CLASS UPDATES

* If you did not turn in your response for A Better World in Second Life?, please email it to me if you want feedback (hint: you want feedback) or bring it to class on Thursday.

* I will be going over the attendance this weekend. If you have excused absences for which you have not provided documentation, please bring it ASAP.

* If you have not taken advantage of the extra credit opportunity with the writing tutor and would like to, please email me.

* We are in the unit on "Convergence & TV" and "Children/Youth & Convergence"; when Prof. Aristimuno returns on Oct. 30, you will begin with the "Movies & Convergence" unit.

SCHEDULE

THURSDAY OCT 23

(my dad's birthday)

EXAM 2 IN CLASS
do not be late.
covers TV chapter in Mass Media, JENKINS "Spoiling Survivor" & "Buying into American Idol" chapters, TV of the Future articles, and Children & Convergence articles (does not cover Leslie Shade study)

-- I will pass out the take home part of Exam 2

-- we will discuss Leslie Shade's study and the two Youth Media Articles

-- we will watch a Youth Media video on the internet's infrastructure

MONDAY OCT 27

EXAM 2 TAKE HOME DUE
at the beginning of class, do not be late.
covers all materials since last test, including all listed above
(but does not include WHY HEATHER CAN WRITE)
be sure to keep a digital and print backups for yourself, as discussed.

-- we will discuss WHY HEATHER CAN WRITE

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A note on makeups for EXAM 2: EVERYONE will turn in the take home on Monday October 27. This is my last day. If you miss class Thursday, you are responsible to get the take home part from me by email. There will only be ONE opportunity to makeup the in class part:

Monday, October 27 at 11:30 AM in our classroom.

ASSIGNMENT FOR THURSDAY OCT. 16

There is NO CLASS on THURSDAY OCT 16.

Instead, complete the following assignment.

ASSIGNMENT
WATCH A BETTER WORLD IN SECOND LIFE? (RT ~25 mins)
http://www.levjoy.com/blog/betterworld/

WRITE A 1-2 PAGE RESPONSE PAPER: 

Answer the following questions.

1) Which activist project in second life did you find the most interesting? Why?
2) Do you think activism in second life could have an effect on real world issues? If so, how? If not, why not?
3) Is the use of second life for social activism an example of grassroots convergence? Why or why not?

TURN IN RESPONSE PAPER ON A BETTER WORLD IN SECOND LIFE? ON MONDAY OCTOBER 20.

[For students who are also in Intro to Mass Media, the assignment in the same, but you need to answer the additional question on convergence for this class. You only need to hand in one assignment for both classes.]

WRITING TIPS

CONTRACTIONS
okay to say, but not in formal writing
NOT It’ll, I’d, We’ll, don’t, can’t, it’s
YES! It will, I would, We will, do not, cannot, it is

HOW TO USE QUOTES:
* INTRODUCE SPEAKER
* CITE! Henry Jenkins says, “Blah dee Blah” (Jenkins 45).
* ANALYZE (why did you use this quote? How does it support your argument?)

PASSIVE VOICE
NOT “These goals were achieved by web designers in the 1990s” (passive voice)
BUT
“Web designers in the 1990s achieved these goals” (active voice – subject first! WHO is doing it?)

more examples of passive voice:
NOT The internet is used by teens.
YES - Teens use the internet

NOT Sites were made by producers and consumed by users.
YES - Producers made sites for users to consume.

PARALLEL STRUCTURE
The components of a list must match grammatically.

NOT Major companies are always competing for our attention, market to children, and strategy meetings.

YES - Major companies are always competing for our attention, marketing to children, and strategizing.

NOT I enjoy a nice cup of tea, running a mile and to listen to music.

YES I enjoy a nice cup of tea, a mile-long run, and music listening sessions (all nouns) OR I enjoying sipping a nice cup of tea, running and mile and listening to music (all gerund verbs).

EXAM 1 GRADING BREAKDOWN

For those of you who missed class on Thursday, we went over the exam. Below is the grading breakdown. My office hours are by appointment on Mondays before class, so please let me know if you have any questions or would like to meet.

EXAM 1 POINT BREAKDOWN (out of 100 PTS)

(IN CLASS) PART I = 32 PTS TOTAL

Key Terms
2pts each x 8 = 16 pts

CHART = 8 pts

ROSA UNIVERSITARIA STORY = 8 PTS
(1 pt for correct use, one for definition)


(TAKE HOME) PART 2 = 68 PTS

Q1 EVOLUTION OF INTERNET = 22 PTS
5 pts for each sub question plus 2 pts for writing

Q2 CONVERGENCE = 24 PTS
7 for first sub question, 5 pts for each of other 3 sub questions plus 2 pts for writing

Q3 TEENS = 22 PTS
5 pts for each sub question plus 2 pts for writing

Please be sure to take advantage of the extra credit opportunity. If you take your take home portion to the writing tutor at Rutgers and bring it back to me to show me the markings, I will give you 10 more points on the exam.  Have the tutoring center stamp your paper or give you an appointment slip.

CONSERVAPEDIA

I believe that someone mentioned this in class, but here is an interesting site made by peole who feel that wikipedia has a liberal bias and is not family-friendly:

http://www.conservapedia.com/

FUTURE OF TV links

If you were not in class, you should watch this clip from the Twitter Current TV Debate Hack:



You can read about it here.

You can watch Current for the Twitter hack on the final two presidential debates online or if you have cable.

If you want to follow the debate Tweet, go here.

Make sure you watch Jon Stewart on Crossfire if you haven't already seen it:


other links for reference:

Twitter

Youtube

Google video

iTunes

blip.tv

miro

Current TV