Schedule - October 5 update

Day-by-Day Schedule of Activities & Assignments
October 5 update


WEEK SIX

International perspectives on local/global issues.

DUE 10/5 spend at least 2 hours reading / watching news from international press online, taking notes on one particular issue and the different perspectives you can perceive about that issue – online sources include: England (www.bbc.co.uk), Russia (www.en.rian.ru, http://english.pravda.ru), Qatar (http://english.aljazeera.net), Australia (http://australianetwork.com, www.canberratimes.com.au), Japan (www.nhk.or.jp), Vietnam (www.vietnamnews.com, www.thanhniennews.com)
DUE 10/7 Prep for in-class workshop on RA#1



WEEK SEVEN

Are people better informed in the “Information Society”?

DUE 10/12 RA#1
DUE 10/14 Unit 6, Issue 18, page 364



WEEK EIGHT

Midterm week

DUE 10/19 RA #2
DUE 10/21 Study for midterm quiz



WEEK NINE

Is advertising good for society? Midterm 1:1 reviews.

DUE 10/26 Nothing – enjoy your break
DUE 10/28 Unit 2, Issue 7, page 129



WEEK TEN

Do video games encourage violent behavior?
DUE 11/2 Unit 2, Issue 5, page 9
DUE 11/4 TBD