January 29, 2021

 A reminder your podcasts are due to MS Teams on Sunday, January 31st. Please email me on Sunday if you have challenges uploading the file. 

Jan. 26/27 , 2020

 Thank you all for joining our Zoom! I really appreciated the dialogue we had, and what great participation! We got to hear from so many voices, when the chat bar was opened up. I'm super proud -- I might have to boast a bit about how engaged you all are. 

For next class, please finish your outline/ draft work for your podcast!

Someone also came up with a good idea to post, here on this blog, the websites we were using in class. Here they are! 

Jan. 22/25, 2021

 A new tab has been created on our site for Podcast resources. Please feel free to use this to help you with the Podcast handout, due at the start of next class to MS Teams.

Jan. 21, 2021

A) Please complete your research for the podcast (2nd page of proposal)

B) If not completed in class, please complete the article search & summary:

1)     Please find an article that addresses your -ism (agrees with/ disagrees with your stance). Each person needs one article.

2)    Summarize the article in ~3 sentences, in your notes. 

3)    Give 3 points for how this article supports your opinion/ 3 points that you’d want to argue back against

Jan. 19, 2020

 Find an article about your -ism, and how these issues are discussed through media:

1)    Please find an article that addresses your -ism (agrees with/ disagrees with your stance)

2)    Summarize the article in ~3 sentences. 

3)    Give 3 points for how this article supports your opinion/ 3 points that you’d want to argue back against

Jan. 18, 2020

Homestudy/ Tutorial Block: Please finish the first side of your isms and schisms proposal page. Video explaining the assignment here:

The part where I reviewed the homework specifically is at 6:53. 

Jan. 15, 2020

 1) What is the general topic of the editorial?

2)  Label/ identify all that you see (important details)

3) What purpose do these features serve?

4) What is the cartoon saying about the topic?

Questions from Today

§  How much writing should we have (limit)?

    o  Use writing to clarify your ideas/ images as needed

    o  Balanced text and images

§  How many pictures should we use?

    o  Fill the page – but you may have one central image

§  Can you use websites to make it?

    o  Canva.com, drawings.google.com all work

    o  Or pen or paper

§  Does it need colour, or can it just be shaded?

    o  Either works! Maybe think about if colour could serve a purpose

§  How big should the text be?

    o  Focus should be on the aesthetics/ visual display

    o  Maybe font size can signify importance?

§  Half-page or full page?

    o  8.5 x 11” (standard paper) strongly suggested

Jan 14 PM Office Hours Cancelled

 Hi all,

Apologies I have to rush to tech services to have my laptop fixed. As such, I am suddenly unable to run office hours. Please email me if you have questions, and I'll be able to answer them through mobile email.

Ms. Minato

Jan. 14, 2020

Analyzing Editorials

1) What is the general topic of the editorial?

2)  Label/ identify all that you see (important details)

3) What purpose do these features serve?

4) What is the cartoon saying about the topic?

Questions from Today:

What questions do you have about this assignment? What are some areas of confusion?

 

·      What are we supposed to write down (with words)?

o   Specify subject/ context and ideas

o   Write down your theme statement/ what it is about this topic we’re supposed to learn?

o   Quotes, labels

·      Is there a minimum/ maximum word count? Should there be more images than words?

o   No – I will be looking for somewhat of a balance, but it is okay to feature more images than words. They key is that your words and images should serve a distinct purpose (i.e. not be obligatory)

·      What should we draw on the one-pager?

o   Key scenes or props/ items? ß motifs

o   Symbols to describe the subject (e.g. of us vs them)

·      Does there need to be multiple photos, or can the one-pager feature one prominent image?

o   Either works! 

·      Is there a minimum number of visual techniques (e.g. colour, shading, size, proportion…) we should use?

o   2 or 3+

Jan. 12, 2020

 Thank you for your patience with my timing today, as we didn't quite get to the editorial or time to work on the one-pager. Hopefully the extension til the end of Friday helps a bit!

Tutorial Block/ At Home: Please start drafting ideas for your one-pager. You may use pen and paper or digital software (canvas.com, google drawings, etc.) for your final product. 

If the video above doesn't work, please click here. 

Jan. 11, 2020

 We'll finish the last scene of the film in class on Tuesday. For your tutorial/ at home block...

Choose an article to read and complete the table provided in class. 

Let's make connections between the fictional film The Hate U Give and the world we live in today. There is room to discuss minority groups in Canada, gang membership in general, police brutality in the States, and/or even unpacking Capitol Hill. You may pick the direction you want to focus on. If the current news is a bit overwhelming or tiring, perhaps something like "Into the Abyss" might be of interest - it presents more as a chapter in a sociology textbook, but this distance might be more comfortable reading (though the material is slightly challenging). 

Options for Exploration (or choose your own article):

I've indicated the publisher where relevant instead of the author, based on our previous conversations on left/right/middle-wing source material.

• "Into the Abyss: The Gang Culture" (Carlie, 2002): http://people.missouristate.edu/MichaelCarlie/what_I_learned_about/gangs/culture.htm 
• "Being Black at a White Workplace" (The Atlantic, 2015): https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/10/being-black-work/409990/ 
• "'Cogs in the Colonial Wheel: Why Racism in Canada's Force..." (Global News, 2020): https://globalnews.ca/news/7048298/policing-in-canada-colonialism-anti-black-racism/
• "BLM protests vs. Pro-Trump Rioters" (Independent UK, 2020): https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/blm-protests-trump-riots-police-response-b1783611.html 
• "Gangs: Once a member, it is difficult to get out" (Seattle Times, 2009): https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/gangs-once-a-member-it-is-difficult-to-get-out/ 

Jan. 8, 2020

We'll finish the last scene of the film in class on Tuesday. For your tutorial/ at home block...

