Friday, September 2, 2011

Sept. 6 - 9: Media Studies

Thurs. Sept. 8 - Fri. Sept. 9
- 20 min. silent reading / assignment completion.
- Discuss terms: privacy and anonymity (discuss article).
- Complete a Venn diagram on places and spaces where you think you can achieve privacy and anonymity.
- View video about Psiphon circumvention technology developed at the Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto.
- Complete your second of five annotated bibliography entries.



- View the informational video for more discussion on the contentious "lawful access" bill.  
Petitions have been launched to oppose this bill:
- Canadian Civil Liberties Assn. "Stop Cyber Surveillance" printable postcard.
- OpenMedia.ca "Stop Online Spying" petition.




Wed. Sept. 7
- 20 min. silent reading / write out your fascinating media question and hand in.
- Review formal and informal essay style. Underline the five most important characteristics of each and summarize on a Venn diagram.
- Discuss MLA and APA bibliography formats.
- Old media focus: Travel media - Write annotated bibliography entries for two samples of travel media.

Tues. Sept. 6 - Welcome to English 11.
Today we will review the course outline and expectations.
Discussion Items:

  • Seating plan
  • Course blog
  • Silent reading
  • Study block 
  • Academic aspirations
  • Evaluation 
  • Assignment completion
  • Essays
  • Tests
  • Re-writes / add-on assignment
  • No government final exam
  • Email contact (assignments only). Parents should phone school.
  • Literary theme(s) of this course: Dreams and self-determination
  • Media literacy unit / review

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