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How does mass media use both visual and written text to influence our understanding of social norms?
How does mass media use both visual and written text to influence our understanding of social norms?
To what extent does mass media influence our political and ideological understandings?
To what extent does mass media influence our political and ideological understandings?
Bodies of Work: Killing Us Softly 4 documentary; Cosmopolitan covers; Details covers; SuitSupply advertisements
Bodies of Work: Killing Us Softly 4 documentary; Cosmopolitan covers; Details covers; SuitSupply advertisements
COURSE COMPONENTS ADDRESSED IN THIS UNIT
Concepts: Identity + Communication
Area of Exploration: Readers, writers, text + intertextuality
Fields of inquiry: Culture, identity, community + Beliefs, values, education + Art, creativity, imagination + Power, politics and justice.
ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW
Various formative paragraph responses and analyses
Group presentations and responses (formative)
Guided portfolio entries (formative and summative)
Independent portfolio entries (formative and summative)
Creative task (summative)
Tuesday, September 15
Tuesday, September 15
Lessons 3-4 - Synchronous online lesson
Journal Entry #4 - Serena and Novak
Killing Us Softly 4
Viewing
HW: Be prepared to share your findings on Killing Us Softly in the class PPT on Monday; watch the videos (at least one) of Y13 Learner Portfolios
Wednesday, September 16
Wednesday, September 16
No school, Happy Galungan!
No school, Happy Galungan!
Monday, September 21 - Face-to-face
Monday, September 21 - Face-to-face
Lesson 5
Killing Us Softly 4
Lesson 6
Introduction to Cosmopolitan covers
Look at the Cosmopolitan covers folder and find examples that match the questions Reflections on Killing Us Softly 4
HW: Be prepared to discuss connections between Cosmopolitan covers and KUS4 at the beginning of class tomorrow
Tuesday, September 22
Tuesday, September 22
Lesson 3 - Synchronous online lesson
What's going on in the world?
Discuss connections between Cosmopolitan covers and Reflections on Killing Us Softly 4
Ottawa: Dustin, Ryan, Maea
Peterborough: Jayen, Rigel, Arwen
Jamaica: Zhabi, Ni Luh, Badai, Nathan
Bangkok: Finn, Eliza, Sydney, Jaden
Meet back in Ms. Urban's Google Meet at 10:25 AM
Lesson 4 - Asynchronous online lesson
HW: Be prepared to discuss your findings from your Breaking Down a Body of Work document
Wednesday, September 23
Wednesday, September 23
Discuss Breaking Down a Body of Work
Big 5ing a Cover with annotations!
HW: Big 5 analysis of Cosmopolitan cover and annotations due on Monday
Monday, September 28 - Face-to-face
Monday, September 28 - Face-to-face
Lesson 5
Complete Breaking Down a Body of Work debrief
Gallery Walk - Cosmopolitan annotations
Lesson 6
Introduce Close Analysis of Effects of Stylistic Devices and annotations of second cover
HW: Complete Close Analysis of Effects of Stylistic Devices and annotations of second Cosmopolitan cover are due Monday, October 5
Tuesday, September 29
Tuesday, September 29
Lesson 3 - Synchronous online lesson
What's going on in the world?
Paper 1
Lesson 4 - Asynchronous online lesson
Work on Paper 1 reflections and Close Analysis of Effects of Stylistic Devices and annotations of second cover
HW: Paper 1 reflections due tomorrow morning via ManageBac; Close Analysis of Effects of Stylistic Devices and annotations of second cover are due on Monday, October 5
Wednesday, September 30
Wednesday, September 30
Asynchronous online lesson
Find your own Cosmopolitan cover to explore. It must be Cosmopolitan (not Cosmo teen). Choose an interesting cover that you have something to say about. Think about how the cover might connect to, or represent a particular Global Issue or inspire discussion about possible contentious issues around gender, representation, identity and the role of mass media in our understandings of these topics. You are not limited to modern Cosmopolitan covers - create a PDF of the image.
HW: Find additional Cosmopolitan cover; complete Close Analysis of Effects of Stylistic Devices, Big 5 analysis, and annotations of second cover for Monday's lesson
Monday, October 5 - Face-to-face
Monday, October 5 - Face-to-face
Lesson 5
Learner Portfolios
Global Issues Presentations - Sydney and Dustin
Lesson 6
The Mask You Live in Introduction
Masculinity, Social Norms, and The Mask You Live In
Tuesday, October 6
Tuesday, October 6
Lessons 3-4 Synchronous online lesson
What's going on in the world?
