Monday, April 02, 2012

Brief Constructed Response due Thursday










Homework:
Students who want late credit should finish the presentation that was due today!
Vocab quiz unit 11 Wednesday
200-250 word response due Thursday (see below)

Today:
We began our magazine presentations.
Here is a PowerPoint from a great magazine presentation.



End of Magazine Study Written Piece:
Due Thursday, April 5

Being critical involves the objective analysis and evaluation of an issue in order to form a judgment:
·      Objective: not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts
·      Analysis: detailed examination of the elements or structure of something
·      Judgment: an opinion or conclusion

Now that you have analyzed your magazine for three weeks and listened to the magazine presentations, in what ways are you now more critical of the messages aimed at you? 
You could discuss how you are more critical of magazines.
You could discuss how the study of magazines has made you more critical of messages aimed at you on TV.
You should refer to your yellow packet, any sheets I have given you, and my blog.

The written piece is due Thursday. 
·      Think of this as a brief constructed response question. 
·      It should be around 200 – 250 max words.
·      It should have a topic sentence that basically states that you have become more critical of the messages aimed at you.
·      Get to the point quickly.
·      As always, grammar is a separate grade.  Please make sure you have proofread.
·      The piece will be worth about 50 points.


General Outline
(Use this if you want, but it might limit some of you.)
 
Topic Sentence
First thing learned.
Explain what it is.
Explain what you have learned from it.
Second thing learned.
Explain what it is.
Explain what you have learned from it.
Third thing learned.
Explain what it is.
Explain what you have learned from it.
Conclusion sentence