Work for the Week 2006-7

"Work for the Week" 2006-2007

Last updated on Thursday September 10, 2009

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FIRST QUARTER: WEEK ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, TEN (ALT)*

Second Quarter: WEEK ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, TEN Regents Exam (ALT)*

Third Quarter: WEEK ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, (ALT)*

Fourth Quarter: WEEK ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE (ALT)*

Accommodation for Special Education

Alternative assignments (signified by an "Alt" in the work for the week) are only provided for students who legitimately do not have access to the media under study or through direct collaboration with resource teachers: they will be accepted in lieu of other work only when a student, parent, or resource teacher has arranged the substitution with the instructor prior to the due date.

FIRST QUARTER:

WEEK ONE		Work for the Week
	Monday
September 5	Tuesday	Conference Day
6	Wednesday	Welcome Back! We will review class rules and curriculum complete my "About You" questionnaire. Home Work: Complete the "Parent and Guardian Information Sheet" Copy "Work for the Week" into your notebook.
7	Thursday	Notes on setting Smart Goals; Create 3 Smart Goals for yourself (one for this quarter, one for the year, and one for after graduation) and explain how they are S.M.A.R.T. [Specific, Measurable, Action Oriented, Realistic, and Timely] due Monday the 11th. (Check as done r)
8	Friday	Smart Goals are due Monday the 11th. Copy notes on 8 Key concepts of media literacy (Check as done r). Study the definitions for the 8 key concepts of media literacy for a test next Friday. Begin Media Log for Broadway: The American Musical In your notebooks identify the types of entertainment that were popular as the Technology of Film and TV evolved. For each episode provide specific examples of how key concepts 4, 5, and 6 play a role in the development of this form of entertainment-- due Friday 15th.

WEEK TWO
11	Monday	Copy "Work for the Week" into your notebook. Continue Media Log for Broadway: The American Musical In your notebooks identify the types of entertainment that were popular as the Technology of Film and TV evolved. For each episode provide specific examples of how key concepts 1, 2, & 3 play a role in the development of this form of entertainment-- due Friday 15th.(Check as done r)
12	Tuesday	Continue Media Log for Broadway: The American Musical In your notebooks identify the types of entertainment that were popular as the Technology of Film and TV evolved. For each episode provide specific examples of how key concepts 1, 2, & 3 play a role in the development of this form of entertainment-- due Friday 15th.(Check as done r)
13	Wednesday	Continue Media Log for Broadway: The American Musical In your notebooks identify the types of entertainment that were popular as the Technology of Film and TV evolved. For each episode provide specific examples of how key concepts 7 & 8 play a role in the development of this form of entertainment-- due Friday 15th.(Check as done r)
14	Thursday	Begin The Hollywood Chronicles-- "In the beginning" and "The Studio System Takes Over" Respond in your notebook to the role of technology and economics in the creation of the Hollywood we know today. (Check as done r)
15	Friday	View "The Studio System Takes Over" HW DUE at start of class --Media Log for Broadway: The American Musical collected. Test on 8 Key concepts of media literacy Be able to define them accurately. Due to time constraints the test and submission of media log was postponed to Monday.

WEEK THREE
18	Monday	Copy "Work for the Week" into your notebook. View end of "The Studio System Takes Over" -- Test on 8 Key concepts of media literacy today-- HW DUE at start of class Tuesday --be prepared to turn in your Media Log for Broadway: The American Musical (Check as done r)
19	Tuesday	View "Merchant's of Cool" and in your Media Log identify "Mook" and "Midriff" as used in advertising to youth (Check as done r). Also, respond, in proper English, to the concept that "the merchants of cool kill what they find." (Check as done r) Identify how each of the eight key concepts of media literacy are represented in the documentary. (Check as done r) If you miss it in class this time you may view it online (follow the link from my webpage) or go to the public library where it is your responsibility to arrange to view the materials. (ALT: research, on line, the ways advertisers market to children and discuss in a formal essay HW DUE at start of class --Media Log for Broadway: The American Musical collected.
20	Wednesday	View end of "Merchant's of Cool"
21	Thursday	Begin to View Star Treatment about the creation of Hollywood Stars; In your notebook create two columns (one male and one female) and identify "star requirements" and techniques used to create the "star" (Check as done r)
22	Friday	View end of Star Treatment

