Okay, this is an all class post. Hello to you all from the Western Communication Conference in Palm Springs California. It is freezing down here! I showed my movie to a group of performance studies scholars today, I was very nervous. I got some good laughs, though!
Current Events: Regarding the recent landslide disaster in the Philippine Islands, tell me what it means to communication scholars. How can we help? What does our discipline have to offer in order to address natural disasters? Can you suggest a charity we should associate with if we want to contribute as a class or group? As students, what is our social responsibility? I am open to extra credit for ideas that can actually move our classes to action or those of you that are motivated to ACT in the face of the recent disaster. Think outside the box/act outside the classroom/make an active difference!--Sandra
Monday, February 20, 2006
All Coms Classes: Post CRASH Ex Credit Here
If you would like to earn extra credit for the Crash assignment, carefully follow the directions of the handout I gave you and post your extra credit comments here. Sandra
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
COMS 331: Group Discussion CRASH Assignment
Here it is as promised, hope to see you there (CSUS, off Howe Ave. and Hi. 50 in The Union by the library) on Monday and NOT in our classroom at CRC, don't forget! -- S
COMS 331: Crash and Chapter 6
Cultural Context, Perspective and Stereotypes
This project will require a viewing of the film CRASH. A free viewing and discussion with the screenplay author will be held at Sac State on February 13th. The movie shows at noon and 5 and the screenwriter’s discussion is at 730pm. Hope you can make it!
Group Planning and Logistics:
Extra credit of 25 points is available if you organize, rideshare and attend within a small group, using cell phones to meet up and participate in a brief follow-up discussion on logistics only, all to be reported on the blog by Feb 20.
The assignment is as follows:
Read Chapter 6.
View the film and, if you can-hear the screenplay writer’s discussion @730pm.
Review Chapter 6.
Apply key concepts to examples from the film, including roles, confirmation bias, under representation, false dichotomies and prejudices, inferences versus facts, vividness, and correlation versus cause, group think and vigilance.
Remember: The film uses representative groups to portray “slices” of various cultures. This in itself is a generalization. Groups in the film include gender, race, ethnicity and profession as well as political. The stars of the film move in and out of various social contexts to reveal multiple perspectives and rationale for their seemingly rigid or stereotypical behaviors. For instance, in one group, Matt Dillon’s character is a cop, a member of a professional organization that seems to confuse facts with inferences and correlation with causation. But we also see him in the context of family member and son, and rescue team member and an HMO member. This entire film is constructed to open up dialogue about stereotypes that is honest and accounts for the reality that some validation exists for generalized thinking but it can be tempered by competent communication.
Group Division:
Your group can split the work in various ways: Each person takes a character and applies the concepts OR each person takes a different scene from the movie OR each person takes on a different stereotype OR each person takes a different key concept and applies various elements of the film to that concept. You should use citations from three sources, one can be the textbook and one can be the film itself. A references sheet in APA or MLA is included in the assignment. Visual aids, clips, and various interest pieces are encouraged as is audience interaction, one per group. Each group will lead a 3 minute roundtable discussion with one prompt question. Individuals should submit a three-page typed report on the film and the concepts listed above underline or bold your use of the concepts. You will share the highlights from your paper during your group presentation (2 minutes each).
COMS 331: Crash and Chapter 6
Cultural Context, Perspective and Stereotypes
This project will require a viewing of the film CRASH. A free viewing and discussion with the screenplay author will be held at Sac State on February 13th. The movie shows at noon and 5 and the screenwriter’s discussion is at 730pm. Hope you can make it!
Group Planning and Logistics:
Extra credit of 25 points is available if you organize, rideshare and attend within a small group, using cell phones to meet up and participate in a brief follow-up discussion on logistics only, all to be reported on the blog by Feb 20.
The assignment is as follows:
Read Chapter 6.
View the film and, if you can-hear the screenplay writer’s discussion @730pm.
Review Chapter 6.
Apply key concepts to examples from the film, including roles, confirmation bias, under representation, false dichotomies and prejudices, inferences versus facts, vividness, and correlation versus cause, group think and vigilance.
