Re-PresentationPS


 * Students will:**
 * 1) understand media representations about events can be edited and transformed.
 * 2) understand that each person interprets events in their own way.
 * 3) distinguish between an event and a representation of an event. (reading a newspaper story is equal to reading a letter about the event; listening to a news broadcast is like listening to a phone call about the event)
 * Assignment: **
 * 1) Create a wiki page called Re-presentatioCodename. Copy the information below and paste it on the page that you create.
 * 2) I will show the class a brief video of an event or an interview. Imagine you are a reporter who has just witnessed this event.

After viewing the event. complete the following
 * A. Take five minutes to write down quickly in note form everything that you can remember about the event.**
 * a boy ran around the room
 * everyone was confused
 * he ran around the room then left
 * he came back in, ran around, then left again
 * he ran around the rows of the computers
 * he never told us what he was doing
 * his teacher got him when he ran out of he room
 * he had dark hair
 * he was a little boy in the younger grades
 * he was wearing the school uniform


 * B. Using your notes, try to organize the"story" of what happened into a sequence in which the most important information is given first.**


 * C. If you were able to have a still camera to record the event, what one picture would you most like to have taken?**


 * D. Using the materials you have got, write a story for your local newspaper ( include who, what, where, when, why ) that tells what happened. You should include a sketch of your imaginary picture with a caption. (Use Tux Paint to draw the sketch. Go to File on the wiki page and upload the file to your page.)**




 * E. Compare your story with those produced by the rest of the class. (Read at least 10 stories on the wiki.) Has everyone agreed what is the most important part of the event? Do you all have the same choice of picture? If there are differences, how do you explain these?**


 * F. Do you think some versions are more accurate than others? Give your reasons.**