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Thursday 1. Place a copy of your ad deconstruction into the Collaboration folder in Office 365. Identify your work using your student number. Paste a copy of the "Focused Feedback" (in Content library) next to the ad deconstruction. 2. In your Assignments folder, follow my instructions for identifying the evidence of quality. Wednesday 1. Today is the final day to work on your "bad ad" deconstruction. Please ensure you have yours ready for the beginning of tomorrow's class. Tuesday 1. Work on your "bad ad" deconstruction - due at the beginning of class on Thursday. 2. IF you complete your ad deconstruction, read your term novel and/or work on your blog.  Monday 1. Today you are back in the computer lab to work on your "Bad Ad" deconstruction. You will have most of this week to work on this piece. It is due at the beginning of class on Thursday.  2. There will be a quiz on the voca

Monday, April 24 - Thursday, April 27

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Thursday 1. Get a novel for your MGP project 2. Create your blog for your term MGP project. 3. Begin work on your "Bad Ad" deconstruction write-up. Wednesday Block B 1. Don't forget to be thinking about your term novel: realistic fiction. Tell me your choice on Thursday. I will have a small selection of novels to look over in class today. 2. Meet the Hilfigers. 3. Score some more sample ad deconstructions.  4. Get started on your ad deconstruction.  Block D 1. Don't forget to be thinking about your term novel: realistic fiction. Tell me your choice on Thursday. I will have a small selection of novels to look over in class today. 2. Look at some "interesting" ads. 3. Score some sample ad deconstructions.  4. Get started on your ad deconstruction. Tuesday                                   "Tikka Tuesday" -   and yes you are going to look at pictures of her all week! 1. Don't forget to be thinking about your

Tuesday, April 18 - Thursday, April 20

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Friday - Block B/F  only 1. Complete the ad-deconstructions (assigned on Thursday) for Givenchy and Jerk Salsa in Office 365/Content library/Term 4/ Givenchy or Jerk Salsa. 2. Complete blue worksheet B9 Gender stereotypes in advertising. There are 4 ads below for chocolate. Complete the chart at the bottom of the page. Shape means the shape/size of the chocolate. I have placed a copy of the worksheet in Office 365 if you have lost yours, or if you were away and didn't get one. Copy and paste it into your Assignment folder. If you got the paper one, no need to put it into Office 365. chocolate for women -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FEaDY1BMus  &  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtMLIp2w3kU chocolate for men  -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uii3VhELiuE    &   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8eR4mDKH_c 3. Complete B8 Looking behind the ad: implicit and explicit messages. Read through the sheet so you understand the difference between implicit and explici

Monday, April 10 - Thursday, April 13

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Thursday 1. Look for a "bad ad" to use for the upcoming assignment where you analyze an ad. 2. Look at Office 365 for the Term 4 reading assignment. 3. Research your Term 4 novel. Head to library and pick it up? 4. Complete the Demographics & Target market work. Wednesday 1. Short story quiz. 2. More persuasive techniques... 3. Demographics and Target markets. Quizlet link so you can play and learn short story terms... https://quizlet.com/168944317/english-12-terms-and-devices-flash-cards/ Tuesday 1. Questions/comments about the short story quiz? Date? Wednesday or Thursday? 2. Advertising and rhetoric: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeCz5fy02JE 3. Other persuasive advertising strategies: persuasive devices/appeals/promises Think Different:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFEarBzelBs 4. Demographics & Target markets iPhone 7  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvVvwh3BRq8 Apple Music  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQY3KUR3VzM Monday 1.

Monday, April 3 - Friday, April 7

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Wednesday Did You know it's Read a Road Map Day!  1. Short story reading time. Spend 10-15 minutes doing this. 2. Discuss yesterday's short films. How did it go? 3. Capture the castle - short story quiz game! 4. Practice quiz on short stories. Have you learned anything yet??? Tuesday Sourdough Bread Day! 1. Short story reading time. Spend 10-15 minutes doing this. 2. Short story terms through short films. View the films using your phones so you can have sound, or plug-in to the headphone jack on the computer for sound. I have placed a copy of yesterday's green chart into Office 365. Use the green photocopies for note taking. Go to the Content Library in Office 365. Copy the page called "Short story terms through short film". Create a new page in your Assignment folder and put a copy of the chart there. You may find you have to download a copy, work in Word and then put your completed chart back into Office 365: otherwise, you may not be able