All The Word Study Words So Far...

As promised...

civ- citizen

cred- believe, trust

curs/curr/corr/cour- to run

gen/o/e- birth, production, kind

funct- perform, work

bio- life

clam/claim- cry out

mit/miss- send

auto-self

tele- far away/distant

brev--short

bibl--book

aud--hear

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Pay attention to what social class, race, or gender is priviledged in media messages. Are any disempowered?

gender- males/female

social class: class: people having the same social, economic, or educational status

HOMEWORK

1. Bring your final drafts of your news reports, STAPLED
2. Complete magazine ad assignment (The Text and Subtext handout given in class)

"Bad" Ads versus "Blah" Ads

We are interested in exposing hidden truths in media messages, which is why our focus in going to be on "bad" ads--ads that contain negative messages or disempower certain groups of people--versus "blah" ads: ads that use persuasive techniques but don't disempower anyone, therefore leaving us with no hidden truth to expose.

Terms: 

Disempower: make a person (or group of people) less powerful or confident; to make someone feel inferior, less in control of their lives.

What disempowers you as a student? As a son or daughter? As a friend?



Empower: to give power or authority to an individual or group of people.

Media empowers and disempowers individuals (social effects)

Explicitly or implicitly, the mainstream media convey hidden messages of values, power and authority. Often times, certain values or individuals are empowered, while others are disempowered. In media literacy, what or who is absent may be more important than what or who is included.

News Reports Revisited

You are getting your news report back because several of you could benefit from another crack at it.

The number one issue is lack of focus. Many have strong leads, but the bodies do not build off the lead. Instead, you start retelling the episodes main events.

EVERYTHING MUST RELATE BACK TO YOUR HEADLINE. Once you write your lead, backtrack. What events lead to that? What does this mean for the community? Have any issues arisen because of this event?

Text And Subtext

Today we'll be analyzing text versus subtext

Media are constructions (text)

Media products are carefully constructed. They are created with a purpose and from a particular perspective, using specific forms and techniques. Media literacy works towards deconstructing these products, taking them apart to show how they are made and exploring the decisions and factors behind them.

                                                     

 Audiences make their own meaning (subtext)

We all bring our own life experience, knowledge and attitudes to the media we encounter. Each person makes sense of what he or she sees and hears in different ways. Media literacy encourages us to understand how individual factors, such as age, gender, race and social status affect our interpretations of media.

   

Find an ad that interests you, but also feel isn't telling the whole truth, or is  sending negative messages.


Record the text--how it's arranged, what images you see, words, etc.



Record the subtext--the messages that can't be seen.                                 

Intro To Media Literacy

Warm-up: What is media? What does it mean to be literate? What could media literacy mean?

What is media anyway?

Read Intro to Media Literacy:

Day One: Media are Constructions

1. Media are constructions

Media products are carefully constructed. They are created with a purpose and from a particular perspective, using specific forms and techniques. Media literacy works towards deconstructing these products, taking them apart to show how they are made and exploring the decisions and factors behind them.

Definitions:

Text: We often use the word "text" to mean "written words" Here, it means something a little different. The text of an piece of media is what you actually see and/or hear. It can include written or spoken words, pictures, graphics, moving images, sounds, and the arrangement or sequence of all these elements.

Subtext: The underlying meaning or hidden message that we create from the text (what we see and hear). Subtext cannot be heard or seen.

Fractured Fairy Tales

I've been promising to get these up. Here they are:

Section 7-1: The Prince and the Popper
Section: 7-2: The Rightful Ruler of Baghdad

Homework updates:

1. Vocab cards due Friday
2. Revised News Reports due Friday (for both sections, even though I only told 7-2; everybody gets an extra day. Therefore, I would revise this evening, and see me during FLEX if you want my feedback before the final version is due on Friday. If you don't come and see me, well, I guess no moos is good moos :) 

Word Study Wednesday

civ- citizen
cred- believe, trust
curs/curr/corr/cour- to run

News Report Peer Review

We're going to take the first 10-15 minutes to peer review:

Please answer, right on your peer's paper:

1. Does the lead get right to the point? Explain.
2. Does the headline sum up the article?
3. Is the report written like current news--not simply a description of what happens in the episode?
4. Are quotes use appropriately?
5. Does the body elaborate on the "what" introduced in the lead? Or is it all over the place? Explain

Correct grammatical errors as you see them.

