Here is the slideshow we used today, the questions are at the end.

For those of you missing this assignment:  media mystery questions, clues, metaphorical drawing:  use the clues to answer the questions and then create a metaphor of some aspect of media literacy, media consolidation, or its impact.  Questions about this or other assignments?  Come to FLEX, please.

Follow the Money  let's play around with this a bit

media literacy slide show here

Digital version of Media Literacy Applied.  If you're having trouble deciding on a source, here is a list of sources organized along the political spectrum.  Media analysis assignment is due Wednesday, February 17.

Interested in the media literacy opening activity today?  Check out these additional articles:

Mashable on 7 times activism and politics were found in Formation:
http://mashable.com/2016/02/07/beyonce-formation-activism/#0SAHx1KcRsq4

NPR Article that analyzes response to song and video:

http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2016/02/09/466142526/not-ready-to-stop-obsessing-over-beyonc-and-formation-we-got-you

Zandari (blog article breaking down Beyonce’s video and song, warning, strong language): http://newsouthnegress.com/southernslayings/

from a white theater critic, "advice to white people"
http://bittergertrude.com/2016/02/08/white-people-shut-up-about-beyonce/

Party Debrief Questions for discussion:

• The political party that most made me want to move to Canada…
• The political party that I’d be most excited to actually cast a vote for…
• The political party that deserves a shout out...
• The political party that best fits your beliefs about your focal issues…
• Observations, questions, connections that come up for me…

Using your personal political platform, and your notes from party registration day, your task is to write a Political Autobiography paper which is due on Wednesday, February 10.  You will have the remainder of the class period to write.