Daily+Objectives+Fall+2014

Watch //National Treasure//
 * January 5-14**

**Movies and Film Making** **I can identify key vocabulary used in writing film critiques.**
 * 1) **Screenplay**
 * 2) **Editing**
 * 3) **Cinematography**
 * 4) **Storyline**
 * 5) **Acting**
 * 6) **Special Effects**
 * 7) **Sound Effects**
 * 8) **Costumes**
 * 9) **Set Design**
 * 10) **Music**

Notes: You will need to know these types of shots and camera techniques. If you are unsure, you can review the video again or google Filming Shot Types to help you get a good definition of each.


 * Establishing Shot
 * Close Up
 * Medium Shot
 * Long Shot
 * Tracking/Trucking Shot
 * Dolly Shot
 * Zoom Shot
 * High Angle
 * Low Angle
 * Over the Shoulder
 * Panning
 * Tilting

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 * Cinematography
 * Editing
 * Screen Play
 * Storyline
 * Sound Effects
 * Music
 * Acting
 * Costumes
 * Set Design
 * Special Effects
 * Critic
 * Critique

Film Glossary Link

**December 10 - 19**

Retro Cereal and Food Product Ads Begin "Cereal Box" Project - Part 1 [|Cereal Box Parts 1 & 2]

@http://www.aol.com/article/2014/12/08/french-toast-crunch-returns-amid-high-demand-low-sales/21004298/?ncid=webmail10
 * December 9 **
 * Two articles**
 * 1.** French Toast Crunch Makes a Comeback.


 * 2.** Online Listening Comprehension


 * December 8 **
 * Kids Advertising Techniques Power Point **


 * December 5 Quiz and Catch up **


 * December 4 **
 * Writing Assignment and Review for Quiz **
 * Synthesis Paragraph On Body Image.**

Using your notes from //Killing Us Softly 4// and //Tough Guise 2,// write a **well developed** paragraph that is __at__

__least **five** **sentences**__ long. The purpose of this paragraph is to [|synthesize]your idea(s) about images of men and women in the media, and how these images __may or may not__ contribute to self esteem issues and real life violence.


 * A __basic__ format to help you get started**:
 * Sentence 1 -** This sentence should strongly state your opinion on the topic.
 * Sentences 2 - 4** - These sentences should provide __at least **one**__ specific example (evidence) from either or both of the films, along with an explanation of how/why this evidence supports your opinion.
 * Sentence 5 -** This is the concluding sentence of your paragraph. It should bring all your thoughts to a clearly stated close. Your opinion and corresponding evidence should be reinforced.

Read over the [|rubric requirements] **before beginning your well developed paragraph**. It has also been sent to your Google Drive. As you write, you may wish to have the rubric open and available in another window.


 * Use Google Classroom Turn In to submit your finished paragraph. **

Watch //Tough Guise 2// Formulate an opinion about images of men in the media. Support your opinion with three pieces of evidence. //Watch Killing Us Softly 4// Formulate an opinion about images of women in the media. Support your opinion with three pieces of evidence.
 * December 3 **
 * December 2 **


 * Monday, November 24- Tuesday, November 25, December 1 **
 * SWBAT Identify characteristics of the four effects of media violence. **



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 * Create an animated cartoon to illustrate one of the four effects of media violence. Use [|goanimate.com] **


 * Thursday, November 20 and Monday, November 24. **
 * Objective: SWBAT closely analyze text in order to compare and contrast both authors' claims. **

READ and annotate both articles on the Effects of Media Violence. 1. Download the two articles to your computer desktop. 2. Sign up for A.nnotate.com
 * Directions for PART 1: CLOSE READING OF TEXT**
 * Use your PERSONAL Gmail/Email account because you will be receiving a confirmation email after you sign up.
 * Go to your email account and verify your A.nnotate account.

3. Click on the //Documents// icon 4. Then click on the //Uploads// icon 5. You will be prompted to //Upload a new document or image//. 6. Click on //Choose File// 7. Upload BOTH of the articles you downloaded to your computer desktop. 8. Read both articles. Your A.nnotate will look like this. (*NOTE I have only done ONE example of each.) NEXT... CREATE A POPPLET.
 * OPEN YOUR A.nnotate.com Account**
 * The articles will land in your //Home// folder within A.nnotate
 * For EACH ARTICLE **create** the following:
 * 3 Yellow notes for new vocabulary you encounter. Then use an online dictionary to define the words.
 * 3 Pink notes that support the author’s claim about violence.
 * 3 Turquoise notes for your own summaries.

