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Hey Punklings,

I know it's been a while since anything has been up on this site. We have not had much due lately but I figured I'd hop on here to keep your heads wrapped around things to come.

Summative Stuff-

You have been given the summative assignment. I'll repost the summative up on this site shortly. Just a quick note about the summative: After a bit of soul searching, I've decided to allow groups of 3 instead of just partners. However, if you are working in a group of 3 that means my expectations of both quality and quantity go up. If you're working in a group of 3 you need to talk to me to make sure I approve you media product. It needs to be large enough that I know everyone is going to contribute.

Movie Language Test

This is the first part of the summative you're doing for marks. It's on Monday or Tuesday depending on when your class is. You need to know all the film terms I gave you on those handouts and be able to discuss all those other elements we talked about like cinematography, editing, colour and speed. It will take the whole period. If you are going to miss the class, let me konw why. (FASHION SHOW IS NOT A LEGIT REASON. IT'S EXTRA CURRICULAR.)

Patterson

Children: You spend the first 2 years of their life teaching them to walk and talk. Then you spend the next 16 years telling them to sit down and shut-up. - Anon

Journals Due

A quick reminder that Journals are due at the end of the week.

Period A Media Studies - Your journals are due Thursday
Period F Media Studies - Your journals are due Friday

Remember you are to respond to any 3 articles we've looked at in class. Articles include:

• Quitting Facebook
• Twitter
• Text Messenger Language
• Video Game Violence
• School Webcam Spying
• Internet help in Haiti (this is only for Period A)

Don't hand them in late. Instructions on how to respond are in an earlier blog entry.

Good luck. If you need help, seek me out.

Patterson

Where we are at...

Hey Earthlings,

Just wanted to give you guys a heads-up about things.

1. We've read several articles at this point, more than enough for your journal entries. I'll give you until the end of next week (April 15th/16th) to get them done.

2. I hope you finished the website-evaluation exercise. I'll be marking those over the next week or so. They're looking good so far, very thoughtful work (for the most part)

3. After a very brief look at video games (just a couple of periods) we'll be launching into the film unit. Be ready: This unit contains your summative assignment worth 30% of your final mark.

In the spirit of the movie unit, I now provide you with a couple of film reviews. In the need to save time, I have written them in Haiku form:

HOT TUB TIME MACHINE

Not very funny
I think that I am too old
For gross out humour

REPOT MEN

Actually not bad
Violent with some good ideas
Filmed in Toronto

THE GHOST WRITER

Roman Polanski
Thinks he is Alfred Hitchcock
He comes pretty close