Media+and+History

Assignment 3: Assigned September 15th

 * Visit Newseum and view the Papers from TODAY
 * Check out the Front Pages from around the country
 * Pick 5 news papers from DIFFERENT States
 * Copy the pages into a Word or PowerPoint
 * Answer the following questions
 * 1) What headlines were used?
 * 2) How were they different from the different states?
 * 3) What story stood out the most to you? Why?
 * 4) What pictures were used? Did they use Close Ups?
 * 5) What emotions were shown?
 * 6) Do you think any of this stories will be remembered in 10 years? Which ones? Why?
 * Save and work on something quietly when done

Assignment 2: Assigned September 13th
__**Osama Bin Laden Headline Comparison**__
 * View Newseum Today's Front Pages May 2nd
 * Click on Archived Pages
 * Click on May 2 entry on Osama Bin Laden
 * Analyze the different pages. You will be creating an MS Word Document or a Power Point slide(s) to answer the following questions so you should practice answering these questions now.
 * 1) What are some of the words/phrases used in the headlines?
 * 2) How do headlines from different regions in the United States differ?
 * 3) What images were used (if any) to help enhance the headline?
 * 4) Were there close-ups? Of what? Why were there close-ups?
 * 5) Make a list of the words that "feel" emotional to you.
 * 6) From whose point of view are the headlines and images presented.


 * Pick five newspapers from different areas of the the world or regions in the U.S.
 * __Make sure the paper has coverage about Osama Bin Laden. Not all do.__

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 * Copy the images from each of the papers and paste them into a MS Word Document or a Power Point Slide.
 * Answer the SIX questions above
 * See my example( C/U stands for Close Up).

Assignment 1: In Class September 12th
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 * Watch this video: Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima
 * Watch this video: **Hiroshima Atomic Bomb, 1945--A Day that Shook the World**
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 * Watch this video: **Barefoot Gen**
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 * Think about the videos. In a Word Document, answer these questions:
 * Whose point of view is seen in the second video?
 * How is this point of view different from "BarefootGen?"
 * How are the images presented in this video?
 * How are the images different than in the Barefoot Gen?
 * How does this video make you feel?
 * Whose point of view is seen in the last video?
 * How is this point of view different from the documentary?
 * How are the images presented in this video?
 * How are the images different than in the documentary
 * How does this video make you feel?
 * Save this as VIDEOS in your H Drive, Media Folder, History Folder