As many of you heard, I am out the next two days in training to learn how to better do documentaries at Duke University (Go Terps!). I expect you to stay on task in my absence.
So . . . what are your tasks you might ask?
1. Get the bocce ball tape in order. I understand that you cannot tape your audio today or tomorrow unless you use your phones. So, you must have everything ready EXCEPT the audio which you will add in on Monday at end of class. So write up your audio script and my advice is to keep it simple. I will be looking for simplicity, energy and good game explanations. This is a formative grade of 25 points. New students who are just learning will be given some slack on my expectations, but do the best that you can.
2. Current Events Quiz. Every Friday. This week is different, however. You are going to look at our news from some other perspectives on the following web sites. You will cruise around in these sites looking for what you think are important stories. Then you will write a current events quiz of 10 questions. NOTE: ANYONE WHO COPIES DOING THIS WILL GET A ZERO. I will be taking your test when I get back on Monday. Turn your quiz into the sub before the end of the period on Friday. 10 pts. formative. Any question I miss you get an additional point. BUT THE QUIZ MUST BE REASONABLE TO GET THE POINT.
3. You all know about The New York Times and The Washington Post as good sources for news. But there are others. Especially from people who may have a different perspective. Here are the links to some of them:
Click here for the BBC.
Click here for the German and mid-European perspective.
Click here for The Guardian (they are the ones who have brought us much of the info from Mr. Snowden, the NSA leaker.
Click here for alternative news.
Click here for news from the Middle East.
Click here for another source of news that Bill Moyers claims he is dependent upon.
I offer these to you to look for ideas for your PSA's, too. Looks like they have plenty of environmental news if that is your choice.
Ms. Greer
Silver Spring, Md.
Thursday, February 6, 2014
Feb 6 and 7 -- Read this or . . .
As many of you heard, I am out the next two days in training to learn how to better do documentaries at Duke University (Go Terps!). I expect you to stay on task in my absence.
So . . . what are your tasks you might ask?
1. Get the bocce ball tape in order. I understand that you cannot tape your audio today or tomorrow unless you use your phones. So, you must have everything ready EXCEPT the audio which you will add in on Monday at end of class. So write up your audio script and my advice is to keep it simple. I will be looking for simplicity, energy and good game explanations. This is a formative grade of 25 points. New students who are just learning will be given some slack on my expectations, but do the best that you can.
2. Current Events Quiz. Every Friday. This week is different, however. You are going to look at our news from some other perspectives on the following web sites. You will cruise around in these sites looking for what you think are important stories. Then you will write a current events quiz of 10 questions. NOTE: ANYONE WHO COPIES DOING THIS WILL GET A ZERO. I will be taking your test when I get back on Monday. Turn your quiz into the sub before the end of the period on Friday. 10 pts. formative. Any question I miss you get an additional point. BUT THE QUIZ MUST BE REASONABLE TO GET THE POINT.
3. You all know about The New York Times and The Washington Post as good sources for news. But there are others. Especially from people who may have a different perspective. Here are the links to some of them:
Click here for the BBC.
Click here for the German and mid-European perspective.
Click here for The Guardian (they are the ones who have brought us much of the info from Mr. Snowden, the NSA leaker.
Click here for alternative news.
Click here for news from the Middle East.
Click here for another source of news that Bill Moyers claims he is dependent upon.
I offer these to you to look for ideas for your PSA's, too. Looks like they have plenty of environmental news if that is your choice.
Ms. Greer
Silver Spring, Md.
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