Propaganda Techniques Oct. 12-16

10th WORLD LITERATURE

Unit Focus: Persuasive Writing

Week Focus: Persuasive Appeals

Resources: Syllabus Link, How to Create a Works Cited Page, SSSLOP: Types of Media Bias

Monday: 
1. Introduce the propaganda project and work on completing the 5 slides.  Presentations are due Thursday 15th.  Answer the following questions in your presentations:

1. What is the dominant propaganda technique?

2. What other techniques are used to further strengthen the message?  What else is used to “push” the message?

3. Who is the target audience?

4. What does the designer of the piece want me to think or believe?

5. How valid/accurate is the message?

6. What questions should I ask myself when evaluating the validity of this message?

7. Is the ad effective?  Why/why not?

Tuesday:
1. Introduce the novel for the perspective unit: 1984 by George Orwell.
2. Complete the graphic organizer to help you identify the propaganda used in the novel. 

Wednesday:
1. Finish presentations. Complete the starred items in packet for our review on Thursday.

Thursday: 
1. Present your term to class.
2. Take notes on each term presented using the organizer in the packet with each term and definition.

Friday: 

1. Test on Propaganda Techniques

2. Watch 9/11 and compare events to details in the novel 1984.

October 5-9

10th WORLD LITERATURE

Unit Focus: Persuasive Writing

Week Focus: Persuasive Appeals

Resources: Syllabus Link, How to Create a Works Cited Page, SSSLOP: Types of Media Bias

Monday: 

1.Pop Quiz on SSSLOP. 

2. Finish Presentations on Labor Issue (see last week for details)

Tuesday: 

1. Notes: Persuasive Appeals (ethos, pathos, logos)

Wednesday: 

September 14-18

10th WORLD LITERATURE

Unit Focus: Media Bias/Argument/

Week Focus: PSA Project

Syllabus Link

How to Create a Works Cited Page

MONDAY:
Public Service Announcement Project

IMPORTANT INFO: 

October 1: PPT Presentations Due

    

    Labor Issue Arguments

    Labor Issue Arguments Con'd

Aug 31-Sept 4

10th World Literature
Unit Focus: Hero's Journey
Week Focus:  Fairy Tales/ Cinderella Stories from Around World
Syllabus Link
10 World Lit Vocab

MONDAY: Work on alternate ending project

TUESDAY: Work on alternate ending project

WEDNESDAY: Work on alternate ending project

THURSDAY: Present projects

FRIDAY: 
1. Quiz (Cinderella Review (PPT). 
2. Create a modern rendition of Cinderella using the following resources below.  The plot diagram below will help you with some of the common plot elements in the stories we read this week. 

Story Maker Websites 

How to Write a Fairy Tale 

CALENDAR EVENTS

Sept 3: Debate Team Meeting

Sept 8: Modern Cinderella Story due at end of class

August 24-28

10th World Literature
Unit Focus: Hero's Journey
Week Focus: Common Archetypes 
Syllabus Link
Archetypes
10 World Lit Vocab

MONDAY: 
1.Journal: Write about a time you questioned your faith, God, or an adult with authority.
2. Gallery Walk: Identify the African regions for each students storyboard.
2. Copy the discussion questions for Clash of Titans in notes section:

1. Who is Perseus?

2. What gifts does Perseus receive from the Gods? What do each of the gifts do?

3. What creature does Perseus find and tame?

4. Who gives Andromeda the riddles she must ask her suitors?

5. Why must Andromeda be sacrificed to the Kraken?

6.What is the name of the owl Perseus receives to replace the helmet?

7. What will happen to anyone who looks at Medusa?

8. How does Perseus defeat the Kraken?

9. How is Perseus immortalized?

10. Are the Gods afraid of Perseus?

3. Watch Clash of the Titans and complete discussion questions. Clash of Titans movie link


TUESDAY: Finish Clash of Titans/Discussion Questions.

WEDNESDAY: Folktales (Cinderella).  Cinderella Stories from Around World

THURSDAY: 
1. Complete the 1st row of the graphic organizer for the Egyptian Cinderella Story.
2. Fill-in 2nd row of the graphic organizer for your alternate ending to the original Cinderella story.
3. Write a script with the lines of each character you will perform next week in class.
4. Study for quiz:
    -vocab
    -Folktales
    -Cinderella Stories from Around World (China/Egypt)

FRIDAY: Quiz (vocab, Folktales, Cinderella Stories from Around World (China/Egypt)

CALENDAR EVENTS

Aug 24: Lab Day
Aug 27: Open House

August 17-21

10th World Literature
Unit Focus: Hero's Journey
Week Focus: Common Archetypes 
Syllabus Link
Archetypes
10 World Lit Vocab

MONDAY: SLO testing

TUESDAY: Cherokee Creation Story

WEDNESDAY: Greek Creation Mythology 

THURSDAY: 
1.) Read the African Creation Stories.  
2.) Summarize 3 of the stories on the left side of T-Chart.  List the symbol archetypes (color, shapes, etc) on right side.  
3.) Create a storyboard for one African creation story.  You will complete a gallery walk and attempt to guess which story is being illustrated on Monday.

FRIDAY: Quiz on symbol archetypes and the creation stories we read this week.

CALENDAR EVENTS

Aug 21: Symbol Archetype Quiz/Essay
Aug 24: Lab Day

August 10-14

10th World Literature
Unit Focus: Hero's Journey
Week Focus: Common Archetypes 
Syllabus Link
Archetypes

MONDAY:
1.Take notes on the 10 Common Character Archetypes Character Archetypes by creating 10 Power Point slides    with a definition, and example of each type.
2.Explain how 3 archetypal characters are used in a movie you have seen.
3.Choose 2 words from the vocabulary and complete a Freyer Model. 10 World Lit Vocab
4. Finish any work from last week (Gilgamesh)

TUESDAY: 

WEDNESDAY: 

THURSDAY: 

FRIDAY: 

CALENDAR EVENTS

August 5: Body Bio Presentation

August 7: Signed Syllabus (2 sheets)

August 10: Meet in Lab 712 in FTA for Lab Day