells; connection is that we learned about three different persuasive techniques used in advertisements (logos, pathos, ethos)

Advertising Media: Logos, Pathos, Ethos

 AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18:

• Wrap-Up/Review Old School Ad Analysis Activity 
• Logos, Pathos, Ethos Notes and Activity (In-class Formative)
• Next week:
• News Article Assignment #2
• Begin Advertising Project

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"NFL Theme Song" by Scott Schreer; connection is we analyzed Super Bowl advertisements

Intro to Advertising Unit

AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17:

• Intro to Advertising Unit:
• Watch 2022 Super Bowl Ads: Chevy Silverado, Crypto, Gillette, Google, Meta Quest, Squarespace, Turkish Airlines
• 1. What persuasive techniques are they using to get you to buy their products?
• 2. What idea beyond the products are they "selling"?
• Time left: Old School Ad Analysis Activity
• Share results tomorrow
• All News Media Paper drafts will be returned by Monday, Final Drafts after break.

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Second Hand News" by Fleetwood Mac; connection is we wrapped up the screening of Page One, about the New York Times newspaper

News Media: Finish Page One documentary

AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16:

• Finish watching Page One: Inside the New York Times
• Discuss/Complete Viewing Guides
• When complete, work on anything you are missing from this or other classes!

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Empire State of Mind" by Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys; the connection is that the movie we watched in class is centered around the New York Times newspaper, based in NYC, and the song is an ode to the city.

News Media: Begin Page One doc

 

AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15:

• Begin watching Page One: Inside the New York Times
• Work on Viewing Guide (C3)
• Due Thursday
• REMINDER: News Media Paper Draft DUE TODAY!

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Policy of Truth" by Depeche Mode; connection is we shared out our media bias assignment, in which the "truth" of a news story may be swayed in one direction or another

News Media: Share Out Media Bias Assignment

AGENDA FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14:

• 11 Types of Media Bias Sharing
• Presenters get +5 bonus points
• Interrupters get -5 points!!
• Time Left: Finish News Media Summative Paper (DUE 2/15)
• Upcoming:
• Tues: Begin Movie Screening (C3)
• Wed: Finish Movie Screening (C3)
• Thurs-Fri: Begin Advertising Unit

Friday's Bonus Song:

"You Spin Me Round" by Dead or Alive; connection is we learned about 11 types of media bias, one of which was 'media spin'

News Media: 11 Types of Media Bias

AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11:

• 11 Types of Media Bias
• Assignment: Evaluate your Summative Paper sites using this guide
• Share out results
• REMINDER: "All Sides" Paper Draft DUE 2/15

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Jimmy Olsen Blues" by Spin Doctors; connection is that we are looking at the media "spin" on different news articles, and the character Jimmy Olsen from Superman works for a newspaper, the Daily Planet

News Media: Continue "All Sides" Paper

AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10:

• Continue Working on "All Sides" News Media Paper (DUE 2/15)
• Last full in-class independent work day for this assignment!
• Guidance Dep't Visit

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Two Sides (to Every Story" by Etta James; the connection is that we are looking at multiple sides of the same news story for our latest assignment

News Media: Continue Rough Drafts

 AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9:

• Exploring Allsides website
• Continue working on Rough Drafts of News Media Paper (Draft due 2/14)
• Tomorrow: Guidance Visit for Course Selection

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"NBC News Theme" by John Williams; connection is we introduced the News Media Unit Summative assignment

News Media: "Same Story, Different Outlet"

AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8:

• Review/Work on News Unit Summative Paper assignment
• Draft due next Tuesday

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Can't Stop the Feeling" by Justin Timberlake; connection is we completed a "Spot the Troll" activity and this song is from the animated movie Trolls

News Media: 'Spot the Troll' Quiz

AGENDA FOR MONDAY,  FEBRUARY 7:

• Review/Complete Bogus or Legit News Activity
• "Spot the Troll" Quiz
• Time left: Watch After Truth
• Upcoming:
• Media Bias Assignment
• Summative Paper Assignment
• Shattered Glass Movie Screening (Tentative)

Friday's Bonus Song:

"Everybody's Fool" by Evanescence; connection is we worked on the "Bogus or Legit" activity, in which certain stories are meant as a joke, trying to fool readers into thinking they are real.

News Media: "Bogus or Legit" News

AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3:

• Bogus or Legit News Activity
• Share out findings
• REMINDERS:
• Social Media Projects due TODAY!
• 48-Hour Media Project due TOMORROW!

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Rockin' Robin" by Jackson 5; connection is we continued working on our social media projects and the lyrics to the song mentions "tweets." The social media app Twitter has a bird as its logo and users "Tweet" out information.

Social Media: Continue Social Media Projects

AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2:

• (Half-Day)
• Continue work on Social Media Projects (Due TOMORROW)
• Final major in-class day to work on them!
• Reminders:
• Final Draft of News Article #1 due TODAY
• 48-Hour Media Project due FRIDAY

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Tik Tok (Kidz Bop Version"; connection is we continued work on our Social Media projects, and discussed viral videos, among which the app TikTok came up

Social Media: Share Viral Videos, Social Media Project

AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1:

• Share Viral Video Assignments
• Continue work on Social Media Projects (DUE THURSDAY)
• Reminders:
• Final Drafts of News Article Assignment #1 due TOMORROW
• 48-Hour Media Diary due FRIDAY
• Poll: Searching movie extra credit?

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"In Motion" by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross; connection is that this track is from The Social Network movie, about the founding of Facebook, and we started our social media projects