Unplug & Research for Op Ed Article (+ Quiz)

TASK 1: Unplug Article

Write a short news article (including a catchy headline), that you think is a fair and accurate representation of the articles you read about A Day Without Media:

• In your article, include some carefully selected quotations from the authors of the studies, and/or the students they quote.
• Remember to attribute your sources. 
• Over the weekend (Saturday-Monday) you were asked to choose one day to unplug. Investigate how difficult or easy it is to unplug from all media sources during the day. 
• Use your notes you took about your reaction during this day. 
• Use your notes to add your reaction/experience to the article.
• Submit your Google doc article file to Google Classroom (see Google Classroom for more information). 

If you are done, use this time to catch up on work that you may be missing (blog posts, comments, articles, editorials.. etc.) or review your notes for the quiz.

TASK 2: QUIZ 

There will be a quiz on V for Vendetta (Book content as well as class discussions/class activities)

TASK 3: Research

1. With a partner, or alone, choose a Social Media Platform:
1. Tumblr
2. Instagram
3. Facebook
4. Snapchat
5. TikTok
6. Youtube
7. Reddit
8. Pinterest
2. Research the negative impacts and positive impacts of your platform.
3. This information may come from a video, speech, news clipping, etc.
4. Create a doc on GoogleDocs to keep your notes about the platform, this will help you when you start working on your project. Please share this document with me (emartinez.kranz@gmail.com) so that I may track your progress. 
5. Your project may be: 
1. PSA video (1-3 min.)
2. Podcast (3-5 min.)
3. Google Slides / Prezi  

HOMEWORK: Finish up your project on a social media platform due Thursday October 24, 2019.