Reading Skills and Strategies 22010

Students are to complete the following for EACH credit:

• Key terms (do all terms mentioned in the media or site) Give an example for each term for a "B" or an "A" 

• Notes Sheet (take detailed notes on the subject matter) Give an opinion of the videos for a "B" or an "A" 

• Important Questions answer in your own opinion about the question. Any cut and paste answers are no more than a "C". If they are from your head and heart, than an "A" can be achieved! 

• Reflection Assignment: These are projects @ what you thought about the topic. A summary of what you learned.  Provide a summary of the unit in a paragraph or more for an "A". 

Unit 6: Changing the World Through Writing

Think about something you want to write about that is important to you for the world to know. What is the message that you want the world to know? (For example, "Kindness is important." "Futbol is life." "I like cheese pizza and you can't say anything else is better." etc.). Answer these questions after you think about it...

1. What is something that you feel the world needs to know and you can write about? 

2. How will the world be different when you are done writing your idea?

3. Who is the dream team you need to make it happen?

4. What is the information model or media that you will use? What is the media you will use to get your message out (music, video, drawing, writing)? 

5. What barriers are in your way of making this happen? 

6. What support do you have to get your message out? 

7. Does your message matter if you are famous or not? Why? 

8. How will you measure success? Subscribers? Albums sold? Downloads? Smiles on little kids? 

9. Do you need to make money off your message? Why? 

10. Will the world be a better place because of your message or worse? Why? 

Final Product for this unit: 

message

• Write your message for the book/tik tok/you tube video/media (hopefully, what you answered above). You can draw, act, write or use what media is needed to get your message. Must be appropriate for school. Once completed, attach or embed in your document you are turning in. 

Unit 7: Moving from Ideas to an Action Plan

Think of an action plan for your message in unit 1. Then answer the questions: 

1. Why does it matter to me? 

2. Do I really care about this? 

3. What is a short-term goal I hope to achieve on my issue? 

4. A long-term goal? 

5. How might I spread awareness? 

6. What small actions could I take to achieve these goals?

7. Write a five step action plan for how to get the message out: 

   1. .

   2. .

   3. .

   4. .

   5. .

8. How are you going to make it public? Publish? Push it through the media? 

9. Is there anything else needed to support your message? Products? People? Speaking engagements? Why? 

10. Is this personal or professional for you? Meaning, is this something that you want to create social change because of a family matter or just something you believe our society needs and you are going to bring it? 

Final Product for this unit: 

action plan poster

• Create a product from your plan. It can be: 

  1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Poster

                    2. Website

                    3. Blog

                    4. Video

                    5. Music

Unit 8: The Final Product of Writing 

Think about when you write anything. Now, focus on one thing you have to write and answer these questions: 

1. ARE YOU DRIVEN BY THE PROCESS ITSELF OR THE ULTIMATE RESULT? 

2. DO YOU FOCUS ON DETAILS OR PREFER THE BIG PICTURE? 

3. WHAT’S YOUR PATHOLOGICAL NEED? 

4. HAVE YOU OPENED YOURSELF UP TO CHANGE? 

5. HOW DO YOU SABOTAGE YOURSELF? 

6. HOW COURAGEOUS ARE YOU? 

7. WHAT IS YOUR GOAL? 

Final Product for this unit: 

CREATE a final product

• Revisit something you have created in the past (an assignment, artistic rendering, video, writing, etc.). 

• REVISE that document and create a final version of whatever it is. 

• When you are happy with the final version of the work embed it in your document you are turning in. There should be a link to BOTH versions (or more) when you turn it in. 

Unit 9: Media and Artificial Intellegence 

Answer these questions about artificial intelligence: 

1. What is deep learning?

2. Will robotics take jobs or create them? 

3. What is going to happen in gaming and sports betting with AI? 

4. What exactly is artificial intelligence? 

5. What role will artificial intelligence play in health care? 

6. Will cars drive themselves? Is that safe? 

7. How will financing be impacted by artificial intelligence? 

8. How will the future of work be impacted by artificial intelligence? 

9. Do you think artificial intelligence is a good or bad thing? Why? 

10. What are the ethical implications of artificial intelligence? 

Final Product for this unit: 

artificial intelligence project

Go to: https://iask.ai/ or another site. 

Write a question and response using the service about what you care about above. Explain how the product the website came up with is different than what you did in the units above. 

Unit 10: Media in the New World 

Think of something you want to buy very soon and is somewhat important to you...then answer the questions below: 

1. Will people watch even more TV in the future? 

2. How can brands capture young adults? 

3. Can newspapers or magazines survive? 

4. Are there too many social media options? 

5. Can Brand Leaders figure out how to win in the new world? 

6. How do the mediums of digital communication affect our messages? 

7. How does digital technology influence human relationships? 

8. How do you communicate with people using media? What is your favorite application? 

9. What more do we need from technology? 

10. Is technology a good or bad thing? 

Final Product for this unit: 

write it! 

After these units, do the following:

10-20 years in the future...how is technology going to impact your life? Write a short summary of what the future is going to look like in your mind...that is your final!