The Mask You Live In
Debrief The Mask You Live in graphic organizer
View the documentary, take notes in graphic organizer
HW: Complete The Mask You Live in graphic organizer and submit to ManageBac dropbox by Friday afternoon - we will discuss this when we return from the holiday on Monday, October 19.
Wednesday, October 7
Wednesday, October 7
Synchronous online lesson
Cosmopolitan cover speed dating activity - Close Analysis of Effects of Stylistic Devices
Ottawa Room - Ryan
Peterborough Room - Finn
Jamaica Room - Jayen
Bangkok Room - Jaden
Bali Room - Eliza
New Zealand Room - Arwen
Rotating students: Rigel, Ni Luh, Maëa, Dustin, Nathan
1 min 30 seconds each to pitch your cover to the other person - what did you find the most interesting/impactful regarding this cover and your analysis? If you have the same cover, the second person should build off what the first says.
Return to Ms. Urban's Google Meet at 11:15 AM
Annotate third Cosmopolitan cover
HW: Third Cosmopolitan cover annotations are due Monday, October 19 at camp.
End of Term I!
End of Term I!
Have a lovely and restful holiday, full of learner portfolio entry writing and CAS experiences!
Term II
Term II
Monday, October 19 - Face-to-face
Monday, October 19 - Face-to-face
Lesson 5
Housekeeping:
All of your teachers have new Google Meet links! Annoying, but it's a safety/privacy issue so get on board and change your bookmarks
Learner Portfolios - DUE MONDAY; past common errors list
Global Issues presentations
Ni Luh
Ryan is up next week!
Lesson 6
Review and Debrief The Mask You Live In viewing questions
If time, work on Learner Portfolio submission
HW: Learner Portfolio Term 1 submission is due Monday, October 26
Tuesday, October 20
Tuesday, October 20
Lessons 3-4 Synchronous online lesson
What's going on in the world?
Breaking down a Details cover - Bradley Cooper
Discuss
Complete the graphic organizer for magazine covers for homework individually
HW: Submit Bradley Cooper graphic organizer for magazine covers to ManageBac dropbox by 8 AM
Wednesday, October 21 - Synchronous online
Wednesday, October 21 - Synchronous online
Debrief Bradley Cooper graphic organizer for magazine covers
HW: Submit Breaking Down a Body of Work via ManageBac by 8 AM Monday; Learner Portfolios are due in class on the same day
Monday, October 26 - Face-to-face
Monday, October 26 - Face-to-face
Lesson 5
Journal Entry
Global Issues presentation - Ryan
Debrief "Breaking Down a Body of Work" - Details
Lesson 6
Details covers for annotation - more on this in tomorrow's online lesson
Cosmopolitan and Details Charting Assignment
HW: Charting Cosmo and Details assignment AND Details cover annotations are due in class on Monday, November 2
Tuesday, October 27
Tuesday, October 27
Lessons 3-4 Synchronous online lesson
Details cover annotation - use Big 5 and magazine cover analysis as guidance
Choose a cover from the BOW folder and annotate on Jamboard
How to submit???