Choose an article to read and complete the table provided in class. 

Let's make connections between the fictional film The Hate U Give and the world we live in today. There is room to discuss minority groups in Canada, gang membership in general, police brutality in the States, and/or even unpacking Capitol Hill. You may pick the direction you want to focus on. If the current news is a bit overwhelming or tiring, perhaps something like "Into the Abyss" might be of interest - it presents more as a chapter in a sociology textbook, but this distance might be more comfortable reading (though the material is slightly challenging). 

Options for Exploration (or choose your own article):

I've indicated the publisher where relevant instead of the author, based on our previous conversations on left/right/middle-wing source material.

• "Into the Abyss: The Gang Culture" (Carlie, 2002): http://people.missouristate.edu/MichaelCarlie/what_I_learned_about/gangs/culture.htm 
• "Being Black at a White Workplace" (The Atlantic, 2015): https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/10/being-black-work/409990/ 
• "'Cogs in the Colonial Wheel: Why Racism in Canada's Force..." (Global News, 2020): https://globalnews.ca/news/7048298/policing-in-canada-colonialism-anti-black-racism/
• "BLM protests vs. Pro-Trump Rioters" (Independent UK, 2020): https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/blm-protests-trump-riots-police-response-b1783611.html 
• "Gangs: Once a member, it is difficult to get out" (Seattle Times, 2009): https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/gangs-once-a-member-it-is-difficult-to-get-out/ 

Jan. 7, 2020

 Please complete the first side of your film guide handout before next class.

Jan. 6, 2020

 In Class:

Please use your "Reading Images" chart to compose a journal paragraph that answers the following prompt:

How does the artist use visual features to enforce his written message about police brutality of minority figures? Use specific evidence. 

Please submit/ email your responses to Ms. Minato by the end of today. 

At Home:

Please finish the "Before Viewing" questions. Handout to be distributed in class. 

Jan. 5, 2020

  In-Class Questions:

1.     Reread the second paragraph. How would you describe the neighborhood that the narrator lives in?

2.     Describe the neighborhood that the narrator wanders into.

3.     How does he feel in this new neighborhood? Give a quote to prove his emotion. 

4.     How did the cop feel in this neighborhood? Give a quote to prove his emotion. 

5.     Describe the cop’s actions in one word.

6.     What do we know about the narrator? List as many identifiers as you can (like we did in the opening activity).

7.     Does the author give more information about the people or the setting? Why is this important?

8.     Return to the first sentence: what is the first word of the story, and why is this important to the narrative? 

Links for Exploration:

Andrew Smyrna (2020): https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/man-dies-in-trooper-involved-shooting-in-atlantas-edgewood-neighborhood 

Vincent Truitt (2020): https://www.cbs46.com/news/demands-grow-louder-for-transparency-in-the-fatal-police-shooting-of-17-year-old/article_fed46da6-18cc-11eb-be38-8b3f8f2258d3.html 

Jacob Matthew Dau (2020): https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/one-shot-dead-during-police-pursuit/ 

Anthony McClain (2020): https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-09-11/pasadena-police-chief-confirms-identity-of-officer-who-fatally-shot-anthony-mcclain

Austin Eaglechief (2019): https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/austin-eaglechief-death-inquest-what-you-should-know-and-what-his-family-is-seeking-1.5251425

David Lacour (2014): https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/sq-officer-on-trial-for-manslaughter-death-of-teenager-1.3336662 

Michael Brown (2014): https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/10/police-fatal-shooting-black-teenager-angry-crowd-st-louis-suburb

 Ricardo Diaz-Zeferino (2013): https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/16/us/video-of-2013-police-shooting-of-unarmed-man-renews-familiar-questions.html 

Ramarly Graham (2012): https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/14/nyregion/officer-pleads-not-guilty-in-ramarley-graham-shooting.html

Mark Duggan (2011): https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/u-k-father-was-lawfully-killed-in-2011-police-shooting-inquest-finds-1.1629032

Jan. 4, 2021

 In-Class Questions:

1.     Reread the second paragraph. How would you describe the neighborhood that the narrator lives in?

2.     Describe the neighborhood that the narrator wanders into.

3.     How does he feel in this new neighborhood? Give a quote to prove his emotion. 

4.     How did the cop feel in this neighborhood? Give a quote to prove his emotion. 

5.     Describe the cop’s actions in one word.

6.     What do we know about the narrator? List as many identifiers as you can (like we did in the opening activity).

7.     Does the author give more information about the people or the setting? Why is this important?

8.     Return to the first sentence: what is the first word of the story, and why is this important to the narrative? 

Links for Exploration:

• Treyvon Martin (2012): https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/florida-teen-trayvon-martin-is-shot-and-killed
• Atatiana Jefferson (2019): https://time.com/5699327/atatiana-jefferson-killed-police-officer/
• Eric Garner (2014)  https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/eric-garner-dies-nypd-chokehold
• Tamir Rice (2014) https://apnews.com/hub/tamir-rice
• Philando Castille (2016) https://www.denverpost.com/2017/06/17/philando-castile-shooting-black-gun-owners/
• Elijah McClain (2019) https://www.nytimes.com/article/who-was-elijah-mcclain.html