the ISP the second part

Task: Conduct a 20-30 minute presentation / discussion on your book / social issue

Must  be included:

     a visual organizer....slideshow etc...which provides background info to the world of the book ....where does it take place, what is this setting like, who are the main characters and what social issue (s) do you intend to focus on ....etc

     at least one a video clip...it could be a movie trailer, a clip from that movie,  an appropriate news story, a music video  etc which deals at the very least with the major social issue of your novel

     an "activity" for the students; a handout, a quiz, a questionnaire etc

     an explanation of how your novel  specifically relates to the DIsconnected film - paragraph

      an explanation of how your novel could be compared to at least one other pop culture product: movie, novel, game etc - paragraph

      an explanation of  at least one of your news article (s) ....what is it about /  what does it reveal?

      distribution / explanation of your group pamphlets

      an outline of your presentation: order of items / time alloted for each section etc

      a self - reflection response (upon completion of presentation)

above all, a discussion...led by you..in which issues of the novel are considered and debated....there must be a minimum of five questions for class to discuss

the organization is up to you....it has be that length and the above elements must be included....how you go about it is your task and decision to make.

       all items above (handouts, paragraphs, slideshow, clips, links etc ) must be placed in appropriate hand in folder labelled appropriately...except for self reflection which should be submitted separately



the above is the minimum...feel free to add other elements (on topic) which would add to the presentation

#24 DIsconnected

the film is based around the online suicide of 19 year old Florida student Abraham Biggs....is it a film that should have been made

explain why or why not

A Message to the Depressed.

DISconnected Trailer (2011)

the isp...well, the first part

1. social issue article....in hand in folder / printed (to be shared with class but that's not for today)
in a paragraph, briefly analyse this article: what is about? what is the "issue" in question ? and what does the article reveal about this issue

2. content questions

3. issues web ( one side on teenage society in general, the other on the world presented in your novel)

4. narrative voice handout - the novels are told in a first person narration style (the person telling the story is in the story)...this has advantages and disadvantages. Complete the Narrative Voice handout for your novel ( "on the lines"means things clearly stated by the author...facts of some kind; " among the lines" means things that are answered by details revealed in more than one place in the book..the reader must put these facts together to create a complete picture; "between the lines" are things that start with details in the text but the reader's knowledge and awareness is necessary for understanding; 'beyond the lines" means things that require answers not given in the text at all. these are the themes that the reader can take from the text and apply to real-life situations.

5. complete the conflict concept map using three types of conflict (person vs person, person vs society and person vs self) ...find an example of each...explain what the character did,..what the result of that was and any recommendations for better decisions in the future (you can omit the predictions section)

6. a brochure (six panels in microsoft word) the panels : 1. the issue (title / images); 2. what is it / detailed description 3. at least one chart / graph that includes statistics on the issue 4. a list of websites offering further information on the issue (and brief descriptions of the sites) 5. identify and explain local agencies dealing with the issue 6. pop culture connections: famous examples (celebrities / movies / songs etc) which deal with the issue
...the above is the minimum ....feel free to expand / develop

ISP TOTAL IS 15% of final mark

#23 your social issue news story

what was it about?...where did it take place?...how does it demonstrate a particular social issue?

#22 isp novel...social issue

which social issue ( drug addiction, mental illness, homelessness etc) is most evident to you in the first half of your novel? explain