Posted: September 26, 2017
Reminder: Map Test on the Middle East on Friday!
Mr. T. Theriault Notes
World Issues, Sociology, Media Studies, Digital Productions, and Journalism.
Notes
Posted: September 25, 2017
Reminder to Sociology 120 students that their Unit 1 Test is tomorrow!
Please consider studying: Conflict, Functionalist, Symbolic Interactionist and Feminist theories.
Also, the works of Auguste Comte, Emile Durkheim, Max Weber, Herbert Spencer, Harriet Martineau, and Karl Marx.
Good Luck!!
Posted: September 20, 2017
Michael Moore’s SICKO
As a class we will view Michael Moore’s “SICKO”. During the movie you are to write down 20 points that are made that may seem questionable to you. You will hand these in attached to the back of your essay.
For your essay you are to pick three (3) of these points and critique them to the best of your ability. Are they true? Partially true?
Whether you are agreeing or refuting one of Michael Moore’s points you are to back it up with quality sources. Please make sure that the sources are accurate to the time period of the filming of the movie as well. (Example: Do not use a 2017 fact point to prove or disprove a point made in 2006)
Please source on the page and provide a “Works Cited” page attached to the back as well.
Value: 20
(Each answer, whether proving or refuting, is worth 10 marks. You will lose 5 marks for not providing a “Works Cited”, 2 for not having a proper title page, and 3 for not sourcing on the page. This rule will now apply for all assignments!)
Posted: September 19, 2017
Reminder: Middle East Map Test - Sept. 29th
Posted: September 18, 2017
Reminder: Mock video this week. Don't forget to bring your stuff, and storyboards.
Posted: May 9, 2017
In groups of 2 or 3, you are going to research an NGO and present it to the class. Keep in mind that you are going to be teaching your classmates about this particular NGO, and it’s cause!
You need to answer: Who are they? How did they start? Why? History? Are they Human Rights/Environmental/etc?Are they Campaigning/Operational? Where are they located? Headquarters? Regions of interest? What are their goals/purpose? How do they accomplish this? Approach? How are they funded? Grants? Donations? Other support?
Lastly, why did you pick this NGO? Are you behind it? Support it? Pitch it to the class! Show your classmates what they are all about and why they feel so passionate about this cause.
You will be marked on: Mechanics – 10, Content – 10, Pic/Video – 10, Delivery – 10, Relevance – 10, Extra Work – 10 – Handouts/Poster/Flyer/Shirt… etc.
Value 60
Posted: April 18, 2017
Subculture / Counterculture Project
You and your group are to create a presentation on one particular subculture or counterculture and present it to the class. You are to teach the class about your chosen group and include the following in your presentation: language (slang, lingo, terms) formal norms informal norms goals brief history how does the outside world view the group? true?
You are to keep in mind the following rubric for your presentation: - Delivery - 10 - Content - 10 - Pic/Media - 10 - Mechanics - 10 - Extra - 10 - Anything extra you want to do as a group to make your presentation stick out. Use of costume, music, create a video, handouts, poster, etc.
Posted: March 27, 2017
Fairy Tale Project
For this assignment you are to choose a fairy tale that is public domain and record an audio story using it. You can work in groups of 2 or 3 or you can choose to do it on your own.
Requirements:
- You are to record your own reading.
- Use at least 10 sounds in your story.
- Record at least 3 of these sounds yourself. (If not recorded yourself sounds must be copyright free.)
Organization: 10 Mic’ing: 10 Quality: 10 Value: 30
Due: April 3rd!
Posted: March 20, 2017
In this Introduction to Digital Sound assignment you will create a “Microphones for Dummies” presentation/guide. Be creative and use your skills you have developed in this course so far to create pictures for your examples, instructions, etc.
You will need to explain: Dynamic Microphones\Condenser Microphones
> Their uses and differences
Ribbon Microphones
What is a frequency? What is frequency response? Why is it important in understanding microphones and different mic’ing situations?
What is Directionality? Omnidirectional Bidirectional Unidirectional
You can use the following link for help: http://blog.shure.com/choosing-the-right-mic/
Posted: February 28, 2017
Project due Thursday, March 2nd.
In groups of no more then 2 students each you are going do your first "self-teach". You are going to select one of the policies/organizations/branches of government, etc. that are drastically different in Canada as compared to the United States.
Your presentation could include a PowerPoint, video, poster, pamphlets or handouts, etc. Or, you could do all of the above, there is no combination unacceptable! The more work you put in, the more "impressed" I will be!
