1. Welcome back! January 5, 2015

2. Journal  Write about your Christmas break.  You may include illustrations.  Write about your Christmas break.  You may include illustrations.

3. Current events Any news to share?

4. Goodbye 2014….hello 2015  Fill out the survey about your 2014 and what you want out of 2015.

5. Intro to Advertising

6. Brainstorm  Make a list of all the various mediums of media.  Which form(s) of media do you interact with the most?  What is the purpose of each type of media?  Who is the media's typical audience?  Make a list of all the various mediums of media.  Which form(s) of media do you interact with the most?  What is the purpose of each type of media?  Who is the media's typical audience?

7. Assignment  Keep a media log for the next couple of days.  A day due Friday  B day due Monday  Write down each type of media you come in contact with (tv, movies, radio, magazines, billboards, Internet-website/social media, etc)  In your log include the following: 1.Type of media 2.Title (show, name of magazine, etc.) 3.Author 4.Content/main point –Be Very Specific  Keep a media log for the next couple of days.  A day due Friday  B day due Monday  Write down each type of media you come in contact with (tv, movies, radio, magazines, billboards, Internet-website/social media, etc)  In your log include the following: 1.Type of media 2.Title (show, name of magazine, etc.) 3.Author 4.Content/main point –Be Very Specific

8. Back to business  Discuss…  Do you agree or disagree…media creates our reality?  Think about fashion, language, stereotypes, etc.  Discuss…  Do you agree or disagree…media creates our reality?  Think about fashion, language, stereotypes, etc.

9. Check this out  http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ0_6wJq9q4 http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ0_6wJq9q4  Now what do you think? Can this translate to other types of media? Why do media do this?  http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ0_6wJq9q4 http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ0_6wJq9q4  Now what do you think? Can this translate to other types of media? Why do media do this?

10. What about this?  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/media/generation-like/from-the-merchants-of- cool-to-generation-like/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/media/generation-like/from-the-merchants-of- cool-to-generation-like/  Is advertising a powerful thing?  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/media/generation-like/from-the-merchants-of- cool-to-generation-like/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/media/generation-like/from-the-merchants-of- cool-to-generation-like/  Is advertising a powerful thing?

11. Brainstorm again  List various media venues on one side, then list the target audience, who has ownership/bias, pros/cons  Can ownership/bias censor content?  List various media venues on one side, then list the target audience, who has ownership/bias, pros/cons  Can ownership/bias censor content?