Social Media: News Assignment #1

 

AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30:

• Current Event: Mark Zuckerberg's Metaverse Memes
• Question: What are your thoughts on the "Metaverse" - do you think you would use it? And does this incident make you more or less intrigued, and why?
• News Assignment #1: Social Media
• Keywords: Tips for finding a good news story
• You can make corrections to your draft after passing it in!
• If time: Begin Viral Video Assignment

DUE DATES:

• Draft of News Assignment #1 due TOMORROW!
• Final draft will be due on Friday 9/9

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Chocolate Rain" by Tay Zonday; connection is we watched a video about memes and how they change the meaning of the original content, including the "Chocolate Rain" video from 2007!

Social Media: What is a Meme?

 AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST 30:

• "What is a meme?" Notes and Examples
• Watch: "Why Do Memes Matter?" (18 mins)
• Your turn: Make your own memes
• Instructions on slide 4 of notes
• Memes due by the end of class (formative)
• Share memes!
• If time: Continue to Viral Videos notes

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Hello, Hooray" by Alice Cooper; connection is that we introduced ourselves, and this song is what Alice uses to open his concerts. ("Let the show begin")

Welcome to Media Literacy!

 AGENDA FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 29:

• Class Introductions
• Reviewing Media Literacy / Policies / Google Classroom
• Take Class Survey
• Time left: Begin "Meme" Activity