WEEK FOUR INTERIM REPORTS		Film and TV Production Work for the Week -- ALL LATE WORK IS DUE BY Thursday
25	MONDAY	Copy WFW into Notes. Copy notes on the 12 basic advertising techniques for test on Friday (Check as done r). Prepare for Surprise Notebook Test (Check as done r). HW- Study five words a night all this week. Bring notebook every day… lost it? It’s your responsibility to get a new one together.
26	TUESDAY	View Captain Blood and in your media log identify how Errol Flynn satisfies the star qualities you identified on a chart last week into paragraph format (Check as done r) and reflect on the ways the eight key concepts come into play (Check as done r). Due Friday.
27	WEDNESDAY	View Captain Blood
28	THURSDAY	View Captain Blood HW- Study for test paragraph due.
29	FRIDAY	Test on 12 basic advertising techniques and Surprise Notebook Test

WEEK FIVE
2	MONDAY	Closed
3	TUESDAY	Copy Work for Week into notes: View Outfoxed and, in your media log, identify the ways advertising techniques are used in the presentation of the news -- work on your media log daily. Notebook Test / Vocabulary Test
4	WEDNESDAY	Open school night (1)View Outfoxed
5	THURSDAY	View Outfoxed
6	FRIDAY	View Outfoxed Media log due (Check as done r)

WEEK SIX
9	MONDAY	Closed
10	TUESDAY	Open school night (2) Copy Work for week into notes; View Super Size Me and in your media log identify examples of Advertising Techniques used and, in paragraph format, ways McDonalds may have gone beyond those techniques as cited in the film (Check as done r).
11	WEDNESDAY	View Super Size Me-- notebook out? of course every day-- continue with assignment.
12	THURSDAY	View Super Size Me-- notebook out? of course every day-- continue with assignment.
13	FRIDAY	View "Classic Commercials from the 50's" and for 10 commercials we see, identify the product and the primary technique used.

WEEK SEVEN
16	MONDAY	Copy Work for Week into notes: Turn in assignment for "Classic Commercials from the 50's" primary technique used with example (Check as done r). Notes on creating a storyboard-- Project: Create a storyboard for a "sales pitch" to the class. Describe a healthy food you chose to advertise to the class and compare it with at least one other choice. The storyboard should be sufficient for a one minute minimum commercial. Use a watch if you must. You must use 6 of the 12 basic advertising techniques and identify each time you use one of the 12 basic advertising techniques in the story board (Check as done r)
17	TUESDAY	Viewing an adaptation of Harrison Bergeron IMDb HERE reflect in your notebook on the power of the media: What are the author's fears? Do you think that Kurt Vonnegut's fears as represented in the movie are justified? Explain your reasons. (Rather not watch it? [or ALT] read Harrison Bergeron and respond Vonnegut's "Equality" Plot Summary: "All men are not created equal. It is the purpose of the Government to make them so.")
18	WEDNESDAY	PLAN/PSAT/Senior Events
19	THURSDAY	Viewing an adaptation of Harrison Bergeron
20	FRIDAY	Viewing an adaptation of Harrison Bergeron Reflection is due (Check as done r)

