Fall FOW

B Day Block 5

What's going on in Forms of Writing right now:

Students are finishing their research projects and beginning the portfolio reflection (the paper for this will count as the final exam).

USE THE CALENDAR I HANDED OUT IN CLASS FOR DUE DATES FOR THE REST OF THE SEMESTER!

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TURNITIN.COMYou will need to create a student account. Here is the enrollment information for this class:Class ID Number: 23192168Enrollment Key: fowBwhite19After you create an account and register for this class, then you will click on the assignment: cultural text analysis paper. Then you will submit your paper by copying it and pasting it into the box.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The SCCC Connection:A number of students will be taking this course to receive college credit. In order to get that credit, students must register with SCCC. Below you will find information related to that. Also, students need to achieve at least a C in the course and complete the portfolio requirements to receive college credit.:SCCC Registration :You need a valid e-mail, your social security number and proof of residency if you don't live in Schenectady County (you'll have to go to the town clerk for an original document).
Registration is a 2 step process: First you need to submit an application; then SCCC will send you an e-mail with information that will enable you to register for this course. Registration starts on 9/10 and ends 9/30.****Here is the SCCC course number for this class: 92173****
Below is a link to information and step-by-step instruction about how to both apply to the college AND register for this course:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1cEEsBijWcMKBoDvnPr00QBbg3DKY-Kxi?usp=sharing

Below is the link to start the registration process--please read the directions carefully: there is a separate link for first time college in the high school students and students who have already registered before for SCCC classes (in this case you'll need your student number):
https://sunysccc.edu/Academics/K-12-Initiatives/College-in-the-High-School/Resources-for-Students-and-Parents/How-to-Register

SHARED DOCUMENTS AND LINKS RELATED TO UNITS OF STUDY:

For Our Research Unit -- Current event/analyzing bias in sources

Check out this TED Talk on Filter Bubbles:

https://www.ted.com/talks/eli_pariser_beware_online_filter_bubbles?language=en

FORMS & TEMPLATES for analyzing the reporting on your current event:

Current event sign-up form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdTfg5wW59J-Yy_wOHIdMYJHFQIpD4wB9tYw-VVUwN7bhIMOA/viewform

Current event: the basics of who, what, when, where (I handed this out in class):

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Lwy5kJs9ZK0cRox8QiEJgq0wGv4FqUASU2yfORD9Nkw/edit?usp=sharing

Chart to keep track of your different news articles (do not write on this template; make a copy and save it to your research folder in your Google Drive):

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qD4jhFbk9h-FaqO8qvqRaKCt5nXYa9Xzw533PJASMSI/edit?usp=sharing

Article analysis write-up template (make several copies of this template and save it to your research folder in your Google Drive):

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w0YPOPpLE1J_0hAOJs4jxRS1SCq-hMRnHRD-tFk6WIg/edit?usp=sharing

MODELING THE PROCESS OF THE ANALYSIS WRITE-UP (using the Dakota pipeline protests):

Articles related to the protests against the construction of the Dakota pipeline:

Fox News: “Police arrest 141 people in North Dakota oil pipeline protest:”

https://www.foxnews.com/us/police-arrest-141-people-in-north-dakota-oil-pipeline-protest

The Washington Post: “U.N. officials denounce ‘inhuman’ treatment of Native American pipeline protesters:”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/11/15/u-n-officials-denounce-inhuman-treatment-of-north-dakota-pipeline-protesters/?utm_term=.0306599865a7

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For Our Analysis Unit:

Click on the link below to access the slide show of different New Yorker covers:https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1VFUA1Yen9rol6OwdtKlp7oK8wM_P0RnWQqGSsslcNEk/edit?usp=sharing

MAKE A COPY of this Google Slides template for your group's presentation of the New Yorker cover (Do not write on the template; write on YOUR copy, share with group members and with me, and put it in your ANALYSIS FOLDER of your online portfolio)):https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1AqYm_JeCiQ2KQBO5F0HyZskvTfN1TLAIcWZn9lE2rzI/edit?usp=sharing
TED TALK ON CULTURAL CODES:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZXqORn0z4E

VISUAL LITERACY TERMS EXPLAINED & ILLUSTRATED:https://drive.google.com/open?id=1xeazzTADuu56877H8TYrYH0EcGtZn4tB

PRINT AD TEMPLATE FOR GOOGLE SLIDES:***DO NOT WRITE ON THIS TEMPLATE. MAKE A COPY and save it to your analysis folder. Share your slides with your group members and with me.https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1knYXu-LSkma16ACof3heLmjyxWfgZrzGu1LwamhkUw8/edit?usp=sharing

TELEVISION COMMERCIAL LINKS:
Dodge RAM Truck Ads over the years:1. “Guts. Glory. Ram.” 2011https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmPj8S1R55w2. Paul Harvey “God Made a Farmer” 2014https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D25KC6342HY3. “School Talk” 2018https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGIVBbrhvFY4. “Thank God I’m a Country Boy” ad for 2019https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGRcc1nXi68

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PERSONAL NARRATIVE / COLLEGE APP ESSAY UNIT LINKS:OBJECT SHOW & TELL ACTIVITY:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1s2GT5JMvEY6-DNf5cWxUr18kPKEw88JZQLMsfVfbFqE/edit?usp=sharing
USEFUL LINKS FOR THE COLLEGE APPLICATION ESSAY:Link to the Common Application website:https://www.commonapp.org/
Links to models -- "Essays that Worked" with commentary by admissions officers themselves: From John Hopkins University: https://apply.jhu.edu/application-process/essays-that-worked/ From Tufts University: https://admissions.tufts.edu/blogs/inside-admissions/post/essays-that-worked/
A super duper helpful site that will help you navigate the whole college application and decision-making process: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/