instructions for sept 30, 2010/Revised: Fog Day

students first responsibiity is to complete a print ad for their spoof product (it should be 81/2x11, it should use the elements of real print ads except it's a spoof) everyone in the group should have be spoofing the same product (the same one as their tv commercial) but the print ad should be done individually..it can be done on wordperfect, paint, photoshop.....whatever they are comfortable with

it should be preferably printed in colour

examples (and attendance) in room 239 on the table

once complete, students should work on updating their blogs which will be marked next week

#7 Your spoof print ad

what are you trying to accomplish with this ad?/ what approach are you taking?

why do you think is will be an effective spoof ad?

#6 Howell: Social Network possibly the best movie of year - thestar.com

Howell: Social Network possibly the best movie of year - thestar.com


READ THE REVIEW OF THE "FACEBOOK" MOVIE AND EXPLAIN WHETHER OR NOT IT SOUNDS INTERESTING TO YOU

#5 bowling for columbine

what will you take from this? what will you remember?

The year behind a 30-second TV ad - thestar.com....click on the link, read the article and answer the questions

The year behind a 30-second TV ad - thestar.com

1. read the article " the year behind a 30 second TV ad" and answer the following questions in your blog:

a) how many scripts did it take for this one public service announcement?

b) what is the most recent finding on 11-14 year olds entertainment media use per day (with multi tasking , how many hours per day?)

c) how is this whole process ironic?

d) why did the mean teacher idea get rejected?

e)what should have been the final cost of the "commercial"?

f) do you think public service announcements such as this are effective?

g) watch it....do you like it?/ is it effective?

#4 your spoof commercial

so what's the product?
...what's the concept?
...why will it be a success?
... what do you need to consider to make it happen?

#3 Truman

overall thoughts on the film?...did you like it?...explain

#2 our constructed world

this survey:

1. how many hours per day do you spend online?
2. how many hours per day do you spend on facebook?
3. how many hours per day do you spend on msn?
4. how many hours per day do you spend watching telelvision?
5. how many hours per day do you spend on your celllphone (texting, talking etc)?
6. how many hours per day do you spend playing video games?
7. how many times each month do you eat fast food?
8. what are your three favourite fast food restaurants and why do you like them?
9. how many times per month do you visit a shopping mall?
10. what do you like about malls?
11. what do you dislike about malls?
12. what environmental issues are your concerned with?
13. do environmental / social concerns ever influence your decision to buy something?


don't take it again....share one observation about your answers

#1 our commercial world

one thought on this statement:

all media exist to make money

and / or

all media is in the hands of just a few people