WEEK EIGHT
23	MONDAY	Copy Work for Week into notes-- Working in class on storyboards: They must include camera direction/ sound direction/ script/ and detailed timings for each new scene: of course they must include at least six of the12 basic advertising techniques we have studied. ALL LATE WORK AND ADVERTISING PROJECT DUE FRIDAY 27th To help with ideas we will see America's Add Icons While some brand mascots (like Tony the Tiger) succeed in permeating the minds of potential consumers, others do not. Produced by the Discovery Channel, AMERICA'S AD ICONS looks at how certain brand icons stay fixated in the public's consciousness, while others fail to take hold and sell products, and eventually fade away. Using recognizable characters like The Energizer Bunny, Jack in the Box, and Mr. Clean among others, experts in the field discuss the many factors that contribute to advertising and brand imaging success. Just a few of the issues discussed include product marketing, people's willingness to associate a mascot with a given brand, and the psychological forces at work behind corporate icons.
24	TUESDAY	see America's Add Icons Get notes on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. View movie and complete Questions (Due Monday 30th).
25	WEDNESDAY	Begin Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Missed it? Rather not watch it? Read it online here and complete the assignment.
26	THURSDAY	Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Missed it? Rather not watch it? Read it online here and complete the assignment.
27	FRIDAY	Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Advertising project is due. Complete questions on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (Due Monday 30th).

WEEK NINE
30	MONDAY	View end of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. HW-- bring notebook for possible surprise notebook test every day this week (worth 20% of quarter grade!) if you miss it you must show me your notebook your first day back.
October 31 BOO!	TUESDAY	View Young Frankenstein (1974); In your notebook, reflect on the techniques used to make the movie seem like an older movie; does a younger audience "appreciate" the style of humor? What effect is the decision to shoot in Black and White? And compare and contrast with the original Frankenstein... are the same themes addressed?
November 1	WEDNESDAY	View Young Frankenstein (1974); Imagine you are the creature (only created in the 1980’s and not the 1880’s) write a formal letter to Dr. Frankenstein, your creator, and tell him about what he should have done to help you succeed instead of leaving you on your own. Due end of class Friday.
2	THURSDAY	View Young Frankenstein (1974);
3	FRIDAY	If time allows-- View the end of Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein; as we have seen in *Frankenstein* and Young Frankenstein, the creature is brought into the world as part of the doctor’s dream or goal. Work on letter. 1st quarter ends-- Grades will be mailed home-- Don't ask me as I every time you ask or e-mail I have to stop grading and it actually takes longer: besides, you can figure it out as easily as me-- after all you are required to keep all work in your notebook-- right? Average it out. FYI-- as soon as I am done I will give the grades to guidance try here: but note, in the past we have been directed not to give grades out ahead of time. More Information about Grading of HW -- Quarter Grades-- Weighted Quarter Grades--

SECOND QUARTER:

WEEK ONE
6	MONDAY	Dr. Frankenstein created goals and dreams which came to life in his creature. On The Island of Doctor Moreau, the doctor's goal is to create a utopia or perfect society for his "children." As we have been studying, media has the power to influence our concept (s) of the world. View The Island of Doctor Moreau and identify five goals of Doctor Moreau in your note book and Compare and Contrast Dr. Frankenstein and Dr. Moreau due Monday13th (Check as done r)
7	TUESDAY	Conference Day -- no classes
8	WEDNESDAY	View The Island of Doctor Moreau
9	THURSDAY	View The Island of Doctor Moreau
10	FRIDAY	Closed

WEEK TWO
13	MONDAY	View Blade Runner: Answer the questions related to each in complete sentences(Check as done r): 1) What is the difference between a Replicant and a Human? 2) Why is it so important to Decker to point out he has "never killed" anybody? 3) What is the role of nature in the world of the future? 4) If discovered you were a Replicant, what would you have done and why? Extra Credit Assignment: As we have studied Mary Shelly's Frankenstein, compare and contrast the movies Frankenstein and Blade Runner in a Venn Diagram using the 8 Key concepts of media literacy.
14	TUESDAY	View Blade Runner
15	WEDNESDAY	View Blade Runner
16	THURSDAY	View Blade Runner
17	FRIDAY	Introduction to Research Paper/ Web Quest: View *The Wizard of OZ* and complete prewriting assignment found in Web Quest.

