Communications and Media

Demonstration Speech:  Speech has to be 4-6 minutes long This speech allows you to call upon your own experience in order to teach the audience how to do something.  The key to organizing this speech is to take it step by step.  It should follow a chronological pattern.  Also, try to impress us with something you think would be of special value or interest.  Allow yourself to be creative.  For example, we probably already know how to tie a shoe or brush our teeth!

This Project will consist of two parts: a creative project + an explanatory paper. For your Final Project, you must produce a creative project involving performance — meaning, I would like you to perform something and capture your performance in either an audio recording or a video recording. And your performance must pertain to the themes of this course and reference AT LEAST TWO READINGS FROM TWO DIFFERENT MODULES on the Syllabus. Your audio or video recording must be NO LONGER than five minutes long. Then, you will ALSO write a 2-page, double-spaced paper in which you EXPLAIN how your project relates to some of the themes of the course, and what two readings you used. For your Project, you could choose to write out an essay about your thoughts on a television show or social media account, relating it to some of the themes you’ve learned in this course, and you could record yourself reading your essay. Whatever genre and style of performance you choose, I advise that you choose something from television or something from social media, like a TV series, or an episode or character from that series, or a social media event, or account, or hashtag campaign, as your main object. Then you should do an explanation or commentary or reaction or parody or re-enactment or artistic re-interpretation of that TV or social media object that references themes from this course. Whatever type of recording you do, you just have to make sure it’s maximum 5 minutes long. It can be a lot shorter than 5 minutes, it just can’t be longer than 5 minutes. you also have to make sure that somewhere in your project, you mention two readings from two DIFFERENT modules of the course. You could cite the readings explicitly, but you could also just incorporate themes, concepts, frameworks, terms, keywords, main ideas from the readings, into your project. The reason that you have the option to not cite the two readings explicitly is that, remember, you will also be writing a 2-page paper explaining your project in addition to doing the project itself, and in that paper, you will state very clearly which readings you used for your project — you should write the titles of the two essays you used, their authors, and if you think it’s necessary or helpful, you should write which arguments, or lines, from the essays informed your project the most. Therefore, I have to be included an audio or video file attached with a 2 pages explanatory paper. Rubrics: This Project will be worth up to 16 points. 4 points will be based on how well your project engages with the themes of the course. 4 points will be based on how well you use the two readings from two different modules. 4 points will be based on the technical and aesthetic aspects of your project — though you don’t have to employ really sophisticated technical skills to do this project, but we want to evaluate how well you executed your concept for the project. And 4 points will be based on your 2-page explanatory paper, and how well you communicate in that paper what your project was about, and how it was inspired by what was discussed in the lectures and readings that make up this course.

Highly important that the 02 sources be from a scholarly journal. Intext citations MLA format and work cited page should be on the 3rd page. It is an INFORMATIVE speech and NOT a persuasive one. I will attach a sample. Please follow exactly the sample.  write out Topic, General purpose, Specific purpose and so on.

You’ve navigated 2000 ish years of communication technology, societal manipulation, and media growth and development. Take a minute to discuss the media trends you’ve observed, and predict where you think it’s going.

Use the attached reading as the sole source, pull specific concepts from the chapter to answer the address the professors assignment:  “This chapter covers small group decision making. Think back to the most complicated or pressing decision that you had to make in a small group context; probably something workplace or school related. After reading this chapter, reflect back on that process.  Do you think it was healthy?  What was right or wrong about how you came to your decision?” For citing material, just use page numbers from the attached (chapter 9) material.  For a good discussion board post, I need 3-4 citations.

Part 1: Media Consumption Log For the first part of this assignment you need to compile a log of your media consumption on three separate days. The first and second days should represent typical school days; the third day should represent a typical non-school day (e.g., the weekend). All three days should be representative of your general media activity. For each day, your assignment is to log all media activity, including: listening to the radio, surfing the Internet, reading the paper, talking on the phone, etc. You can organize this log in whatever fashion makes the most sense to you but I would suggest modifying the accompanying template/examplePreview the document or using this chart/log (example included in document). Keep in mind that the more information you collect about your media consumption the easier it will be to complete the second part of this assignment, which is described below. Part 2: Reflective Writing Assignment For the second part of this assignment you need to analyze your media consumption log and write a reflective essay about what it reveals about your relationship to the media environment. The purpose of this assignment is to get you to think critically about the role that media play in your life, the amount of media that you consume, the kind of media that you consume, why you consume particular forms of media over others, what impact these media have on you as a consumer/citizen, etc. Beyond compiling your media consumption log no additional reading or research is necessary. However, you are expected to make ties to course readings and discussion – specifically our Hanson textbook, the Waters article “Electronic Isolation Gives Us Cold Comfort” and Postman’s “Amusing Ourselves to Death” reading. Consider questions such as: Are you “amusing yourselves to death” to paraphrase Postman? In what way(s)? Provide examples from your media log. Waters wrote, “Planet Dave is a nice place to visit. I can’t afford to live there.” Why not? What’s wrong with Planet Dave? In your opinion, what are the pros and cons of our MEdia culture? How does Planet [insert your name here] impact your life? Please make sure to upload both your completed media consumption log and your reflective paper when you turn in this assignment as you will be graded on both. This journal should be approximately 2 pages, typed and double-spaced; 12 point font, 1-inch margins, proper spelling, syntax and grammar. You will be evaluated on: (1) the comprehensiveness of your media consumption log and (2) the clarity, organization and depth of your reflections on your media consumption.

