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 * **Date** || **Agenda** || **Work Period** ||
 * 3/21 || **EQ:** What is the media's perception when it comes to race and crime?


 * 1) What is the message of this public service campaign? • What stereotypes and assumptions does this ad rely on in order to be effective? How does it counteract them?
 * 2) Is this an effective ad? Why or why not?
 * 3) In his book Mass Media and Popular Culture, Barry Duncan uses the term "dangerous other" to describe our perceptions of certain individuals in society. Can you identify groups of people who might be stereotyped as “dangerous”? (This list might include immigrants, teenagers, non-whites, motorcyclists and First Nation Peoples.)
 * 4) From where do we get these beliefs? (Environment, friends, family, churches, schools and the media all play a role in molding these attitudes.) || **"Police said the suspect was described as a black man in his 20s..."**


 * "Indian Found Murdered in New Town"**


 * "Detectives are investigating the death of an Asian employee of a brokerage firm whose body was found by the company's owner yesterday...."**

Respond to the following questions on your Media violence page. You may type the answers and questions directly on the page, or you may use microsoft word.

• What do these news stories have in common? • When is race an appropriate element in a story? • Are the racial identifications used in these stories relevant? Why or why not? • What are the problems surrounding unwarranted use of racial identity in crime-related stories? • How much do you think the media contributes to public attitudes and beliefs about people from different cultures and races?


 * Blog:** tile-What I think...
 * What do you think about the following facts...
 * 1) people of color are underrepresented and largely invisible in the media;
 * 2) there is a gross misrepresentation and stereotyping of those people of color who appeared in media coverage; ||
 * 3/22 || **EQ:**


 * 1) Yesterday we discussed perceptions of race in the media. Our views were fairly mixed. However, a Canadian study concluded that “The media articulates and transmits powerful and negative narratives, images and ideas about ethno-racial minorities that can have a significant influence on the collective belief system of a society” and voiced particular concern over news coverage that continually links specific groups with criminal or dangerous activity. They called this the “racialization of crime reporting” and the “the language of otherness” that pervades the media.
 * 2) What do you think this means? || # **Directions:** Read the following articles and respond to the questions. When you’ve finished, post the document on your media violence page.
 * 3) [[file:racemedia.doc]] ||
 * 3/23 || media type="custom" key="8800078" || **Blog:** tile-The Facebook Obsession
 * What are your thoughts about Facebook? Do you like it? Not like it?
 * Do you use it? For what purpose?
 * What do you think about this whole Facebook effect thing?
 * What do you think happened to forums like MySpace and Friendster?
 * How do you feel about the "open graph" and what is this used for?
 * What are some risks of using Facebook and what should you be careful of when on the internet? ||
 * 3/24 || **EQ: What's the media's perceptions when it comes to youth crimes?**
 * 1) media type="custom" key="8820270"
 * 2) media type="custom" key="8820220"
 * 3) Take this quiz. [[file:Youth and Crime Quiz.docx]]
 * 4) Discuss information surrounding youth crime. || # Create a new page called "News"
 * 5) Find a news article or News cast that covers a youth offender and their crime.
 * 6) Answer the following questions [[file:Youth News.docx]] ||
 * 3/25 || EQ: Does the media and television portray crime and investigations appropriately?

media type="custom" key="8838498" || * Ensure to pay attention as we watch this episode.
 * Monday we will compare it to a drama from another country with essentially the same concept. ||
 * 3/28 || EQ: What is Missing White Woman Syndrome?


 * Watch Law and Order: Criminal Intent Episode: In the Wee Hours
 * http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000V5RUKW || **BLOG: Missing White Woman Syndrome**
 * **What is** MWWS?
 * Do you think it's fair?
 * Do you think this is true?
 * Why do you think this important to know about?
 * Why does this type of thing happen?
 * Do you think that's what happened to Brittany Drexler?
 * Does this type of media attention always work? ||
 * 3/29 || EQ: What is Missing White Woman Syndrome?


 * 1) Finish watching Law and Order: Criminal Intent Episode: In the Wee Hours
 * 2) Read the Anderson Cooper Article: Diagnosing Missing White Woman Syndrome || # Create a power point Entitled, Missing White Woman Syndrome.
 * 3) Have 5 power point pages.
 * Title Page
 * Description of what Missing white woman syndrome
 * Find an article about a missing white girl and post it in your power point
 * Find a video with media coverage about the same girl and insert it into your power point
 * Explain your thoughts about this syndrome. What is your perspective on this phenomenon when it comes to media coverage?
 * 1) Post this Power point to your "News" wiki page. ||
 * 3/30 || EQ: Can we analyze some of the most famous missing white women cases of the past?

media type="custom" key="8899166" || # Blog- Jonbenet Ramsey
 * 1) Who is Jonbenet Ramsey.
 * 2) Watch the story about her
 * Who was she?
 * What happened to her
 * How was she taken?
 * Why do you think the media was in a frenzy about her?
 * Why do you think this is one of the most famous missing person's cases/ ||
 * 3/31 || EQ: Can we analyze some of the most famous missing white women cases of the past?


 * 1) Who is Jonbenet Ramsey.
 * 2) Watch the story about her

media type="custom" key="8900972" || Blog- Jonbenet Ramsey
 * Who was she?
 * What happened to her
 * How was she taken?
 * Why do you think the media was in a frenzy about her?
 * Why do you think this is one of the most famous missing person's cases/ ||
 * 4/1 || Free Day ||  ||
 * 4/4 || EQ: Why is MWWS a problem? What can we do to change the thoughts about finding these children?


 * 1) Watch the television show, CSI: Miami, Episode: Death Grip || Blog- Death Grip
 * Summarize the events that happen in this episode
 * Why do television dramas cover this "Missing White Woman Syndrome" theory
 * Do you believe this theory exists? Explain Why or Why not?
 * What can we do to change this theory? ||
 * 4/5 || EQ: How does music contribute to popular culture?


 * 1) Conduct an interview with someone else in the classroom.
 * [[file:MusicInterview.docx]] || * When you've completed your interview, it's time to do a little investigating on your own. Read the directions for this activity on this worksheet.
 * [[file:Musicanalysis.docx]] ||
 * 4/6 || EQ: How does music contribute to popular culture?


 * 1) Conduct an interview with someone else in the classroom.
 * [[file:MusicInterview.docx]] || When you've completed your interview, it's time to do a little investigating on your own. Read the directions for this activity on this worksheet.
 * [[file:Musicanalysis.docx]] ||
 * 4/7 || Make-up work day ||  ||
 * 4/8 || EQ: How does music contribute to popular culture?


 * 1) Why and how does music influence our daily lives? Discussion || # Complete a 5 music video analysis
 * [[file:Analyze5musicvideos.docx]] ||