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Create a comparison-contrast diagram which looks similar to the example below.
 * You will need THREE pieces of evidence from each article (quotes from the article)
 * You will need to write a 3-5 sentence paragraph where you draw your own conclusion.
 * Paragraphs should be written in standard English.
 * Each sentence must have beginning capitalization and ending punctuation.
 * No slang.

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 * Comparison-Contrast Popplet **


 * Wednesday, November 12 - Monday, November 17. **

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Please read these directions carefully. Ask questions AFTER you have read. You are going to create your own newscast for Thurston Action News You can have a group of 2-4 people depending on how your newscast is set up. The newscast must be 3-5 minutes in length.
 * Thurston Action News**
 * You must have a detailed newscast script submitted and approved by Mrs. Clayton
 * The newscast script must include:
 * An anchor person who introduces the at least TWO stories
 * A field reporter who reports on the TWO (minimum) stories
 * A minimum of ONE teaser that will come later in the newscast
 * You must use standard English and proper pronunciation of words.
 * No slang.
 * News story must be recorded either with a phone or with one of Mrs. Clayton’s cameras.
 * The news must be exciting, fast-paced, THURSTON related, and school appropriate.
 * No violent content will be permitted.
 * The stories need to be informational and creative.
 * They do not have to be 100% true as this is a fictional newscast.
 * You can use props as needed.
 * You will have through Friday to complete the newscast.
 * Show your finished newscast to Mrs. Clayton when complete.


 * [|Clayton/Ferris Script] **

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 * Monday, November 10- Tuesday, November 11 **
 * News Rundowns Reteach/Review**
 * Using the class Voki create a news introduction--Voki.com/classroom allows you to create talking animations. You can select the person doing the talking, you can write the information for it to read OR you can call in with your cell phone and record your own voice (talk to Mrs. Clayton before you do this).
 * You must include:
 * Your name (introduce yourself)
 * The name of your newscast
 * The date
 * An overview of tonight's top stories (you must have at least 3)
 * You only have 60 seconds in your Voki
 * You news anchor should look professional (remember this is a news cast).
 * All your information must be school appropriate
 * Thursday, November 6 and Friday, November 7 **
 * News Rundowns **


 * Wednesday, November 5 **
 * [|Read this Article.]**
 * Adjust reading level for yourself**
 * Take Quiz that goes with it**
 * Show Mrs. Clayton your Quiz Score**

News Anchor News Reporter News Rundown Lead Story "If it bleeds, it leads" Lower Third Call Letters (East and West of the Mississippi call letters change) News Teaser B-Roll
 * Define these Broadcast News Terms - These notes should be added to the print news vocabulary from __October 24.__ **


 * Thursday, October 29-Monday, November 3 **
 * [|Candidates and Assignment Explanation]**

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 * Wednesday, October 23 **

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 * Tuesday, October **** 28 **

Create the front page of a newspaper. Your front page should include:
 * Friday, October 24 - Monday, October 27 **
 * Assignment #2 - Design Your Own Front Page.**
 * Purpose: //You have spent the last three class days learning about the anatomy of the front page of the newspaper. You have compared headlines across the country, you have learned the appropriate content vocabulary. Now it is time to design your own front page. This is a CREATIVE assignment so as long as you include all of the elements below and they are appropriate for your audience (Mrs. Clayton), there are no wrong answers.//**.


 * NOTE: This can be a digital (preferred) or a hand written assignment.**

__**Requirements**__ 1. Mast Head 2. Headline 3. Subheadline 4. Byline (Your name or make up the name of the journalist) 5. Main Article - (above the fold) - you will write one. *//SEE INSTRUCTIONS FOR #5 **below** these requirements// 6. Photo (Find one from Google Images or create your own) 7. Caption (Make one up)

Write an article about something going on in your life or at Thurston or in community. This article will be embedded on your front page that you design. One way to embed this is through a text box.

Your first paragraph should be two to three sentences long. The first sentence in this paragraph is the LEAD sentence...the MOST IMPORTANT sentence of the article.

Your second paragraph should include three to four sentences with details about your topic. And your article should include a quote from someone who was interviewed for the article. Just make up a quote. See my example below. Paragraph #3, sentence #1.

Your last paragraph should include two to three sentences with the LEAST IMPORTANT information. If the reader chose not to read the story, leaving this information would not be a problem.

