1. Today’s goals
Conduct media presentations

2. Class activity media presentations
In a few short minutes, we will begin out media presentations
Please go to the class website and click the “Presentation Survey Link”
Throughout the surveys, you will be asked to rate the different groups for:
Rhetorical context
History
Visuals
Engagement
Give category a rating of 1-5 for each group
The highest rated group overall will earn +10 points of quiz extra credit. Each group’s engagement grade will come from your ratings
When your group is done presenting, you may sign up for conferences next week

3. Individual activity reflective memo
Spend the next 5-10 minutes writing a paragraph or two about your experiences preparing for the media project
Make sure to describe your contributions to the project as well as the contributions of each of your group members
If anything was particularly hard, easy, fun, or onerous with this assignment, you may explain so here
This reflective memo will affect the individual participation grade of each group member and will be confidential

4. Homework- Blog Entry 2
Prompt: Brainstorm possible ideas for your WTR essay
Take a few minutes to begin brainstorming possible topics for your WTR essay. Rather than thinking of just your favorite media, try reflecting on your own identity and then try to identify ways that media may have been important in shaping it. You may wish to consider:
Who am I? What makes me special or unique and sets me apart from my peers?
What significant experiences with media might have contributed to these differences?
Are there any places back home that I miss? Why might I feel that way?
How is my own culture or identity represented in the media? How was US culture represented in media in my home country?
What events in my history helped shape who I am?
If you already have a media in mind for your essay, instead begin thinking of why that media is important and what you will write about it. You may wish to consider:
What are my emotions or reactions when I think back to my experiences with that media? When I view/visit it again?
How many times have I viewed/used this media? How many times will I do so in the future?
How can I tell a story about my experiences with this media? What events, settings, or characters will I focus on?
What part of my identity was affected by this media?
What did I learn from this experience?