Due for Wednesday Listen to the following episode of the Experiment on the seed panic of summer 2020. Then, head over to Schoology and drop a note or two on what a "polished" or "professional" podcast is sure to do / have.
Due for Friday In groups: write, perform, and record a bad fight between two lovers (will they break up? find love?). Then, use your own devices and resources (including Chrome Music Lab and Chord Chord) to score your scene. Should be between one to four minutes long.
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Reminder - if you are leading class on Thursday, you are not expected to complete the readings / blogs on your topic.
Due for Tuesday Read two of the following articles: 1. 538 - Shut Up about Harvard (2016) 2. NYT - What Colleges Want in an Applicant (Everything) (2017) 3. WaPo - Schools are Now Test Optional (2021) 4. Quartz - The School that did away with Grades (2017). Blog Post: What is right or wrong with colleges giving "scholastic achievement" or grades a premium weight while considering an application? What blind spots or unintended consequences would a focus on valuing grades above all else engender? What if they ignored grades altogether? What should colleges focus on when trying to see whether a specific applicant is "right for their school"? Due for Monday, Read one of the following articles: 1. Vox - Shitty Media Men (2018) 2. The Cut - ¿Has Visto la Lista? (2021) Blog Post: How should we understand and implement the ideals of "innocent until proven guilty" and "due process" when it comes to matters of sexual assault? What compulsion or considerations do companies, institutions, or society/public opinion have regarding individuals accused of something difficult to prove or disprove? If an individual is fired for allegations of sexual harassment, should he/she/they be hired back if these allegations cannot be proven? Can someone be denied of a job or of a promotion or of a position for allegations that are near-impossible to prove? Be sure to submit the final draft of your speech onto Schoology!
Due for Friday Fill out the form on your idea for our NPR project. Due for Monday Listen to the following podcast on Vantablack. As you listen, take notes on the following questions several times, being sure to mark the timestamp when you note something, and submit 5 of your notes: 1. What are you hearing in addition to the voices of the host(s) and the guests? 2. How does the podcast try to keep your attention or the energy of the episode moving? 3. How does this podcast try to appropriate narrative structure / features (protagonists/antagonists, setting the scene, perspective, etc.) 4. How does the podcast use sonic elements to add texture or accentuate the content or particular moments in the storytelling? 5. How does it introduce guests, transition between sections, or otherwise orient the listener in its writing or sound design? Submit this on schoology. Due for Thursday Read the following pieces on misinformation on podcasts. Blogpost: What responsibility do media platforms or large corporations have regarding fighting misinformation being promoted or exchanged by its users or hosts? Is it different if it's a podcaster as opposed to a typical user of a social media platform? Is it different if it's a star celebrity as opposed to someone smaller? What if it's an athlete?
Due for Monday for everyone BESIDES those who are leading our class on Feb 3 Read this article and listen to this snippet of a TED Talk. Blog post: What, in your mind, is the purpose of grades? How does South try to use grades? Are grades largely effective for the stereotypical South student? Due for Monday, the 24th Email me a link to your group's short film! It should be at most 12 minutes long.
Due for Monday, the 24th Be prepared to perform your speech! We will be drawing names from a bucket.
Due for Thursday, classtime: Read the following article from NY Mag and this one from the New York Times on old inmates. Blogpost: What should we do with old prisoners, especially in the day and age of COVID? Is it fair to commute the sentences of older prisoners because they are at higher risk of complication for this disease? Do you have any sympathy for old prisoners? What determines this sympathy? Does our societal understanding or picture of what “danger” looks like play into our sympathies?
Due for Thursday, 11:59pm Submit your Response Paper 3 onto Schoology. Due for Tuesday the 18th Blogpost: Link us to an opinions piece that you find compelling. Why? What's it doing successfully for you? By end of class on Friday the 14th Submit your mostly finished draft of your speech. I want you to go into the weekend rehearsing and memorizing your speech!
Due for Thursday Read the following article on DoorDash's new policy. Blog post: What are your immediate reactions to this policy? What assumptions are being acted upon when instituting this policy? Are they valid? How should an employer go about changing a job description after an individual has been hired?
Due for Monday the 10th Nothing! Just keep in mind we'll be doing an in-class essay. Due by end of class, Wednesday Submit your speech proposal onto Schoology
Due for Monday Come to class with a basic outline of your speech prepared |
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