Remember: The film uses representative groups to portray “slices” of various cultures. This in itself is a generalization. Groups in the film include gender, race, ethnicity and profession as well as political. The stars of the film move in and out of various social contexts to reveal multiple perspectives and rationale for their seemingly rigid or stereotypical behaviors. For instance, in one group, Matt Dillon’s character is a cop, a member of a professional organization that seems to confuse facts with inferences and correlation with causation. But we also see him in the context of family member and son, and rescue team member and an HMO member. This entire film is constructed to open up dialogue about stereotypes that is honest and accounts for the reality that some validation exists for generalized thinking but it can be tempered by competent communication.
Group Division:
Your group can split the work in various ways: Each person takes a character and applies the concepts OR each person takes a different scene from the movie OR each person takes on a different stereotype OR each person takes a different key concept and applies various elements of the film to that concept. You should use citations from three sources, one can be the textbook and one can be the film itself. A references sheet in APA or MLA is included in the assignment. Visual aids, clips, and various interest pieces are encouraged as is audience interaction, one per group. Each group will lead a 3 minute roundtable discussion with one prompt question. Individuals should submit a three-page typed report on the film and the concepts listed above underline or bold your use of the concepts. You will share the highlights from your paper during your group presentation (2 minutes each).
Thursday, February 02, 2006
Coms 321 Blog II: Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder
Well, now that you have been exposed to perceptions as an interpersonal process, think of:
1. A time when you and a good friend disagreed dramatically on how much a film rocked/sucked
2. How hot or not another person at a club was for you and a friend
3. How you or a friend's fashion choice led to an "Oh, no you -dih-ent" moment.....
Reveal one of these three above to your classmates and me here on the blog and then answer the following questions:
What would it be like if everyone had the same perceptions or opinions?
What advantages are there in everyone perceiving things and people in the same way? What disadvantages?
Would we want to live in a world in which we all saw things in the same way? Or all saw everything differently?
Sincerely,
The Blogkeeper
1. A time when you and a good friend disagreed dramatically on how much a film rocked/sucked
2. How hot or not another person at a club was for you and a friend
3. How you or a friend's fashion choice led to an "Oh, no you -dih-ent" moment.....
Reveal one of these three above to your classmates and me here on the blog and then answer the following questions:
What would it be like if everyone had the same perceptions or opinions?
What advantages are there in everyone perceiving things and people in the same way? What disadvantages?
Would we want to live in a world in which we all saw things in the same way? Or all saw everything differently?
Sincerely,
The Blogkeeper
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
Public Speaking COMS 301: Your second BLOG!
Hey My Favorite Oratory Geniuses!Here is your next top secret BLOG assignment should you choose to accept it (like you have a choice, I know): Read the transcript from the President's State of the Union Speech at http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/01/31/politics/main1264706.shtml
1.What do you think now that you are trained professionals?
2. Who does Bush try to reach as his primary audience? How can you tell?
3. What does he seem to think we/they want to hear?
4.Give an example by quoting one strong statement that resonates (stands out) with you and breaking it down critically.
5. If you heard the president speak or can watch it on real player, compare the oral speech given in President Bush's unique delivery style to what it is like to read the words silently from the page. Pay attention to the vocabulary choices and types of words used to convey patriotism.
Quote for the day: "If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something." Have fun and don't disrespect other people's viewpoints, ok?--Your Blog Master
1.What do you think now that you are trained professionals?
2. Who does Bush try to reach as his primary audience? How can you tell?
3. What does he seem to think we/they want to hear?
4.Give an example by quoting one strong statement that resonates (stands out) with you and breaking it down critically.
5. If you heard the president speak or can watch it on real player, compare the oral speech given in President Bush's unique delivery style to what it is like to read the words silently from the page. Pay attention to the vocabulary choices and types of words used to convey patriotism.
Quote for the day: "If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something." Have fun and don't disrespect other people's viewpoints, ok?--Your Blog Master
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