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Mass Media Unit 4

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Thurs, Nov 5

 

DUE TODAY: TV Viewing Log

HOMEWORK: Did you not bring a TV log? Finish it this wkend.

FOCUS TODAY: TV/Cable TV exam; thinking about your viewing habits, intro to Film

 

Self-Check of Television Habits – One Week Window

 

1)       Number of hours (or minutes) you spent watching television this week

2)       How characteristic is this of your “regular” viewing habits?

a)       ___ I never watch TV, so this was not usual for me

b)       ___ I watched more than usual

c)       ___ I watched about the same as usual

d)       ___ I watched less than usual

3)       What kind of programming did you watch, primarily?

a)       ___ Series shows (Grey’s Anatomy, Scrubs, House, “V”)

b)       ___ Reality shows (Next Top Model, Survivor, Real World, etc.)

c)       ___ Sports (NFL games, basketball, World Series)

d)       ___ News (CNN, MSNBC, FOXNews, etc.)

e)       ___ Movies

f)        ___ Other (specify what it was)

4)       What kind of products and services did you see most advertised?

5)       What seemed to be the target audience of the advertisements? (Who was the ad aimed at? Mother, father, kid, single person, teenager, etc.?)

6)       What did the people look like and behave like in the ads? How were they “normal” or “abnormal?”

7)       What connection can you make between the following items: Channel, time of day, show type, and product being advertised. Discuss!

8)       How much ad time was given vs. program time? In your opinion is this too much, too little?

 

 

 

Mon, Oct 26

 

DUE  TODAY:  Nothing

HOMEWORK  TONIGHT: More work on script

FOCUS  TODAY:  Character development, plot development, TV

 

Work time will be given for the radio production assignment

 

An introduction to TV  that follows the chapter on television in the textbook

 

Thu, Oct 22

 

DUE  TODAY:  NPR  paragraph

HOMEWORK  TONIGHT:  Begin thinking about your "Old-Timey Radio Program"  script

FOCUS  TODAY:  Commercial vs. non-profit radio

 

Input from the class about the notable differences between NPR  and commercial radio - students add notes to their own paragraphs

Discussion about why people should know the difference between non-profit and for-profit radio broadcasting

 

Introduction of the "Old-Timey Radio Program"  group project

 

Tues, Oct 20

 

DUE  TODAY:  Difference between NPR and commercial radio?

HOMEWORK  TONIGHT:  One paragraph on:

  • How does NPR  differ from commercial radio AND
  • Why should we care about the difference between the two?

FOCUS  TODAY:  Listening to various radio programs

 

A  variety of radio programs will be played, and you will be asked to guess what type of audience the programs attempt to reach.

 

Discussion on NPR and how it differs from commercial radio

 

Fri, Oct 16

 

DUE  TODAY:  Five questions from the end of chapter 4

HOMEWORK  TONIGHT:  What is NPR  and how does it differ from commercial radio?

FOCUS  TODAY:  Early broadcasting, commercial radio

 

Powerpoint to accompany chapter 4 - copious class notes

 

Wed, Oct 14

 

DUE  TODAY:  Nothing

HOMEWORK  TONIGHT:  Answer five questions of your choice at the end of chapter 4

FOCUS  TODAY:  The history of broadcast, commercial radio

 

Mr. Rice absent today - read chapter 4 as far as possible.

Select any of the five questions at the end of the chapter to answer.

 

Mon, Oct 12

 

DUE TODAY: Nothing

HOMEWORK TONIGHT: None

TODAY'S FOCUS: Ch. 3 unit exam, intro to the history of radio

 

OPEN NOTE EXAM on chapter 3

 

Reading of chapter four - history of commercial radio

 

No class Friday - teacher in-service 

 

Wed, Oct 7

 

DUE TODAY: Nothing

HOMEWORK TONIGHT: Study for your chapter 3 exam next class

FOCUS TODAY: The business of sound recording

 

Read "The Business of Sound Recording" pgs 102-111 and complete the handout

 

More sharing of music from various genres

 

EXAM NEXT CLASS on chapter 3. This will be an OPEN NOTE exam, but you may use HANDWRITTEN NOTES ONLY, no pre-printed handouts. That means if you want to use the information from the handouts, you will need to re-copy them in your own writing.

 

Mon, Oct 5

 

DUE TODAY: Nothing

HOMEWORK TONIGHT: None

FOCUS TODAY: Rock music sub-genres

 

Slide show lecture: Rock Music and Its Sub-Genres

Notes taken in class - ASK A CLASSMATE

 

Sharing of songs from different time periods/genres in the textbook

 

A focus on Led Zeppelin - video 

 

Thu, Oct 1

 

DUE TODAY: Five homework questions from Internet unit

HOMEWORK TONIGHT: Read "The Business of Sound Recording" pgs 102-111

FOCUS TODAY: Formation of Rock Music

 

Adding to the five unit questions on the Internet:

On the back of the last page (if you had more than one page) answer these questions:

  1. On a scale of one to five, how difficult was it to answer these questions? (1= easy, 5 = impossible)
  2. How confident are you in your answers to the questions? Describe and explain in a sentence or two – which are your better answers? Which are not so great?
  3. What is the one thing you think is important to have learned about the Internet? Something that is relevant for people who use it.

 

Reading: 

  • "U.S. Popular Music and the Formation of Rock" pgs 82-89 with worksheet

 

Listening to some of the music we read about

Everyone will sign up for a genre of popular music to investigate. The genres covered in the textbook are:

  • British Invasion (Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Who, etc.)
  • Soul (Motown and the Detroit sound)
  • Folk (Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, etc.)
  • Psychedelic Rock (Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix,  etc.)
  • Mainstream Rock
  • Punk/Grunge/Alternative
  • Hip-Hop/Rap

 

Read about your assigned genre in the textbook, and see what general information you can find online. Perhaps browse the offerings on Amazon. Come next class with some interesting information about your genre, and if possible, bring a sample song from that genre.

 

HOMEWORK:  

Begin collecting music and information about your assigned music genre

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