WEEK THREE
20	MONDAY	View *The Wizard of OZ*
21	TUESDAY	View *The Wizard of OZ*
22	WEDNESDAY	View the making of *The Wizard of OZ* documentary, complete prewriting assignment found in Web Quest.
23	THURSDAY	Thanksgiving Recess
24	FRIDAY	Thanksgiving Recess

WEEK FOUR
27	MONDAY	View GONE WITH THE WIND Take notes in your media log and compare and contrast both Dorothy (from Oz) and Scarlett in a Venn Diagram (Check as done r) answer the following questions in detail and turn in both at end of film (Check as done r): Who did Scarlett really love, Ashley Wilkes or Rhett Butler? Why did Scarlett want to love Wilkes rather than Butler? Is it fair to have expected southerners who grew up with slavery in a society in which slavery was tolerated to realize how wrong it was and to do something about it? Some consider Mammy and Melanie to be female role models do you agree? Why isn't Scarlett considered a female role model? In what ways is this movie preparing for WWII that Dorothy's "over the rainbow" doesn't--explain? Which movie is a more powerful message about life--explain?
28	TUESDAY	View GONE WITH THE WIND
29	WEDNESDAY	Work in class on Research Paper/ Web Quest: Meet in computer lab room 1102.
30	THURSDAY	Work in class on Research Paper/ Web Quest: Meet in computer lab room 1102.
December 1	FRIDAY	Work in class on Research Paper/ Web Quest: Meet in computer lab room 1102.

WEEK FIVE Interim Reports
4	MONDAY	View GONE WITH THE WIND
5	TUESDAY	View GONE WITH THE WIND
6	WEDNESDAY	Meet in 1102 to work on Research Paper/ Web Quest.
7	THURSDAY	View GONE WITH THE WIND
8	FRIDAY	View GONE WITH THE WIND / Begin Casablanca-- read notes distributed and answer questions as directed on notes.

WEEK SIX
11	MONDAY	Continue Casablanca-- read notes distributed and answer questions as directed on notes.
12	TUESDAY	Continue Casablanca-- read notes distributed and answer questions as directed on notes.
13	WEDNESDAY	Continue Casablanca-- read notes distributed and answer questions as directed on notes.
14	THURSDAY	Expect a notebook test every day this week; View Red Dawn and in your Media Log identify the "insurgents (rebels) values" is defending their way of life enough reason to behave the way they do? What implications are there for today's world? Compare and contrast Casablanca and Red Dawn in a Venn diagram due at end of movie and include a response to the following, which one did you enjoy more with an explanation of why with the Venn diagram
15	FRIDAY	View Red Dawn

WEEK SEVEN
18	MONDAY	View end of Red Dawn
19	TUESDAY	End of Red Dawn begin last assignment before break-- As we have seen the evolution of popular media through a snapshot of its history, the eight key concepts of media literacy continue to serve as the basis of our analysis. In your notebook answer the following six questions in complete sentences-- Why does A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens continue to be popular? How does it seem to transcend Dickens England of industrialization, poverty, and the worst parts of capitalism? From your notebooks, compare the fears of the "red menace" you identified in Red Dawn to the new fears evidenced in the A Christmas Carol. In what ways are they similar? How do they each deal with private ownership? Then, respond to the role "Fears" play in Red Dawn and A Christmas Carol? What can you generalize about similarities and differences between the two cultures that produced this media?
20	WEDNESDAY	A Christmas Carol
21	THURSDAY	A Christmas Carol
22	FRIDAY	A Christmas Carol Due Tuesday January 2nd HW-- Research Paper/ Web Quest Assigned Friday November 17th in week two of the second quarter----This assignment is due in week eight of the second quarter, on or before Friday, January 5, 2007--this project will result in a double spaced - typed - three page minimum Research Paper with Works Cited Page. This project is worth 20% of your grade for the this quarter! Be sure to check your printer is working well before the paper is due;)

