Sept. 14 - 18: Media Awareness

Annotated Bibliography is overdue
Celebrity research sheet due Mon. Sept. 21
Wed. Sept. 16: In-class essay (materials provided in class).

Fri. Sept. 18,  2015 - Complete student information form (3 marks)

Lab time is booked for a session on plagiarism. If you have extra time, finish your celebrity research sheet from yesterday. See instructions below on Thursday's post.

Thurs. Sept. 17, 2015
RESEARCH TOPIC- Media Celebrity Activism: Is It Altruism or Self-Promotion? (expect to write on this topic next week)
Complete these two tasks in the computer lab:

1.  **Review the media representation piece from the United Nations Refugee Agency. Write point form responses on the deconstructing media handout (page 9)
2. **Visit Look to the Stars and complete the celebrity information chart (page 8) for any five people.

**Both tasks (25 marks) due for Mon. Sept. 21
See samples of celebrity activism below:



Wed. Sept. 16, 2015

In-class five paragraph essay. Complete the outline and bring this to class.
TOPIC: Three Places I'd Like To Visit in Western Canada 
- This is an informal five paragraph essay. Marking criteria will be provided in class.
- You will have all class to write your composition; additional time will be provided if you do not finish. 

Mon.  Sept. 14 - Tues. Sept. 15, 2015   - Complete student information form (3 marks)

- 25 min. for silent reading
- Lab 2 is booked for these classes. Use the time to carefully type your annotated bibliographies. Remember to alphabetize your list and proofread before printing.
- Work on the outline for your in-class essay on Wednesday: "Three Places in Western Canada That I'd Like to Visit."
- Explore online bibliography tools: BibMe;   Citation Machine.