Monday, December 13, 2015
Current Events!
Tuesday, December 14, 2015
ICE Boorstin Prompt
Wednesday, December 15, 2015
ICE EDM Prompt
Thursday, December 16, 2015
Create a blogging community!!
1. Create a blog for this class in your small group (2-3 people per grouping; 1 = all right)
One person in the group will create the blog for the group.
2. Once the blog is set up, that person will add "authors" under blog settings to allow other member/s of the group access to the blog.
Use a gmail account that is not a district account or you will get "restricted access" type messages =(
blogger.com
new blog
Naming protocol: Ostlund5SallyJMaryTJoeR
(User names format- no spaces)
Ostlund5SallyJMaryTJoeR.blogspot.com
(Address format - no spaces/same as above/add.blogspot/com
new post/ save/publish
Periods 5/6:
On your blog, work together to create an effective introduction with thesis for each of the following prompts; post to your blog during the period today. This is not a divide and conquer activity. Work on one prompt together; complete the intro for it; then move on the next prompt. Underline the thesis in each introduction.identify the type of thesis (closed, open, counterargument).
Prompt #1 Choose a controversial, local, national, or global issue with which you are familiar and use appropriate evidence in an essay that carefully considers the opposing positions on this controversy and proposes a solution or compromise.
Prompt #2 In his 2004 book, Status Anxiety, Alain de Botton argues that the chief aim of humorists is not merely to entertain but "to convey with impunity messages that might be dangerous or impossible to state directly." Think about the implications of de Botton's view of the role of humorists (cartoonists, stand-up comics, satirical writers, hosts of television programs, etc. ) Then write an essay that defends, challenges, or qualifies de Botton's claim.
Friday, December 18, 2015 HW:
HW: Finish OMAM by 1/5/16!
Today: Fallacious Ad Activity Blog Post (Title of Blog Post=The Name of Your Invented Product)
You are an advertising team for a large company; your team has decided to prey on the weak-minded consumer by creating an advertisement that contains myriad fallacies. Your hope is that the consumer will be fooled by your fallacies and rush out to buy your product.
Before you start on the ad:
Invent your product. It can be anything; be creative, but don’t spend too much time on this step. Create, take, or find a photo/image of your invented product; post to your blog. Create a 1-5 word slogan; post to blog as well.
The written advertisement:
Write an advertisement in paragraph form that contains at least 10 fallacies. Think of this as a radio ad—something someone might read expressively on the air to sell your product. After you write a sentence containing a fallacy, place the name of the fallacy in parentheses.
Your written advertisement should flow (flow? ;-) nicely and should not simply sound like a list of fallacies (use transitions).
Record the ad using your voice recording app and post to your blog entry. (Possible concern: You may need to record the full ad in segments to allow proper size of files--not sure).
Here are directions you will perhaps be needing for the final piece of this activity:
How to Put an Audio Clip on Blogger
by Brandy Alexander, Demand Media
You have the option to enhance your Blogger site with all kinds of
content, including audio clips. With audio, your visitor can hear the
sounds that help support the content of your page. If you're a musician,
for instance, you can publish your latest song.
Blogger gives you access to the "HTML/JavaScript" gadget, which makes
it convenient to add the code that publishes your media. After you
upload your file to a free Internet host, use the "Layout" page on
Blogger to put the audio clip where you want it.
Uploading the Audio Clip
Step 1
Point your browser to a free online file host such as File Dropper, WikiUpload or zShare (links in Resources).
Step 2
Click the "Choose File" or "Browse" button, and select your audio file
from the dialog window that opens. Click the "Upload Now," "Start
Upload" or "Upload Images" button to perform the upload.
Step 3
Copy the code that appears in the Link or URL text field.
Publishing to Blogger
Step 1
Log in to your Blogger account, and click the name of your blog to
access your site's "Overview" page. Click the "Layout" link to bring up
the page where you can insert gadgets.
Step 2
Click the "Add a Gadget" link in the area where you want the audio file
to display. This action opens the "Add a Gadget" dialog window.
Step 3
Click the "HTML/JavaScript" link and paste the audio file link in the
Content box. You can also enter an optional heading in the Title field.
Click the "Save" button to publish your work, and then click the "View
Blog" button to see the audio clip on your page.
Happy Holidays! Hope you all have a safe, fun, restful,
interesting break! See you next year!
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