WEEK EIGHT
JANUARY 1	MONDAY	New Years Day -- Closed
2	TUESDAY	THE THIEF OF BAGHDAD and in your notebook, identify stereotypical elements you may find of the "Arab World" presented in the film and write a brief one or two paragraph response to the film considering the 8 Key concepts of media literacy. HW-- Research Paper/ Web Quest Be sure to check your printer is working well before the paper is due stapled and ready to turn in at start of class.
3	WEDNESDAY	Thief of Baghdad HW-- Research Paper/ Web Quest Be sure to check your printer is working well before the paper is due stapled and ready to turn in at start of class.
4	THURSDAY	Thief of Baghdad HW-- Research Paper/ Web Quest Be sure to check your printer is working well before the paper is due stapled and ready to turn in at start of class.
5	FRIDAY	Begin Aladdin and in your notes, identify the specific qualities that make Aladdin appeal to a diverse and modern audience. Compare and contrast in a Venn Diagram the world of THE THIEF OF BAGHDAD with Aladdin and in a sentence or tow below the venn diagram identify ways did the creators of Aladdin borrow from this early film? Be specific. Due Friday 12th. Research Paper/ Web Quest DUE stapled and ready to turn in at start of class. Reminder--- Thursday the 11th is the last day to turn in late or missing work for credit.

WEEK NINE
8	MONDAY	Continue Aladdin; Thursday the 11th is the last day to turn in late or missing work for credit.
9	TUESDAY	Continue Aladdin
10	WEDNESDAY	Continue Aladdin
11	THURSDAY	View the production notes and storyboard process.
12	FRIDAY	View the production notes and storyboard process.

WEEK TEN
15	MONDAY	Closed-- Dr. Martin Luther King's Birthday Observed
16	TUESDAY	Begin Turtles Can Fly -- In a five paragraph essay, select two movies we have seen dealing with youth, adversity, fate, or cultural stereotypes and discuss the ways Turtles Can Fly is OR is not a typical Hollywood Film.
17	WEDNESDAY	End Turtles Can Fly Work on essay due 1 23 07
18	THURSDAY	View documentary on the "edge" of Hollywood and its effect on the film industry. Identify the way each director has contributed to our understanding and appreciation of film today.
19	FRIDAY	documentary

REGENTS WEEK
23	MONDAY	No Midterm next week. End -- essay due.
24	TUESDAY
25	WEDNESDAY
26	THURSDAY
27	FRIDAY

THIRD QUARTER:

WEEK ONE
30	MONDAY	End of documentary on the "edge" of Hollywood and its effect on the film industry. Identify the way each director has contributed to our understanding and appreciation of film today (3.1.1 Check as done r) Review NEW HW POLICY all work that is not given a specific due date is due on the last day of the week (if a film runs over the time specified the assignment is due at the end of the film). Review Participation Rubric and keep in notebook.
30	TUESDAY	View Pride and Prejudice in your notebook, identify at least 10 ways that this story is accessible to a modern audience by the end of the film (3.1.2 Check as done r)
31	WEDNESDAY	Pride and Prejudice
February 1	THURSDAY	Pride and Prejudice
2	FRIDAY	Begin Bride and Prejudice (Complete Venn Diagram 3.1.3 Check as done r)

WEEK TWO
5	MONDAY	Continue Bride and Prejudice (Complete Venn Diagram 3.1.3 Check as done r)
6	TUESDAY	Continue Bride and Prejudice
7	WEDNESDAY	Continue Bride and Prejudice
8	THURSDAY	Begin Much Ado About Nothing and as you view the film have your three ring notebook out and answer the following questions-- (Complete questions 3.2.1 HERE due14th Check as done r)
9	FRIDAY	Much Ado About Nothing

WEEK THREE
12	MONDAY	Introduction to the Wisdom in Reflection assignment (3.3.1. Due Monday, February 26 Counts as Test Grade [worth four quiz grades]). End of Much Ado About Nothing
13	TUESDAY	SNOW? Begin Hitch complete a Venn diagram 3.3.1 where you compare and contrast Hitch with Much Ado About Nothing Respond to the following-- the message about love from the 17th century, is the same as in the 21st century... explain in paragraph format with examples from both films 3.3.2 Due
14	WEDNESDAY	Hitch
15	THURSDAY	Hitch
16	FRIDAY	Please work on -- Wisdom in Reflection assignment (3.3.1. Due Monday, February 26 Counts as Test Grade [worth four quiz grades]) February Recess Next Week

