Reading Notes Assignment - On this Page
|
|
File Title - Saving Your File with the Correct Title
I want you to save your file titles as Last Name, First Name - Reading Notes #
Example: Palmieri, Stephanie - Reading Notes 1
Example: Palmieri, Stephanie - Reading Notes 1
- Reading Notes 1 File Title = Last Name, First Name - Reading Notes 1
- Reading Notes 2 File Title = Last Name, First Name - Reading Notes 2
- Reading Notes 3 File Title = Last Name, First Name - Reading Notes 3
- Reading Notes 4 File Title = Last Name, First Name - Reading Notes 4
- Reading Notes 5 File Title = Last Name, First Name - Reading Notes 5
Reading Notes 1 |
Due T - 9/1 by 10:00pm - Canvas |
|
APA Citation:
Vacker, B., & Gillespie, G. (2013). Yearning to be the center of everything, when we are the center of nothing: The parallels and reversals in chaco, hubble, and facebook. Telematics and Informatics, 30, 35-46.
Vacker, B., & Gillespie, G. (2013). Yearning to be the center of everything, when we are the center of nothing: The parallels and reversals in chaco, hubble, and facebook. Telematics and Informatics, 30, 35-46.
Reading Notes 2 |
Due T - 9/8 by 10:00pm - Canvas |
|
APA Citation:
Smith, G. (2010). "It's just a movie": Why you should analyze film and television. In What media classes really want to discuss: A student guide (chapter 1). Retrieved from: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/templeuniv-ebooks/detail.action?docID=557321.
Smith, G. (2010). "It's just a movie": Why you should analyze film and television. In What media classes really want to discuss: A student guide (chapter 1). Retrieved from: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/templeuniv-ebooks/detail.action?docID=557321.
Reading Notes 3 |
Due T - 10/6 by 10:00pm - Canvas |
|
APA Citation:
Brantner, C., Lobinger, K., & Wetzstein, I. (2011). Effects on visual framing on emotional responses and evaluations of news stories about the gaza conflict 2009. J&MC Quarterly, 88(3), 523-540.
Brantner, C., Lobinger, K., & Wetzstein, I. (2011). Effects on visual framing on emotional responses and evaluations of news stories about the gaza conflict 2009. J&MC Quarterly, 88(3), 523-540.
Reading Notes 4 |
Due Fri - 10/9 by 10:00pm - Canvas |
|
APA Citation:
McGonagle, T. (2017). “Fake news”: False fears or real concerns?. Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights, 35(4), 203-209.
McGonagle, T. (2017). “Fake news”: False fears or real concerns?. Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights, 35(4), 203-209.
Reading Notes 5 |
Due Fri - 10/23 by 10:00pm - Canvas |
|
APA Citation:
Cooper, J. (2007). Chapter 1: Cognitive dissonance: In the beginning. In J. Cooper (Ed.), Cognitive dissonance: Fifty years of a classic theory (pp. 1-27). Sage Publications Ltd.
Cooper, J. (2007). Chapter 1: Cognitive dissonance: In the beginning. In J. Cooper (Ed.), Cognitive dissonance: Fifty years of a classic theory (pp. 1-27). Sage Publications Ltd.
Reading Notes Assignment Video
|
|
Assignment Sheet
|
Layout
|
Example
|
Grading Rubric
|
Reading Notes 1 - Vacker and Gillespie - Exemplars
reading_notes_1_-_vacker_and_gillespie_-_exemplar_1.pdf | |
File Size: | 92 kb |
File Type: |
Essential Question Exemplars:
- How does social media and cosmic media create and change human perception of the self and others?
- How might human beings strike a balance between cosmic and social media use?
- How might accepting that we are not the center of the universe change the way human beings represent the self on social media?
- How has the invention of the Internet and social media affected the way human beings think about the self?
- How has cosmic and social media affected the way human beings see the self and understand their place in the world?
- Why do human beings continue to believe we are the center of the universe despite scientific evidence proving we are not?
- In what ways do we use social media to assert ourselves as the center of our own universe?
- How has media and technology shaped the way human beings think about the self in relation to the universe?
- How does our detachment from the “space age” and attachment to the “face age” impact our daily lives?
- How might advanced space exploration influence the human desire to be placed at the center of everything?
- How can we use our media and technologies to avoid failing like the Chacoan people?
- How might media and technology influence human beings’ understanding of the self and the universe?
