Media Literacy at Riverbend:

Calendar of Events
Week Approx. Dates Topic
In Class Activities
Assignments
Extensions
T1/W1 Aug. 28 -
Sept. 1		 Introduction •Communication Model
•Functions of Mass
Communications
 •Media Log
 •Face-to-Face vs. Mass Media
T1/W2 Sept. 5 -
Sept. 8		 Introduction •Graphing Media Logs
•Media Audiences		 •Media-Free Day
 •Media Scavenger Hunt
T1/W3 Sept. 12-
Sept. 16		 Television 1 •Discussion of Media-Free Day •Meet the Media
 •More Television Terms
T1/W4 Sept. 18 -
Sept. 22		 Television 2 •Basic Features of Camera
 •Tracking Cuts .
T1/W5 Sept. 25 -
Sept. 29		 Television 3 •Discussion of Tracking Cuts
•Creating Storyboards		 •Finish Storyboards .
T1/W6 Oct. 2 -
Oct. 6		 Film •Film Basics & History
•Type of Shots		 •Finish Flipbooks •Special Effects
•Compare & Contrast a Book to Film
•Genres
T1/W7-11 Project 1
T2/W1 Nov. 13 -
Nov. 22		 Advertising 1 •Definitions
•Chart & Discuss
•Audience Activity		 •Record # of Brands
of Product
•Analysis of Total Advertising Exposure		 •Product Placement
•Interview an Elder
T2/W2 Nov. 27 -
Dec. 1		 Advertising 2 •Rip Up Ads •Are You a
Human Billboard?		 •Ads Over Time
•Watching Children in Stores
T2/W3 Dec. 4 -
Dec. 8		 Advertising 3 •Read & Discuss
"Get A Life!"		 •Analysis of TV or Radio Advertising
 •Analysis of Advertising at School
•Analysis of Public TV or Radio
T2/W4 Dec. 11 -
Dec.15		 Radio •Radio vs. TV No Homework! •Radio Survey
•Creating Sound Effects
T2/W5 Jan. 3-
Jan. 5		 Popular Music •PM Discussion No Homework! •Analyze Lyrics
T2/W6 Jan. 8 -
Jan.12		 Music Videos •MV Discussion No Homework! •Counting Jolts
T2/W7-12 Project 2
T3/W1 March 12 -
March 23		 News Media 1 •Compare Personal Knowledge
to Media Knowledge
 •Ranking the News •Examining the Evening News
•Tour Local Station
T3/W2 April 2 -
April 6		 News Media 2 •Ranking the News
•Deconstructing the News		 No Homework •Newspaper Research
T3/W3 April 9 -
April 13		 Newspapers 1 •Parts of the Newspaper
•Inverted Pyramid
 •Analysis of Newspaper Advertising
 •Tour Juneau Empire
•Research J.E.'s History
T3/W4 April 16 -
April 20		 Newspapers 2 •Prepare a Front Page •Prepare a Front Page •Research Newspaper Industry
•You Be the Editor
T3/W5 April 23 -
April 27		 Magazines 1 •Economics & Messages •Analysis of Magazine Advertising
 .
T3/W6 May 1 -
May 5		 Comics &
Closure		 •Creating Comics
•Media Literacy Survey		 No Homework! .
T3/W7-11 Project 3
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