WEEK FOUR
26	MONDAY	SNOW DAY!
27	TUESDAY	Wisdom in Reflection assignment (Due Monday, February 26 Counts as Test Grade [worth four quiz grades]) End of Hitch. Rewrite the Lone Ranger's Creed (Here) for a modern hero 3.4.1
28	WEDNESDAY	As we view these two episodes "Enter The Lone Ranger" September 15, 1949 Episode # 1 "War Horse" October 20, 1949 Episode # 6 rewrite the Lone Ranger's Creed (Here) 3.4.1 for a modern hero due Wednesday 28th-- View *The American Combat Film and The American Western* and, from the documentary, identify the "essential elements" in creating each type of film for an American audience and provide specific examples from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 3.4.2 due Tuesday 6th.
March 1	THURSDAY	View The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
2	FRIDAY	View The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

WEEK FIVE
5	MONDAY	View The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
6	TUESDAY	The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance end.
7	WEDNESDAY	3rd Quarter Project Due on or before March 26 Begin 1968's Hang' em High and compare and contrast the movies in a Venn Diagram Due Monday the 12th (3.5.1)
8	THURSDAY	Hang' em High
9	FRIDAY	Hang' em High

WEEK SIX
12	MONDAY	Meet in computer lab 1211 Review how to complete Local Scholarship Due on or before March 26
13	TUESDAY	Meet in computer lab 1211 work on 3rd Quarter Project
14	WEDNESDAY	Begin Little Big Man. In your notebook try to identify as many examples of the American Dream and "The Native Indian Dream" as you can find in Little Big Man (a satirical look at the American Dream). Then compare and contrast, in a Venn Diagram, the "Indians" of the Lone Ranger with the "Indians" of Little Big Man
15	THURSDAY	Meet in computer lab 1102 work on 3rd Quarter Project
16	FRIDAY	Meet in computer lab 1102 work on 3rd Quarter Project and Local Scholarship

WEEK SEVEN
19	MONDAY	Begin Little Big Man. In your notebook try to identify as many examples of the American Dream and "The Native Indian Dream" as you can find in Little Big Man (a satirical look at the American Dream). Then compare and contrast, in a Venn Diagram, the "Indians" of the Lone Ranger with the "Indians" of Little Big Man
20	TUESDAY	Little Big Man
21	WEDNESDAY	Little Big Man
22	THURSDAY	View Harvey (1950) and in your notebook, define a Frankenstein's Monster in your own words and respond to the idea that sometimes the monsters we create don't even have to exist. (Check if done r)
23	FRIDAY	View Harvey 3rd Quarter Project Due on or before March 26

WEEK EIGHT
26	MONDAY	View Harvey Due on or before March 26
27	TUESDAY	End of Harvey begin What about Bob? In your notebooks, compare and contrast "Bob 'Bobby' Wiley" with "Elwood P. Dowd," specifically on the following topics: as Frankenstein's Monsters; as Dr. Frankenstein (or is Harvey the Frankenstein's Monster?); the way they are treated by everyone not their Doctor r; their need to be liked r; their "insanity r;" the use of dramatic irony r. (Check if done r)
28	WEDNESDAY	View What about Bob?
29	THURSDAY	View What about Bob?
30	FRIDAY	View What about Bob? Work on notebook response and turn it in for extra credit. (Check if done r) Enjoy Your break! Spring Break Next Week through April 11

FOURTH QUARTER:

WEEK ONE
9	MONDAY	Spring Break
10	TUESDAY	Spring Break
APRIL 11	WEDNESDAY	Welcome Back! Copy WFW into notebooks. View I, Robot (website HERE) as an extension of our study of the Frankenstein's Monster concept we have been studying this year. In your notebook define a Frankenstein's monster as we have studied it and identify and consider the three laws-- Explain in no fewer than three paragraphs how such laws can or can not prevent technology from becoming a Frankenstein's Monster provide examples from the film and a technology of your choice (4.1.1 Check as done r)) due Tuesday 17th.
12	THURSDAY	View I, Robot work on 411
13	FRIDAY	View I, Robot