- How has media and technology influenced the way human beings see the self and understand the self in relation to the universe?
- How can humanity learn to accept its position in the universe and pursue enlightenment?
Reading Notes 2 - Smith - Exemplars
|
|
|
|
Essential Question Exemplars:
- Why is it important to analyze all forms of media across centuries of history and a vast diversity of cultures?
- In what ways might a mediamaker be more deliberate about creating specific meaning in a text?
- What variables factor into message creation in a pop culture text and how do each of those variables affect meaning making?
- How can we analyze film to understand both the creator’s intentions as well as the context in which the story was shaped?
- How can we apply Smith’s logic of analysis to other works like books, comic books, video games, etc?
- What should a media analyst’s purpose be when analyzing pop culture texts?
- Of all the mediamakers that contribute to a media text, who has the most jurisdiction/ownership over the intended messages of that text and why? (Who do we attribute the final product and its message to?)
- How might the average person go about learning to see pop culture texts as sites of both entertainment and analysis?
- How do cultural norms influence the production and analysis of pop culture texts?
- Which mediamaker working on a project has the most influence over a given intended message in a pop culture text?
Reading Notes 3 - Brantner, Lobinger, and Wetzstein - Exemplars
|
|
msp_1021_-_rn4_-_exemplar_2.pdf | |
File Size: | 84 kb |
File Type: |
Essential Question Exemplars:
- How are audiences’ views and personal experiences impacted by the exposure to techniques like framing and priming by news media organizations?
- Why does visual human-interest framing elicit stronger emotional effects than visual political framing?
- How does media portrayal affect the way we perceive news and how does it influence our own personal views about the world?
- Who gets to decide what frames are used in news stories? If frames are chosen consciously, what responsibility do journalists have? If frames are selected unconsciously, what are the implications?
- Given the conclusions on the effects of visual and text frames, how might videos affect audiences?
- How should journalists select images to accompany stories and how might we hold journalists accountable for their choices?
- Should there be regulations on the types of images that journalists/articles are allowed to use and if so, who should be given the power to regulate?
- When analyzing media, how can consumers critique media without being somewhat biased given that certain images are used to elicit difficult emotions within us?
- How does framing differ from narrative? Is narrative also used to guide perception?
- In what ways does visual framing impact our daily lives as far as social media use?
- What lasting cultural effects are caused by news-media’s visual framing?
Reading Notes 4 - McGonagle - Exemplars
|
|
msp_1021_-_mcgonagle_exemplar_2.pdf | |
File Size: | 79 kb |
File Type: |
- How should society react when they find out that they were given fake news from the media?
- What actions should the public take in controlling the spread of “fake news”?
- How can ethical journalists take back the power of news media over unqualified individuals without suffocating free speech and democracy?
- How might politicians utilize fake news in the coming years?
- How can society guard against global misinformation?
- What types of audiences are likely to believe a fake news story and why?
- How can society get ahead of the evolution of technology in order to prevent “fake news” from metastasizing into something new and possibly more dangerous?
- How can consumers of media identify misleading news being that there are ten different types all with different motivations according to EAVI?
Reading Notes 5 - Cooper - Exemplars
|
|
msp_1021_-_rn_5_-_exemplar_1.pdf | |
File Size: | 86 kb |
File Type: |
Essential Question Exemplars:
- Why is it more difficult to change a cognition about one's behavior then attitude?
- In what instance, if any, would changing one’s behavior be easier than changing one’s attitude?
- How big of a role does cognitive dissonance play in our everyday lives without us realizing its ultimate presence?
- Why do people have such a hard time accepting inconsistencies?
- Are there any circumstances where cognitive dissonance would not apply? (i.e. a situation where having a bigger incentive would result in greater like-ability of the task/item at hand?)
- Does being aware of cognitive dissonance affect how one responds to it? How did cognitive dissonance play into something like the 2016 election for example?
- How do we recognize when dissonant behaviors start affecting the way we consume media?
- Does cognitive dissonance influence our integrity or morals or do we use cognitive dissonance, subconsciously, as a tool to justify our integrity and morals?
- Why it is so difficult for humans to admit that we are wrong?
- What other theories might explain how human beings deal with inconsistency?
- Do individuals who consistently, repeatedly and intentionally behave contrary to their purported attitudes experience cognitive dissonance?
- How is resolving cognitive dissonance any different than rationalizing poor behavior