September 4, 2014
What is Communicative Arts!?
Define culture
Define POP culture
Identify “Mass Media”
Activity
Value Sort
…by decade
…with specifics
September 4, 2014
List your top 10 mass media
influencers for 2014
Activity
Mind-Map with specific
examples
Although in some ways postmodern forms of communication, such as email,
MTV, and CNN, have helped citizens participate in global life, in what ways
might these forms harm more traditional or native cultures?
September 5, 2014
Double check the seating chart…
•Media GOATs
•Media Literacy
•Critical Process
Table 1
Alanis
Piorkowki
Heidi Lopez
Adrian
Correa
Kadison
Bailey
Table 2
Sam Kehoe
Precious
Atafua
Colin
Overturf
Dennis Beard
Table 3
Adriana
Cardona
Susana
Cervantes
Rose
Chamroeun
Jeramee
Lasick
Table 4
Jeremiah
Gallardo
Andrey
Khmara
Natasha
Lassak
Colt Carroll
Table 6
Abubakar
Aba
Anel Reyes
Rene RomanHerrera
Justin
Waldenstrom
Table 7
Andy
Velazquez
Brady
Williams
Robert
Woodworth
Satnam
Mangat
Table 5
Greatest Of All Time
On your pop culture chart from yesterday,
make four different lists of top 10:
1. Top 10 movies OF ALL TIME
2. Top 10 TV shows OF ALL TIME
3. Top 10 songs OF ALL TIME
4. Top 10 most successful ad campaigns OF ALL TIME
Caveats
• American culture
• “of all time”
means within your knowledge
• Focus:
• not on what YOU ‘like’
• but on what has had a major influence on pop culture
Answer one of the following on each post-it note.
Write your name on the back (sticky side)
1. Using music or television as an example, identify a performer or
program you once liked but began to dislike as you got older and
your tastes changed. Why do you think this happened? Do you
think your early interest in popular television or music have had an
impact on shaping your identity? Briefly explain.
1. Pick an example of a popular media product that you think is
harmful to children. Should the product be removed from
circulation? Why or why not?
To become literate about media involves striking a balance between
taking a critical position (developing knowledgeable interpretations and
judgments) and becoming tolerant of diverse forms of expression
(appreciating a variety of cultural products).
Description
Paying close attention, taking notes, and researching the
subject of study
If we decide to focus on how well the news media serve
democracy, we might critique the fairness of several programs
or individual stories from 60 minutes or the New York Times.
We start by describing the programs or articles, accounting for
their reporting strategies, and noting what persona are featured
as interview subjects. We might further identify central
characters, conflicts, topics, and themes.
From the notes taken at this state, we can begin comparing
what we have found to other stories on similar topics. We can
also document what we think is missing from these account –
the questions, viewpoints, and persons that were not included
–and other ways to tell the story.
September 8, 2014
check the seating chart…
•Syllabus, class intro
•Critical Approach -4 steps
•Animated TV shows
September 9, 2014
•Turn in yellow syllabus to black tray
•Any time between now and Monday
•Critical Approach -4 steps
•Review, highlight
•Animated TV shows:
•South park and Simpsons
•Daytime Talk shows
•Montell, Salle, Dr Phil
Make a critical case either
defending or condemning Comedy
Central’s South Park or The
Simpsons. Use the four-step critical
process to develop your position.
September 10, 2014
•Turn in yellow syllabus to black tray
•Any time between now and Monday
•Critical Approach -4 steps
•daytime talk shows
•Pick four to describe, analyze, and
interpret. We will write an evaluation as
a class
1. Turn in signed
syllabus (if you
haven’t yet)
2. Review Critical
Process for daytime
talk shows:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Jerry Springer
Sally Jesse Raphel
Tyra Banks
Dr. Phil
Oprah
3. Evaluate as a table
group: Quality,
Trash, or in Dispute
(your table doesn’t agree)
4. Write up evaluation
September 11, 2014
Double check seating chart (some changes)
Table 1
Alanis Piorkowki
Heidi Lopez
Kadison Bailey
Table 2
Sam Kehoe
Colt Carroll
Colin Overturf
Table 3
Adriana Cardona
Susana Cervantes
Rose Chamroeun
Table 4
Jeremiah Gallardo
Andrey Khmara
Natasha Lassak
Table 5
Brady Williams
Adrian Correa
Satnam Mangat
Table 6
Justin Waldenstrom
Anel Reyes
Rene Roman-Herrera
Table 7
Dennis Beard
Precious Atafua
Jeramee Lasick
Talk Show Evaluation Assignment: 40 points
In a paragraph of about 8-10 sentences, write a
critical review of one of the day time talk shows
you listed as “quality.” Write for an audience
who is unfamiliar with the show, host, and
subject(s). Include notes from your description,
analysis and interpretation. Due Friday 09/12/14
1. Continue Talk Show
Evaluation
Assignment –in
groups
2. What changes need
to be made to the
following news
programs?
1. Rachel Maddow
2. O’Reily
3. Larry King
4. Nancy Grace
5. Hardball
6. Meet the Press
September 12, 2014
Double check seating chart (some changes)
Table 1
Alanis Piorkowki
Heidi Lopez
Kadison Bailey
Table 2
Sam Kehoe
Colt Carroll
Colin Overturf
Table 3
Adriana Cardona
Susana Cervantes
Rose Chamroeun
Table 4
Jeremiah Gallardo
Andrey Khmara
Natasha Lassak
Table 5
Brady Williams
Adrian Correa
Satnam Mangat
Table 6
Justin Waldenstrom
Anel Reyes
Rene Roman-Herrera
Table 7
Dennis Beard
Precious Atafua
Jeramee Lasick
Changes
What changes need to be made to the foll