Week+14


 * //6 December//**

//Anybody not present yesterday should collect handout for final project.//

//Debate re: Truman show.//

//* Review 'rules and respect'// //* I have class list// //* We will discuss until we are out of discussion.//

Review of 5 Key Concepts- Notes. (These will be very handy for EXAM preparation also!)

Unit: Advertising & Marketing.

Pre-reading: "The Age of Persusasion: How Marketing Ate Our Culture"

Today's Activity: Listen to the Age of Persuasion Podcast: "The Happy Homemaker: How Advertising Invented the Housewife."

Using your notes, explain how the KEY CONCEPTS are part of how the Housewife was constructed by advertisers. Your goal will be to demonstrate your understanding of the key concepts; allow you to explore your critical literacy skills and examine how media shape our ideology and culture( think about: how advertising invented the housewife!!!)

//The Age of Persuasion//


 * //4 December//**

//Hand out Final project rubric. Allow time to absorb and general questions. Any specific discussion should be scheduled when convenient.//

//Mini documentary on Street Photography -- could be an interesting concept for final project.//

//Last few minutes of Truman Show.//

//Review activity for Discussion://

//* Small groups -- answer Tasks and Questions for hand in.// //* Small groups -- discuss debate topics.//