Dirt Cheap

Activities for the week

Quiz #7: Study the terms from "Who wants to be a millionaire?"

Quiz #8: Study the terms from "Dirt Cheap" and "Shopping".

Bring the Shopping Idioms Worksheets the next class.

Homework

1.5 page essay: Tell me about your experience in the Spending Spree Activity. What I learned; like/dislike?; ideas to improve our activity, etc.

Have a great week!

Can Money Buy Happiness?

Tasks for the week

Self study: Read "A tale of millionaires" pages 1 and 2.

Quiz #7: Study the terms from "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire": begging, linked, fantasized, smash, tempting, withdrew, broke, windfall, spending spree, charity, etc.

Bring your scissors for the next class!

Hooked on the Net

Tasks for the week

1) St. Patrick's 2: Bring your meals. We'll continue with our green festival.

2) Study for Quiz #6 "Hooked on the Net".

Homework

1) Write a 1 page essay about any of these two topics:

a. "If a were a millionaire..."

b. Social network concerns: What would I change about Facebook? Why?

2) Read the following scenario and answer the questions below. I expect answers from a high school student!

There's no meaningful difference in Cideb Town since your water privatization deal. Nowadays, with so many unsolved issues, post-election chaos has become a nightmare for you, the new head of the town.

"The Resistance" lead by Mr. Jaime is calling for civil disobedience. Your intelligence and security services have detained prominent critics of the state who use the Internet to spread the opposition and a cover operation for a coup d'etat (military coup). But your Parliament fears that without enough enforcement, your government will be toppled by a popular uprising.

In an attempt to set order back, your assembly suggest to: a) diminsh the people's freedom of speech and b) to ban the right to publicly voice their disagreement in mass gatherings such as rallies and protests. The new policy includes a strong content filtering and blocking social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, and even uploading your camera-and-mirror type photos in Metroflog!

After reading the above, answer the following questions:

a. Is censorship a fair measure for authorities to ensure peace and stability in their countries? In what extent should content regulation be possible to prevent harm to societies? Think, besides the benefit of consumer freedom, about the possible threats and consequences from a free Internet.

b. Whether you like it or not, explain your steps to handle the situation. Remember that the old guy from high school wants your removal and detention. The aftermath from a handful of awkward decisions continues....

1/2 page at least!

Today's News!

Tasks for the week

Study for Quiz #5 "Today's News!" The terms are in your worksheet. :)

Homework

1. It's St. Patrick's Day! Dress in green and bring a meal. Don't be a party pooper!

REMEMBER, THE CONTEST WILL BE HELD THE NEXT WEEK, ON SAT. 19th.

2. Write a 1.5 page essay about any of these topics:

a) If you could set the ethics and standards for a "fair journalism", what would you consider to regulate the media?

b) If you were a war journalist and had to make a choice between reporting a story or lending "a helping hand", what would you decide? What's ethically what you're supposed to do? Should journalists be involved in events or refuse to help because it's not their job?

c) Suppose you were a reporter in Libia and you decide to "cross the line" involving in the story to help the injured and sick. In your report, you'll be certainly including the fact that you're trying to help to treat a patient in your story. But people will argue that you're exploiting the sick and injured. Are these crtics well-founded or they ignore the common sense of kindness? What's fair and what's not? Explain your reasoning.

How Visual Media Affects People

Tasks for the week

1) Two quizzes on the weekend, "Crazy Relationships" and "How Visual Media Affects People"... this was your choice. :)

2) Read the passage and answer the pending activites from our worksheet. This will be your review for Quiz #4.

3) Last session for oral tests.

Homework

Write a 1.5 page essay about any of these topics:

a) Impact or content? Rating 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 (even if this will mean that your audience is likely to become smaller in the short-run)? Explain your reasoning.

b) Do you think of visual media as a mean to enrich people's mind (the transmission of knowledge) or significant risk of attention problems and other disorders? Explain.

c) How could visual media affect unconsciously the mind of people?

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