Daily+Lesson+Plans+S2

Class One
 * Wednesday January 6 **

Objectives What are the media? What is media literacy? Why should we study the media?

Activities Let's start with a story ... //Goodnight IPad// ...Get to Know You (part of the homework 'poem') - My name is __and if I were a social media platform, I'd be__ ___ because ...__Now let's switch things up! Find a partner whose platform 'overlaps' with yours - what does it say about a characteristic you share? Intro to media literacy. You'll need a few links if you're doing this on your own ... - WE GOT TO SLIDE 6 1. How are you? (used in the ppt above)2. The intro pages of Potter's // // (read with a partner for an exercise in the ppt) - WE'LL DO THIS NEXT DAYKeep track of your  this weekend (starting tomorrow - so Friday to Sunday). Be as specific as you can! NO need to do the journal part of it just yet ... nor the follow-up questions. But fill in all the data sections and make bullet-point comments for additional questions on your consumption of specific types of media

Hmwk 1. Introduce yourself to the class .2. Help me. Please email me (marney.rosen@saschina.org) before homeroom next class. I will reply with a 'got it' email. Please rename the file to include your own name along with the assignment. 3. Work on your 3 day schedule (Fri, Sat, Sun). No need to email this - just bring to class next day. Remember, no need to do the follow-up questions or the journal yet, and all questions can be answered in bullet form

Class Two Friday January 8

Objectives In the age of media (and new media), does EVERYTHING count as text?

Activities 1. Intro bio poems - let's share some!2. Finish the media literacy (we got to slide 6 last day)3. The intro pages of Potter's // // (read alone or with a partner for an exercise in the ppt) __ 4. Discuss your media consumption results. Does anyone need more time? If so, replace with Activity 6. If not, move Activity 6 to next day - group discussion and follow-up questions to find group data! __

Activity 5. Come to the centre of the room and move depending on whether your answer is 'yes' or 'no'! "[|Good Night, IPad]". Is this a text? **See ppt to answer** What is a ?

(tshirt with Einstein’s face) Is this a text? Why/why not?

Chinese character Is this a text? Why/why not?

Darth Vadar Volkswagon commercial without words Is this a text? Why/why not?

[|Ted Talks: Rives Tells a Story of Mixed Emoticons]

__ OR go to the [|school video portal] __

Is this a text? Why/why not? We’ll come back to this next day! (And again in the New Media Unit - remember this is the Intro Unit only!)

In total:

What does a text look like? What does a text do? What does a text require?

Activity 6: Jigsaw Reading: Intro to Picturing Texts pp 2-19. . Choose one section of the chapter and.

Hmwk __ Download our, read it and be prepared to comment next day __ Fill in the le Keep working on your media consumption hmwk - once we have the group results,  will be your first assignment.