Welcome To The Class!

This website will help you and your parents have a listing of the links and daily plans used in our class.

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

DAY 12 Wednesday, 7/13

Adoption of Final Portfolio Rubric

Reminder of Quiz #2 for Tomorrow (e/l/p, MMS, protest, perf poem, ad techniques, CIN)

Final Work Day-- Tomorrow is rehearsal of presentations

Any digital work should be to me by Wednesday night, 8:30pm (lesliepatient@rocketmail.com)
If you need any scans-- must have today!!!

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

DAY 11, Tuesday, July 12

CIN Needs Model -- taking a look at what motivates people

Second to last full work day for portfolio presentation

LOOKING AHEAD:
Wednesday is last work day.
Thursday -- Three presentations

Friday-- remainder of presentations due--- 5-10 minutes for each person/group (no more than 10)
RECAP of info.

Monday, July 11, 2011

DAY 10 Monday, July 11

Work day:
Memorizing Poems
Creating PSA/Commercials
Working on Print Ads/Presentation

Friday, July 8, 2011

DAY 9 Friday, July 8

Fuller Advertising Techniques List

Advertising Improv Game

Advertising Challenge:
Come up with at least TWO ideas for print or video ad for your topic. Each idea must contain at least 2 Persuasive Elements (ethos, pathos, logos) and each must be a different techniques (bandwagon, testimonial, plain folks, snob appeal, etc.)

Worktime: especially for ad/psa/commerical writing

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

DAY 8, Thursday, July 7

Examples of PSAs

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WORK TIME

Reminder of Portfolio Assignments
1. Business Letter (should be in excellent almost ready to send shape by Friday)
2. Performance Poem or Lyric (should also be in excellent shape by Friday-- because you need to start deciding about how you will perform -- live or videotaped)
3. Political Cartoon (should be in second draft form by Friday-- needs to be awesome by TUE)
4. PSA, Commercial or Print Ad (should be in first draft form by Fri, needs to be awesome by THUR)

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Day 7, Wednesday, July 6

Looking at common advertising techniques



Other Advertising Techniques

When Advertising becomes Propaganda

Last 1/2 hour Work time-- to be on track you have to have shown significant drafts of business letter and poem/lyric by the end of class
BONUS ASSIGNMENT: play this advertising game and report on what you learned
(Looking ahead-- you need to have your political cartoon in good shape by Friday)

Monday, July 4, 2011

Day 6 JULY 5, TUESDAY

Super Short Quiz on MMS, EPL, Protest Songs

Look at the world of Political Satire and Cartoons
1876 Electoral Controversy
Controversy in Denmark
Current Events: U.S. Healthcare 1
U.S. Healthcare 2
War in Iraq 1
War in Iraq 2

Brainstorm on the effectiveness of humor and pith

Worktime/Coach Time

Assignment: By Wednesday END OF CLASS--- need Business Letter, Poem or Lyric COMPLETE
show significant work on Political Cartoon