Here is an example of an article




 * Wednesday, October 22 - Thursday, October 23 **

Assignment #1--Front Page **News**

 * Visit Newseum and view the Papers from TODAY
 * Check out the Front Pages from around the country
 * Pick 5 news papers from DIFFERENT States
 * Copy the pages into a Google Doc or Google Presentation
 * This must be done on the FIRST DAY--News changes so you must get your 5 front pages TODAY. Otherwise you have to start over tomorrow. Copy first, THEN go back and answer the questions.


 * Answer the following questions for each front page
 * 1) What paper did you choose? (should be on top of the slide with the image)What City/State were they each from (should be on top of the slide with the image)
 * 2) What headlines were used? (make sure to list the main headline from EACH PAPER you selected)
 * 3) What pictures or graphics were shown?
 * 4) What stood out to YOU the most.
 * Once you are done with your 5, create a new slide/page and answer these question


 * How were the stories different from the different papers/states?
 * What stories were the same through the different papers?
 * What emotions were shown? What tone was present in the front pages (positive, negative, scary)
 * Do you think any of this stories will be remembered in 10 years? Which ones? Why?
 * Submit through the Classroom when you are done




 * Once you are done with your 5, create a new slide/page and answer these questions
 * How were the stories different from the different papers/states?
 * What stories were the same through the different papers?
 * What emotions were shown? What tone was present in the front pages (positive, negative, scary)
 * Do you think any of this stories will be remembered in 10 years? Which ones? Why?


 * Submit through the Classroom when you are done

** Tuesday, October 20. **

 * Move to Lab 608 and Log in. **
 * Find a Definition and an EXAMPLE of each of these terms below. **
 * Paste into a Google Doc and share with me: clayka01@southredford.net **


 * KEY VOCABULARY--Create a vocab list for this unit. Save it in your Google Docs. **
 * 1. Anatomy of a Newspaper--Know the definitions of these terms **
 * Mast Head
 * Headline
 * Subheadline
 * Byline
 * Caption
 * Photo Credit
 * Above the Fold


 * 2. When you are done, go to the newseum.org site and look around. We will be doing more with his page tomorrow.**


 * 3. ACT Practice**

Digital Footprint - Social Media - Cyberbullying

 * RESEARCH PROJECT - Thursday, October 16 - Friday, October 17 **

Research Project-- Create a Prezi, Google Slide Presentation, Voice Thread, Animoto, or some other Google App presentation whose purpose is to teach students in grades 5-9 how to stay safe online. You can choose any of the topics we covered this week: Criteria:
 * digital footprint
 * Sexting
 * Cyberbullying
 * Or another internet safety topic that you approve with me
 * Three different online REPUTABLE/CREDIBLE resources (.edu, .org)
 * References listed at end of presentation
 * Correct spelling and grammar used in presentation
 * Images come from Creative Commons or other Copyright Free cite. Google images are only allowed if credit is given in references
 * Google Presentation or similar should include a minimum of 4 slides + references.
 * For Prezi the requirements would be the same as Presentation or Animoto since it works the same, it is just 4 content “areas”
 * Animoto should include 4-6 images with text.
 * Voice Thread should include 4 to 6 slides with at least one voice/text/video comment per slide.
 * Use your own words. Make sure language use is appropriate for a 5th-9th grader.
 * Make sure images are appropriate for a 5th-9th grader.

Article on Cyber Bullying Watch Exposed - [|“Exposed”] - 10:34 Think-Pair-Share
 * Wednesday, October 15**

**Tuesday, October 14** Officer Cooper for Q & A.

SSR-[|-More cyberbullying victims seeking help from their parents, poll shows] Watch //Bully//, 98 Minutes
 * Thursday, October 9 and Monday, October 13**

Brief Article: Teen sexter convicted for child porn [|__http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-25711938__]
 * Wednesday, October 8 **

Read Aloud - [|College recruiters take social media behavior seriously]-- With Quiz [|Your Digital Footprint History]
 * Tuesday, October 7 **

Do Now: Finish Vocab Videos Check Grades
 * Monday, October 6**

[|__http://www.internetsociety.org/your-digital-footprint/what-is__] --very brief video.


 * Digital Footprint Video in Detail--7 + minutes **

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Class Discussion.

**Vocabulary Videos**

 * Wednesday, October 1 - Friday, October 3**

Each group should make one comment to an advertisement that their group did NOT look at, but another did. The purpose is to interact using a digital space with another group in a classroom discussion like manner.
 * Tuesday, September 30**

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 * Thursday September 25 - Monday September 29 **

Adbuster Assignment

 * Tuesday September 16 - Wednesday September 24 **

Alcohol and Tobacco Glamour Codes

 * Tuesday September 9 - Monday September 15**