How Visual Media Affect People

You have 2 assignments for this week:

a) With the Passage, you'll answer to the Practice. This will be your review for the Quiz #4.

Study the lesson's vocabulary as well!

b)Write a 1 1/2 page essay about any of these topics:

1. Impact or content? Ratings vs quality in program broadcasting

If you were a public broadcaster from Multimedios, would you pay more attention to ratings (even if this will inevitabily entail a lowering of quality) or would you focus on the core business of quality programming (eve if this means that your audience is likely to become smaller in the short-run)? Explain your reasoning.

2. Mass media's effect on people's perception ofcrime and violence, do you think people are more numb to it now because it's shown so much on TV's and newspapers?

3. Do violent video games cause behavior problems? Explain

Have a nice week.

WH.. WHAT? BOOK REPORT?

YEAPH! YOUR BOOK REPORT IS DUE IN DECEMBER.

I SUGGEST TO PLAN YOUR PAPER AHEAD OF TIME, THE DEADLINE WILL NOT BE CHANGED.

HERE ARE THE PRE-REQUISITES. POST ALL YOUR QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS IN THIS FORUM THREAD.

AND HERE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES FOR YOUR REFERENCE OF GOOD ESSAYS FROM PREVIOUS SEMESTERS.

The Whispering Statue

Ghostgirl

Note: The length and some of the pre-requisites this semester have changed!

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!

Crazy Relationships

Dear students,

1.- We have a day off on Sep. 17th, that means NO CLASS until Sep. 24th. I strongly suggest to start reading your book before the end of the semester. Avoid being in a rush and start working in your Final Essay. Here are a few book examples. Remember, 120 pages at least (full text).

2.- You h.w. is to write 1 1/2 page essay about any of these topics:

a) What are you looking in a person you want to be with?

b) Like me, date me: Can a Facebook 'Like' lead to a real world love?

c) How would you deal with a broken heart?

3.- Quiz #3: Study the key vocabulary from Crazy Relationships. The answers to our exercise are already avaiable in the link.

4.- Additional reference

'How can I tell if someone is lying to me?'

5.- AUXILIARY VERBS: I'm spotting a lot of mistakes in your assignments, specially those related to auxiliary and full verbs. Please review this lesson. You shouldn't have by today this type of mistakes.

Thirst, the quarrel of water

Dear students,

Tasks for the week

1) Your Quiz #2 will be this weekend. Study the vocabulary from 'Thirst, The Quarrel for Water'.

2) Answer with a paragraph to each of the questions in slide #22.

Notice: Print out your papers, I will NOT accept hws via e-mail.

Thirst Debate

The winner of our debate: The Government.

Nevertheless, it's important that you understand that complexity of your decisions; and their impact on the welfare of people. Read 'Cideb Town: 10 years later' to know the aftermath of your decisions as a town.

The members of this team will be awarded with an approval grade on a quiz in case they need it.

BTW, here's the link to the full movie of FLOW in YouTube.

1st Oral Test

The next class, I will schedule 1 h 30 m to evalute 8 to 10 students in their Oral Test.
The oral test will be about looking for a job. My advice is to search about tips to undertake a 3 min job interview in an entry-level position. You can even work on a resume (curriculum vitae) to have a clear picture of your skills and abilities, although this is not mandatory.

Have a great week!