UPCOMING MAJOR ASSIGNMENTS
1. TEACH THE CLASS
a. YOU HAVE TO CLOCK IN
b. YOU HAVE TO DRESS FOR THE JOB
i. LECTURE
ii. HANDOUTS
iii. HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT THAT IS GRADEABLE
iv. OVERALL OBJECTIVE AND CONNECTION TO CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
c. GRADE IS BASED UPON:
i. PRESENTATION QUALITY
ii. KNOWLEDGE OF MATERIAL
iii. ORGANIZATION AND QUALITY OF ASSIGNMENTS
iv. YOUR ABILITY AS A STUDENT!
2. FINAL EXAM 1
a. 150 QUESTIONS
b. SCANTRON
3. PHYSICAL REPRESENTATION PROJECT
a. BUILDING A PERSONIFICATION OF AN ITEM OR CONCEPT FROM CHAPTER 13 OR 14!
b. WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE TO MAKE IS OK…HOWEVER, THE PHYSICAL REPRESENTATION MUST STAND OR HANG ON ITS OWN.
c. ON THE PHYSICAL REPRESENTATION THERE MUST BE ASPECTS THAT SYMBOLIZE THE INFORMATION FROM THE TOPIC OR CONCEPT YOU CHOSE.
d. GRADED ON;
i. ABILITY TO STAND ON ITS OWN
ii. ARTISITC VALUE
iii. INFORMATIONAL VALUE!!
iv. SYMBOLISM!!
4. SHORT FILM
a. MINIMUM ONE HOUR
b. COMMERCIALS AND INFORMERCIALS ENCOURAGED
c. PLOT AND STORYLINE REQUIRED
d. NARRATOR REQUIRED
e. EACH SCENE MUST HAVE:
i. DIRECTOR
ii. CAMERA PERSON
iii. MAKEUP AND COSTUME
iv. PROP PERSON
v. ACTORS
f. REQUIRED: AT LEAST 20 LIVE CONTEMPORARY COMMENTARY
g. SNAPSHOT OF EACH SCENE
h. DVD COPY OF THE MOVIE
i. ONE BIG JOURNAL LOG (TYPED)
5. THESIS PAPER
a. 10-12
b. 12-14
c. MINIMUM 15
d. REQUIREMENTS:
i. INTERVIEW WITH MINIMUM TWO PEOPLE ABOUT YOUR TOPIC
ii. MINIMUM 3 OUTSIDE SOURCES (INTERNET, MAGAZINE, ETC)
iii. THESIS STATEMENT AND CONCLUSION
iv. TYPED, DOUBLE SPACE. TIMES ROMAN
v. MOVIE THAT FITS YOUR TOPIC (REQUIRED SOURCE)
e. OTHER REQUIREMENTS;
i. OUTLINE
ii. BRAINSTORM MAP
iii. ROUGH DRAFT 1 AND 11
iv. PEER REVIEW DRAFT
v. FINAL DRAFT
vi. WORK CITED PAGE
6. FACE THE NATION:
a. BE A STAR
7. MAZE
a. NO DESKS
8. FINAL #2