Remember the expectations while working:
1. This is independent
2. Be THOROUGH in your responses
3. If you something doesn't make sense, don't tell me, don't tell your peer--simply write that it doesn't make sense on their paper.

Writing a News Report: Helpful Hints

Be sure to address my model for any formatting issues. Here are some basic points to keep in mind:

1. Keep quotes relatively short.
2. Quotes get their own paragraph--but if you have something to briefly add before or after the quote, you may do so, as long as the idea is related to the quote:

Also speaking on the matter of not filing a lawsuit, Mother Bear said, “This is a moral victory for the Deep Dark Woods. If our family only loses a nice chair and some porridge in exchange for a safer, more responsible environment, then we’ll take it. Besides, she’s only a people.”

3. Quotes should never be used to introduce new information. Rather, use them to reinforce a point, because they are there to give accuracy, credability to the ideas you've already written.

4. You must write like the event you're reporting on is CURRENT NEWS: Todayin The Kingdom, Goldilocks learned her lesson.
5. When writing your draft, don't write a block of information--split it up into the parts: lead, body, quotation.

HW: Draft your news report: 200-250 words, TYPED, 12 point font

Writing a News Report on a Fractured Fairy Tale

While fairy tales may be a rather strange source of news, we must remember to apply the skills we've been working on while preparing to write a news report:

1. Identify the main idea and the 5Ws/ 1H
2. Identifying facts that support the main idea
3. Summarizing those ideas into a cohesive, engaging news report.

While watching the Fractured Fairy Tale for the first time please keep in mind possible stories you could report on in a fact-based news story. 

To get a focus, it may be helpful to think of possible headlines, since they sum up your story.

Remember while your reports will require some creativity, you must use common sense and the facts of the story to develop your idea.

With the person next to you, discuss your initial idea: 
1. Do you have a headline?
2. Share possible details that will allow you to develop this story in a news report

When responding:
1. Share your reaction (creative is good, but is the idea plausible?)
2. and possible ideas that might support your partner's story

The second viewing:

1. Prepare a "hotdog" sheet
2. Write a potential headline for your news story
3. Take down the 5Ws for your news story.

News Reports and Fractured Fairy Tales

We'll take the first 15 minutes of class to complete peer reviews.

1. Please exchange summaries with someone nearby
2. On the bottom of their page, identify the 5Ws (and 1H)
3. If they are missing one, please note that it is missing on your paper.
4. Comment on:
      A. use of language-describe their use of sentence structure or word choice
      B. lack of W's or the how


Next up:
Goldilocks

10% Percent Summaries

As mentioned yesterday, 10% summaries are approximately ten percent of the length of the original article. You are reducing a chunk of information down to its bare bones.

When writing these, remember to include the 5Ws and 1 H (if it applies). When writing a summary keep in mind the the following points:

- summaries, like news reports, do not include your opinion. They are unbiased. 

-summaries should follow the same organizational pattern of the original (provide the main ideas in the order that it was originally given)

-Include the SA"T":

S-Source (where the article is coming from-don't forget to underline or italicize the name of the publication)

A- Author's name

"T"- title of the article in quotes.

Agenda:

-writing a 10% summary

-notes on a news report

-model of news report

-Identify 5Ws and 1 H for the article you looked up

HW: 10% summary, typed of the article you looked up. You must know the word count of the article. 

For example, a 500 word article would be a 50 word summary.

A 1000 word article would be a 100 word summary. 

**Don't count the article name, publisher, or author's name in word count. 

In each case, you are allowed to go over and under the word limit by 10 words. 

Sports Report!

5W's:
Who
What
When
Where
Why

1H:

How


TERM:

Biased- something that is opinionated or contains a preference.

News reports reports are supposed to be unbiased, not favoring a particular side. The goal is to get the news out there.



HW: (ITEM #1 is ONLY FOR SECTION 7-2)
1. Complete a 10% summary of the "Touchdown" article we read in class. Make sure your summary is between 55-65 words (no less than 55 words!, no more than 65!)
2. Bring in an unbiased news report, either from the internet, magazine, or newspaper.