Work on Details annotations and charting assignment
HW: Charting Cosmo and Details assignment AND Details cover annotations are due in class on Monday, November 2
Wednesday, October 28 - Asynchronous online
Wednesday, October 28 - Asynchronous online
Work on Details annotations and charting assignment
HW: Charting Cosmo and Details assignment AND Details cover annotations are due in class on Monday, November 2
Monday, November 2 - Face-to-face
Monday, November 2 - Face-to-face
Lesson 5
Global Issues presentation - Eliza and Badai
Debrief Cosmopolitan and Details Charting Assignment
Lesson 6
Introduce Group Details Analysis assignment
Mother Teresa: Ryan, Sydney, Nathan
Trent: Badai, Zhabi, Dustin, Jaden
Queen's: Ni Luh, Eliza, Rigel, Jayen
uOttawa: Maëa, Arwen, Finn
HW: Post What's going on in the world? to the Padlet by Wednesday at 8 AM; analysis of four Details covers - group assignment is due by 8 AM on Monday, November 9 via ManageBac, and findings will be presented in our face-to-face session that day
Tuesday, November 3 - Asynchronous online
Tuesday, November 3 - Asynchronous online
Lessons 3-4
Ms. Urban is unavailable during this lesson, due to a CIS accreditation meeting
Read Details background
Work on Group Details Analysis assignment
Mother Teresa: Ryan, Sydney, Nathan - please meet in Ottawa Room
Trent: Badai, Zhabi, Dustin, Jaden - please meet in Peterborough Room
Queen's: Ni Luh, Eliza, Rigel, Jayen - please meet in Jamaica Room
uOttawa: Maëa, Arwen, Finn - please meet in Bangkok Room
HW: Post What's going on in the world? to the Padlet by Wednesday at 8 AM; analysis of four Details covers - group assignment is due by 8 AM on Monday, November 9 via ManageBac, and findings will be presented in our face-to-face session that day
Wednesday, November 4
Wednesday, November 4
Introduction to Mock Magazine Cover assignment
If time, work on Group Details Analysis assignment
HW: Analysis of four Details covers - group assignment is due by 8 AM on Monday, November 9 via ManageBac, and findings will be presented in our face-to-face session that day
Monday, November 9 - Face-to-face
Monday, November 9 - Face-to-face
Lesson 5
Global Issues presentation - Nathan
Details Covers Group Analysis presentations
Lesson 6
If time, work on Mock Magazine Cover assignment
HW: Post What's going on in the world? to the Padlet by tomorrow at 8 AM; Mock Magazine Covers and Rationale are due Wednesday at 8 AM - the covers are due via the Padlet embedded to the right (not the same as above!!), and the rationales are due via ManageBac
Tuesday, November 10
Tuesday, November 10
Lessons 3-4
Continue Introduction to Suitsupply as a BOW
Work on Mock Magazine Cover assignment
HW: Mock Magazine Covers and Rationale are due tomorrow at 8 AM - the covers are due via the Padlet embedded to the right, and the rationales are due via ManageBac
Wednesday, November 11
Wednesday, November 11
Present Mock Magazine Covers
Introduction to Pitching an Ad Campaign assignment
HW: Ad campaigns will be recorded in Monday's lesson, and presented via Flipgrid in Tuesday's lesson.
Monday, November 16 - Face-to-face
Monday, November 16 - Face-to-face
Lessons 5-6
Global Issues presentation - Zhabi
Working on Pitching an Ad Campaign recordings
HW: Post What's going on in the world? to the Padlet by tomorrow at 8 AM; Ad campaign pitches will be viewed in our online class tomorrow
Wednesday, November 18 - Asynchronous online
Wednesday, November 18 - Asynchronous online
Work on Global Issues Written Task and/or Learner Portfolio
Please email Ms. Urban with the Suitsupply print advertisement that you've selected for this written task by the end of the lesson today!
HW: Email Ms. Urban by 11:25 AM today; your Global Issues Written Task outline are due Tuesday morning at 8 AM via ManageBac
Monday, November 23 - Face-to-face
Monday, November 23 - Face-to-face
Lessons 5-6
Learner Portfolio
Term 1 feedback
Term 2 questions?
Global Issues presentation - Finn
Global Issues WT
Exemplars
Outline
HW: Global Issues WT outlines are due tomorrow morning at 8 AM via ManageBac; post What's going on in the world? to the Padlet also by tomorrow at 8 AM
Tuesday, November 24
Tuesday, November 24
Lessons 3-4
Global Issues presentation - Maëa
Global Issues WT
Conference with Ms. Urban re: outlines
Work on first draft
HW: First drafts are due at 8 AM on Monday, November 30 via ManageBac
Wednesday, November 25 - Asynchronous online
Wednesday, November 25 - Asynchronous online
Work on Global Issues Written Task and/or Learner Portfolio
HW: your Global Issues Written Task first draft is due Monday morning at 8 AM via ManageBac.
Week VII
Week VII
Monday, November 30 - Face-to-face
Monday, November 30 - Face-to-face
Lessons 5-6
Self-reports
Zhabi
Jaden
Global Issues presentation - Jaden
Peer edit Global Issues Written Task first drafts
HW: The final drafts of your Global Issues Written Tasks are due Wednesday at 10 PM via ManageBac
Tuesday, December 1 - Asynchronous Online
Tuesday, December 1 - Asynchronous Online
Lessons 3-4
Work on final drafts of Global Issues Written Task
HW: Final drafts are due TOMORROW by 10 PM (submit with your written task, the peer editing form, and the peer assessed rubric)
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