In paper form you must provide me with a title and a works cited page giving credit to where you found your information and what you used. Also attached should be a brief paragraph describing "how" you found your information and findings.
As stated in class you will be graded on your delivery of the material, mechanics, use of pictures and/or video, and content.
VALUE: 40
Posted: February 23, 2017
Digital Productions 120 – Movie/Concert/Video Game Poster
You are going to create a 8.5 x 11 Photoshop layout with 300dpi resolution (open photoshop, click "file", "new" and click the dropdown preset to "U.S. Paper").
Your poster will contain the following: • 3 Text layers • 3 different brush sets with effects • 3 Pictures from the Internet (copyright free)
Your poster can be for a movie/video game, concert, TV show etc.
Please be sure to check out the following link: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-basic-principles-graphic-design-take-granted-everyday/
You will need to explain to me how you used PROXIMITY, ALIGNMENT, REPETITION, CONTRAST, and possibly WHITE SPACE for your design.
Posted: February 14, 2017
Your Photoshop FAILS assignment is due by the end of class tomorrow. The following Photoshop Assignments are due by next Wednesday! Yes, I considered possible snow days….
Please make sure that you use copyright free images to perform the following activities.
Layers activity (dog & Field) - Cut out dog and add to field picture. Find 3 other pictures and add them to your project. Add your name in 2 Text layers to your projects with various effects to your layout.
Value: 15
Lighthouse Project - Use crop tool to rotate picture and make it straight. Use clone stamp to remove unwanted people from picture. lighthouse.jpg
Value: 5
Old Man - Remove blemishes and fix the right eye. Using clone stamp/healing tool OR polygonal lasso.
Value: 10
Dinosaur - Using the tools you have been practicing with, erase the man in the picture AND the two smaller dinosaurs in the lower left. Pay close attention to the textures and make them as seamless as possible.
Value: 10
Here is the link to the images: http://jmh.nbed.nb.ca/mr-t-theriault/gallery/photoshop-images
Posted: February 7, 2017
Michael Moore’s SICKO
As a class we will view Michael Moore’s “SICKO”. During the movie you are to write down 20 points that are made that may seem questionable to you. You will hand these in attached to the back of your essay.
For your essay you are to pick three (3) of these points and critique them to the best of your ability. Are they true? Partially true?
Whether you are agreeing or refuting one of Michael Moore’s points you are to back it up with quality sources. Please make sure that the sources are accurate to the time period of the filming of the movie as well. (Example: Do not use a 2017 fact point to prove or disprove a point made in 2004)
Please source on the page and provide a “Works Cited” page attached to the back as well.
Value: 30
(Each answer, whether proving or refuting, is worth 10 marks. You will lose 5 marks for not providing a “Works Cited”, 2 for not having a proper title page, and 3 for not sourcing on the page. This rule will now apply for all assignments!)
Posted: February 7, 2017
You will create a PowerPoint featuring examples of Photoshop gone wrong, and Photoshopped images done right.
- Be creative with your PowerPoint.
- Have 10 examples (very different) of poorly Photoshopped images.
- Have 5 examples of what you consider to be Photoshop done right.
Value: 20
Creativity 5
Bad Images 10
Good Images 5
Posted: January 13, 2017
Final Sociology Assignment:
Survey Project: Education
Your survey project is worth 10% of your final grade is to be handed in the day of your exam. You will use your project and its results to answer the final part of the exam that has to do with research.
Your survey project should include the following:
*** Page 1: A title page (Includes name, class, date, teacher name)
*** Page 2: First paragraph – Introductory paragraph about your topic, why you chose it and a summary of the article you’ve attached.
Second paragraph – State your hypothesis and what you intend to prove.
Third paragraph – State your dependent and independent variable for your study.
*** Page(s) 3: A blank, unanswered copy of your survey which includes all questions you asked of your participants. No more than 20 questions should be asked but no less than 10.
*** Page(s) 4: Please include your results in percentages and/or charts. This can be done for you with no extra work within the Google drive.
*** Page(s) 5: You MAY want to include all of your survey responses in strands so that you can more easily see the anonymous user’s complete answers and not just in percentages. This is the generic “excel” looking page that comes up when going to print responses. You may also keep this separate from your project if you wish.
*** Page(s) 6: Please attach the article to the back of all of this that you used to form your argument in the first paragraph of your second page and which you formed your hypothesis around.