Semester 2
| CLASS WEEK | LITERATURE | COMPOSITION |
| Week 1:January 4-6, 2011 | Unit 6: Introduction to BroadcastingHistory of Television | Review of classic television |
| Week 2:January 9-13 | Major news events in TV | Begin broadcasting projectSatiric, Parody, or Realistic |
| Week 3:January 16-20 | Reality TV vs. Fictional TVArticles, Evaluations, Reviews | Compare/Contrast writingAnalysis Writing |
| Weeks 4-6:January 23-February 10 | Unit 7: Introduction to FilmBrief history of filmmaking
Film as a persuasive medium |
In-depth study of a filmmakerPresentation
Script-writing for film |
| Weeks 7-8:February 13-24 | Sub-Unit: Documentary FilmDocumentary film as an argumentative text
Fahrenheit 911** Fahrenhype 911** Waiting for Superman** **Parental Permission Needed
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Study and research arguing in a documentary:Choose your own
Prezi Presentation on findings |
| Week 9:February 27 – March 2 | Creating your own documentaryStoryboarding | Documentary film work |
| Week 10:March 5-9 | Documentary work (class time will be used to work on research) | Documentary film work |
| Week 11:March 12-16 | Documentary research due. Specific assignment details to come… | Documentary film work – Final film due during week 18 |
| Week 12-15:March 19 –
April 20 |
Unit 8: New Journalism – FictionIn Cold Blood – Truman Capote | Write Like…CapoteConstruct your own New
Journalism work of fiction |
| Weeks 16-17:April 23 – May 4 | Unit 9: Social MediaResponsibility in using Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, and Youtube as a method of social networking | Setting up a class blog and presenting it using a glog |
| Week 18-19:May 7- 18 | Documentary Class Film Festival – Peer voting | |
| Weeks 20:May 21-23 | Finals Week |
The scope and sequence of some of the included topics may be expanded, reduced or shifted to accommodate class needs.