Title/ Topic Why dogs are considered as human’s best friend? Specific Purpose: The purpose of my speech will be to inform the audience on A dog is a great pet to have because he will not just be a pet for his master but also a friend and a lifetime companion. Thesis: The thesis statement is a one-sentence summary of the central idea of your speech that narrows your topic. Having a dog will improve your physical and mental wellbeing.

Use this source: Griffin, E., Ledbetter, A., & Sparks, G. (2019). A first look at communication theory (10th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. This course is designed to help you develop your ability to apply communication theory to your everyday lives. For this Theory Application paper, choose one theory from either the “Media and Culture” or “Media Effects” Theories (chapters 25-30) and describe how it helps to explain a real life situation you have experienced. Be sure to describe: (a) the theory you selected and the key components of the theory, (b) what happened in your experience, (c) how this experience does (or perhaps does not) illustrate the key components of the theory, and (d) how your experience sheds light on the strengths or weaknesses of the theory. The recommended length for each paper is 3-4 pages double-spaced. Be sure to consult the rubric that will be used to assess your essays when preparing your work. Please submit your essays through Canvas. Detail: Each application paper should include a summary (in your own words) of the ONE theory discussed in your textbook and an example of how the theory can be applied to a real-life situation. Keep in mind that we will not necessarily cover all the theories before this paper is due, so you may want to read ahead and pick your favorites. Be sure to describe (a) the theory you selected and the key components of the theory, (b) what happened in your experience, (c) how this experience does (or perhaps does not) illustrate the key components of the theory, and (d) how your experience sheds light on the strengths or weaknesses of the theory. Be sure to write about your own examples—do not use ones that were brought up in class (unless it was your own). A “real-life situation” is very loosely defined; think about interactions that you have with friends, family members, coworkers, teammates, and parents. Also, you can think about and describe situations from TV or movies that illustrate some application of theory. Ask yourself: What insight does the theory provide to help you understand communication situations in which you have found yourself? What predictions does it make or advice does it offer for future activities? You should strive to integrate your explanation/overview of the theories and discuss the explanations through the particular real-life situation. Application and understanding of the theories should not be separate. Remember, this course fulfills the University’s GCCR (Intermediate Writing) requirement. So, do be sure to put your best foot forward in your writing. Make sure your work is well argued (sufficient evidence is provided and warranted for each claim you make), well organized (include a brief introduction with a clear thesis and preview statement, ensure that body paragraphs are organized logically, and include a conclusion that summarizes the writing and recaps the thesis), and features good written mechanics (spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, term usage, proofreading).

This Project will consist of two parts: a creative project + an explanatory paper. For your Final Project, you must produce a creative project involving performance — meaning, I would like you to perform something and capture your performance in either an audio recording or a video recording. And your performance must pertain to the themes of this course and reference AT LEAST TWO READINGS FROM TWO DIFFERENT MODULES on the Syllabus. Your audio or video recording must be NO LONGER than five minutes long. Then, you will ALSO write a 2-page, double-spaced paper in which you EXPLAIN how your project relates to some of the themes of the course, and what two readings you used. For your Project, you could choose to write out an essay about your thoughts on a television show or social media account, relating it to some of the themes you’ve learned in this course, and you could record yourself reading your essay. Whatever genre and style of performance you choose, I advise that you choose something from television or something from social media, like a TV series, or an episode or character from that series, or a social media event, or account, or hashtag campaign, as your main object. Then you should do an explanation or commentary or reaction or parody or re-enactment or artistic re-interpretation of that TV or social media object that references themes from this course. Whatever type of recording you do, you just have to make sure it’s maximum 5 minutes long. It can be a lot shorter than 5 minutes, it just can’t be longer than 5 minutes. you also have to make sure that somewhere in your project, you mention two readings from two DIFFERENT modules of the course. You could cite the readings explicitly, but you could also just incorporate themes, concepts, frameworks, terms, keywords, main ideas from the readings, into your project. The reason that you have the option to not cite the two readings explicitly is that, remember, you will also be writing a 2-page paper explaining your project in addition to doing the project itself, and in that paper, you will state very clearly which readings you used for your project — you should write the titles of the two essays you used, their authors, and if you think it’s necessary or helpful, you should write which arguments, or lines, from the essays informed your project the most. Therefore, I have to be included an audio or video file attached with a 2 pages explanatory paper. Rubrics: This Project will be worth up to 16 points. 4 points will be based on how well your project engages with the themes of the course. 4 points will be based on how well you use the two readings from two different modules. 4 points will be based on the technical and aesthetic aspects of your project — though you don’t have to employ really sophisticated technical skills to do this project, but we want to evaluate how well you executed your concept for the project. And 4 points will be based on your 2-page explanatory paper, and how well you communicate in that paper what your project was about, and how it was inspired by what was discussed in the lectures and readings that make up this course.

You are to watch and analyze this clip in your essay due Monday, July 27 at 11:59 pm. In 500 words, explain two ways in which President Obama invokes convenience in his discussion of drone warfare, referring to Slack and Wise. Then, one consequence in this instance (related to drone warfare) of living in a technological culture that privileges convenience? Again, draw from Slack and Wise in explaining this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1tz9XiqqMQ&t=304s