ENTERTAINMENT AND THE MEDIA

In this chapter we will examine and investigate:
ENTERTAINMENT AND THE MEDIA



We will explore and discuss key vocabulary, including the positive and negative effects of visual media (TV, video, youtube, movies) on viewers.
Genre: action, comedy, drama, science fiction, horror, musical, fantasy
heartwarming, action-packed, horrifying, touching, realistic
Q: Possible effect of violent movies or TV programs on people's personalities and behavior.
Q: Signs of possible addiction to visual media; TV and computers, ie. Facebook.







ASSIGNMENTS AND EXERCISES

-Write a one-paragraph review of your favorite movie.
-Create a story web (organizer) and a title for your paragraph
-Analyzing how you choose movies (p. 141)
-Reading "How the Visual Media Affect People" and "Media Stories"
-GROUP WORK: summarize the two readings using an outline; (1)the main idea and supporting details, (2)Effect of the Visual Media; advantages and disadvantages
-various vocabulary exercises

-QUIZZES (3)
-Reading: part 1, part 2, and adjectives from writing pg.130;
-Using appositives to combine sentences pg. 134 writing
-Understanding suffixes and word families p.177
-Using historical present tense pg. 136 and pg. 140

SUPPLEMENTAL READINGS
- Article about Facebook addiction: Link
- Article Boy addicted to Thomas the Train
- Article Benefits of TV?
- Article (sample review) Silverado Review - Read Variety's Analysis Of The Movie Silverado
- Article: video Game Addiction

SUPPLEMENTAL VIDEOS
- Video "TV Addiction: Myth or fact?"
- Video "Why are networking sites so addictive?"
- Video "Media addiction"
- Video "Movie Trailer"
- Video "Video Game Addiction"
- Video "Hereafter" directed by Clint Eastwood

Parasites and your health

Parasites may be present in food or in water and can be identified as causes of foodborne or waterborne illness in the United States. They range in size, from tiny single-celled organisms to worms visible to the naked eye. Their lifecycle may also vary. While some parasites use a permanent host, others go through a series of developmental phases using different animal or human hosts. The illnesses they can cause range from mild discomfort to debilitating illness and possibly death.

What are parasites?
Parasites are organisms that derive nourishment and protection from other living organisms known as hosts. They may be transmitted from animals to humans, from humans to humans, or from humans to animals. Several parasites have emerged as significant causes of foodborne and waterborne illness. These organisms live and reproduce within the tissues and organs of infected human and animal hosts, and are often excreted in feces.

How are they transmitted?
They may be transmitted from host to host through consumption of contaminated food and water, or by putting anything into your mouth that has touched the stool (feces) of an infected person or animal.

How do they vary?
Parasites are of different types and range in size from tiny, single-celled, microscopic organisms (protozoa) to larger, multi-cellular worms (helminths) that may be seen without a microscope. The size ranges from 1 to 2 µm (micrometers) to 2 meters long.