WEEK TWO		ASSIGNMENTS
16	MONDAY	Copy into notes: View I, Robot work on 411 View The Persuaders Online HERE or visit the website for detailed transcripts and bonus features to answer the following questions 421 Due Monday 23rd: What is Brand marketing? In what ways does modern marketing persuade consumers what to buy, whom to trust, and what to think (provide an example for each of the three from the documentary)? What recent new technique for a cartoon caused a terrorist scare? Explain. According to Rapaille what is "the code?" Explain. How has "Frank Luntz" changed the estate tax? Explain. Acxiom Corporation divides consumers into how many "lifestyle segments?" What is "Clutter?"Explain. Is there an emotional attachment between Americans and the brands they buy? Explain. What is a Lovemark according to the documentary? If "80 percent of our life is emotion, and only 20 percent is intellect" them it must be important to understand...list 30 different emotions here...: Reminder, all work e-mailed to me is not considered received unless I have e-mailed you a reply. I frequently check my e-mail during school hours; however, if your grade is depending on an assignment you have failed to turn in on time-- I will accept a US postmark addressed to me here at Longwood as the date completed and submitted to me. Longwood Senior High School L.S.H.S. 100 Longwood Road, Middle Island, NY 11953
17	TUESDAY	View The Persuaders
18	WEDNESDAY	View The Persuaders
19	THURSDAY	View The Persuaders
20	FRIDAY	Work on questions due Monday. Began *My Fair Lady*

WEEK THREE
23	MONDAY	4 3 1 Due Next Friday (May 4): Be prepared to respond to the following quote: "How we believe the world is and what we honestly think it can become have powerful effects on how things turn out" use examples from the media we have studied so far this year (name the films).
24	TUESDAY	4 3 2 Due Next Friday (May 4): View *My Fair Lady*, take notes, and in a Venn Diagram, compare and contrast the relationship between Pygmalion's and Galatea with that of Victor Frankenstein and his Creature (see notes HERE for ideas).
25	WEDNESDAY	Due to my absence substitute was denied access to computer lab and attempted to do the right thing but distributed the wrong version of the project-- see the amended dates below:
26	THURSDAY	Period 2 Meet in 1211 (computer Lab); period 7 and 8 Meet in 1102: work on “Branding Project” The project is due on or before Thursday May 24 before memorial day.
27	FRIDAY	Period 2 Meet in 1211 (computer Lab); period 7 and 8 Meet in 1102: work on “Branding Project” The project is due on or before Thursday May 24 before memorial day.

WEEK FOUR
30	MONDAY	*My Fair Lady: Be prepared for notebook test this week!*
MAY 1	TUESDAY	*My Fair Lady: View production elements.*
2	WEDNESDAY	Work on assignments from *My Fair Lady; View production elements. Be prepared for notebook test!*
3	THURSDAY	Period 2 Meet in 1211 (computer Lab); period 7 and 8 Meet in 1102: work on “Branding Project” The project is due on or before Thursday May 24 before memorial day.
4	FRIDAY	Period 2 Meet in 1211 (computer Lab); period 7 and 8 Meet in 1102: work on “Branding Project” The project is due on or before Thursday May 24 before memorial day. Turn in assignments 431 and 432

WEEK FIVE
7	MONDAY	Stepford Wives-- Create a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting the expectations placed on Eliza from My Fair Lady with those placed on Joanna in the The Stepford Wives 4 5 1 Due Friday.
8	TUESDAY	Period 2 Meet in 1211 (computer Lab); period 7 and 8 Meet in 2118: work on “Branding Project” The project is due on or before Thursday May 24 before memorial day.
9	WEDNESDAY	Period 2 Meet in 1211 (computer Lab); period 7 and 8 Meet in 1102: work on “Branding Project” The project is due on or before Thursday May 24 before memorial day.
10	THURSDAY	We continue to examine the phenomenon of a Frankenstein's monster as applied to the idea of "the American Dream" through cinema 4 5 2 View Raising Arizona and identify the elements that go into the American Dream in light of the following quotation, "... And it seemed real. It seemed like us. And it seemed like well ... our home . . . If not Arizona, then a land, not too far away, where all parents are strong and wise and capable, and all children are happy and beloved.... I dunno, maybe it was Utah" - H.I. Mc Donnough
11	FRIDAY	We continue to examine the phenomenon of a Frankenstein's monster as applied to the idea of "the American Dream" in popular culture through cinema.

