Documenti di Didattica
Documenti di Professioni
Documenti di Cultura
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PART&2:&PRESENTATION&&&BOOK&REVIEW&&
How$Do$Media$Create$Consciousness?$
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The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent
guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power.
Because they control the minds of the masses.
- Malcolm X&
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TASK:$
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i.&You&will&read&one&of&the&following:&
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1.! The&Age&of&Missing&Information&
2.! Culture&Jam&
3.! Amusing&Ourselves&to&Death&
4.! Wag&the&Dog&
5.! Four&Arguments&for&the&Elimination&of&the&Television&&
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ii.&You&will&meet&with&your&group&to&discuss&the&book&and&take¬es&on&interesting&ideas&and&
key"ations&as&you&read&on&a&shared&google&doc&with&your&group&members.&&
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iii.&You&will&PRESENT&your&books&key&ideas&in&a&group&presentation&to&the&class.&(10$15&minutes)&
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iv.&You&will&write&a&book&review&of&your&selected&text.&You&must&decide&on&the&texts¢ral&
argument,&and&how&the&argument&is&conveyed&by&the&writer&using&various&examples.&(800&&
1000&words)&
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Structural$Advice:$
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Introduction$&introduce&the&text&and&author,&some&context,&and&the&texts¢ral&ideas&with&a&
brief&summary,&and&end&with&a&THESIS&(argument&of¢ral&ideas&the&book&conveys).&
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Body$&give&examples&of&how&the&writer&proves&the¢ral&argument(s)&of&the&text.&&You&can&
organize&body¶graphs&by¢ral&arguments&or&by&ways&one¢ral&argument&is&developed.&
Remember&to&include&evidence&from&the&book&(cited),&explain&it,&and&link&to&argument&(SEE+L).&
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Conclusion&&sum&up&the&main&ideas&and&extend&out.&Why&are&these&ideas&important&and&
relevant?&Why&should&we&care?&What&can&we&learn?&Is&this&an&effective/worthwhile&text?&
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CITATION:&Do¬&forget&to&include&citations&in&your&response&in&MLA&format,&along&with&a&
Works$Cited&list.&