WEEK SIX
14	MONDAY	End of Raising Arizona. We continue to examine the phenomenon of a Frankenstein's monster as applied to the idea of "the American Dream" in popular culture through cinema. Begin Mr. and Mrs. Smith a couple who live the 'perfect' married life and seemingly the modern American dream: he's a successful engineer, she's a successful stockbroker, they have a huge white house in the suburbs, they have two cars, and they have just bought new curtains. Right down to their first names (John and Jane) the film is intent on showing us a picture-postcard stereotype of humdrum domestic bliss. 461 In what ways do the Smith’s represent the American Dream? Explain in an essay with examples from the movie. Due Friday.
15	TUESDAY	Continue to view film and work on 461
16	WEDNESDAY	Continue to view film and work on 461
17	THURSDAY	Continue to view film and work on 461
18	FRIDAY	Work on Essay. Reminder “Branding Project” is due next Thursday-- problem with project and don't want to lose credit? then-- bring in a note from a parent.

WEEK SEVEN
21	MONDAY	12 school days remaining. "Never Give Up, Never Surrender!" View Galaxy Quest and in your notebook respond to the statement "You are what you believe yourself to be." and identify how this statement relates to the 8 Key concepts of Media Literacy (Hint: consider the ways media tells us who we are.) Turn in all work owed so far be ready for notebook test before quarter ends. “Branding Project” is due Thursday
22	TUESDAY	11 Reflect in your notebooks to the question-- Are there people like the Thermian's who don't know that media gives people images (lies) they want in order to make money?
23	WEDNESDAY	10 "Never Give Up, Never Surrender!" “Branding Project” is due-- if you are absent Thursday without a note!
24	THURSDAY	9 “Branding Project” is due-- problem with project and don't want to lose credit? then-- bring in a note from a parent.
25	FRIDAY	Snow Day not used--- School Closed! Memorial Day Weekend

WEEK EIGHT
28	MONDAY	CLOSED Memorial Day
29	TUESDAY	I was four years old and can remember family gathered around the television watching the first Apollo mission to the moon. Yet today there are people who believe that landing a man on the moon was a hoax. Respond in a five paragraph essay to the following statement: landing a man on the moon was a hoax -- in your essay consider the 8 Key concepts of Media Literacy and because you are not as naive as a Thermion (from Galaxy Quest) explain how you *know* it was or wasn't a hoax! (4 8 1 Due Friday June 1 Check as done r) Begin Apollo 13 Be prepared for notebook test each day through June 8-- last day of classes.
30	WEDNESDAY	7 Continue with Apollo 13
31	THURSDAY	6 Final Exam Distributed in class and will be available online here as of June 1. Continue with Apollo 13
June 1	FRIDAY	5 Continue with Apollo 13 -- 4 8 1 is due today. All late work for quarter is due today

WEEK NINE
4	MONDAY	4 Final Exam Due is due at start of class I will call you up each day late results in a 10% reduction of grade. Be prepared for notebook test each day through June 8-- last day of classes. View Time Bandits and provide an analysis of the film using the Eight Key Concepts for Media Literacy in a critical review of the film. Due Friday (4.9.1).
5	TUESDAY	3 Due Friday (4.9.1).
6	WEDNESDAY	2 Due Friday (4.9.1).
7	THURSDAY	1 Due Friday (4.9.1).
8	FRIDAY	0 All late work is due.

WEEK TEN
11	MONDAY
12	TUESDAY
13	WEDNESDAY
14	THURSDAY
15	FRIDAY


18	MONDAY
19	TUESDAY
20	WEDNESDAY
21	THURSDAY
22 LAST DAY	FRIDAY