Week 15: Modern Family

Week 15: Modern Family 
Fr 12.2
Class: Writer’s workshop
Due: RESEARCH PAPER (UP TO PG. 3; BRING 2 COPIES)

Note: English Department Assessment due via email by 3 PM on Fr 12.2

Upcoming:

Week 16: Felicity 
Fr 12.9 (FINAL CLASS MEETING)
Class: Writer’s workshop; Presentations
Due: REFLECTION 8; RESEARCH PAPER (UP TO PG. 6; BRING 1 COPY)

Week 17: Downton Abbey
Fr 12.16 (FINALS WEEK 1—NO CLASS)

Week 18: Game of Thrones 
Mo 12.19 (FINAL EXAM PERIOD)
Meet from 7:15 – 9:30 AM
Due: RESEARCH PAPER (FINAL DRAFT)

Week 14: Mad Men

Week 14: Mad Men
Fr 11.25 (NO CLASS—THANKSGIVING)

Upcoming;

Week 15: Modern Family 
Fr 12.2
Class: Writer’s workshop
Due: RESEARCH PAPER (UP TO PG. 3; BRING 2 COPIES)

Note: English Department Assessment due via email by 3 PM on Fr 12.2

Week 16: Felicity 
Fr 12.9 (FINAL CLASS MEETING)
Class: Writer’s workshop; Presentations
Due: REFLECTION 8; RESEARCH PAPER (UP TO PG. 6; BRING 1 COPY)

Week 17: Downton Abbey
Fr 12.16 (FINALS WEEK 1—NO CLASS)

Week 18: Game of Thrones 
Mo 12.19 (FINAL EXAM PERIOD)
Meet from 7:15 – 9:30 AM
Due: RESEARCH PAPER (FINAL DRAFT)
 

TV News 11.17.16

• Marvel's Inhumans coming to ABC (Wired)
• That awkward moment when you accidentally draw a penis on live TV (Daily Mail)
• Are your favorite cooking shows teaching you unsafe food practices? (Vice)
• Top Gear's ex-crew returns in Amazon's Grand Tour (USA Today)
• Scripps Networks, owner of Food Network, DIY, HGTV, and others, to pull shows from Netflix after 2016 (Fox Business)
• "Preliminary" Game of Thrones prequel discussions underway at HBO (Newsday)

Week 13: Glee

Week 13: Glee 
Fr 11.18
Class: Writer’s workshop; Presentations
Due: RESEARCH PAPER THESIS AND OUTLINE (BRING 2 COPIES)

Upcoming:

Week 14: Mad Men
Fr 11.26 (NO CLASS—THANKSGIVING)

Week 15: Modern Family 
Fr 12.2
Class: Writer’s workshop; English Department Assessment
Due: RESEARCH PAPER (UP TO PG. 3; BRING 2 COPIES): REFLECTION 7

Week 16: Felicity 
Fr 12.9 (FINAL CLASS MEETING)
Class: Writer’s workshop; Presentations
Due: REFLECTION 8; RESEARCH PAPER (UP TO PG. 6; BRING 1 COPY)

Week 17: Downton Abbey
Fr 12.16 (FINALS WEEK 1—NO CLASS)

Week 18: Game of Thrones 
Mo 12.19 (FINAL EXAM PERIOD)
Meet from 7:15 – 9:30 AM
Due: RESEARCH PAPER (FINAL DRAFT)

Week 12: I Love Lucy

Week 12: I Love Lucy 
Fr 11.11 (NO CLASS—VETERANS DAY)

Upcoming:

Week 13: Glee 
Fr 11.18
Class: Writer’s workshop; Presentations
Due: ENGLISH DEPARTMENT ASSESSMENT; RESEARCH PAPER THESIS AND OUTLINE (BRING 2 COPIES)

Week 14: Mad Men
Fr 11.26 (NO CLASS—THANKSGIVING)

Week 15: Modern Family 
Fr 12.2
Class: Writer’s workshop; English Department Assessment
Due: RESEARCH PAPER (UP TO PG. 3; BRING 2 COPIES): REFLECTION 7

Week 16: Felicity 
Fr 12.9 (FINAL CLASS MEETING)
Class: Writer’s workshop; Presentations
Due: REFLECTION 8; RESEARCH PAPER (UP TO PG. 6; BRING 1 COPY)

Week 17: Downton Abbey
Fr 12.16 (FINALS WEEK 1—NO CLASS)

Week 18: Game of Thrones 
Mo 12.19 (FINAL EXAM PERIOD)
Meet from 7:15 – 9:30 AM
Due: RESEARCH PAPER (FINAL DRAFT)

TV News 11.3.16

• Eleven coming back for season 2 of Stranger Things (Dark Horizons)
• 21st Century Fox and Disney sign affiliate agreements with Hulu (Yahoo! News)
• Who are TV's richest and poorest viewers? (TheWrap)
• Study: Record season for gay characters on TV (USA Today)
• Are the NFL's ratings dropping because it's not any fun anymore? Richard Sherman says so (USA Today)
• The CW teases its four DC superhero show crossover (Entertianment Weekly)

Reflection 6: Hey, That's Me!—Seeing Yourself on TV

To an adolescent Whoopi Goldberg, the sight of an independent black woman on the bridge of the USS Enterprise was life-altering. Star Trek offered the future-superstar not only an opportunity to see her likeness on television, but a glimpse at a hopeful and prosperous future for her wary people. Meanwhile, Korean-Canadian, and Grey's Anatomy cast member, Sandra Oh laments that she never had the same opportunity as Goldberg: "I grew up never seeing myself on-screen, and it's really important to me to give people who look like me a chance to see themselves. I want to see myself as the hero of any story. I want to see myself save the world from the bomb." What is the significance and impact of seeing people like you on television? Have you ever seen you and your life reflected on-screen? If so, were you represented accurately? If you've never seen yourself represented on television, why do you believe that is? What would it take for television to accurately represent who you are?

Include at least two of the following in your discussion:

• "Why ‘Diverse TV’ Matters: It’s Better TV. Discuss." (New York Times)
• "Able-Bodied Actors Play 95% of Disabled Characters in Top 10 TV Shows, Says New Study" (Variety) 
• "From 'Good Times' To 'Honey Boo Boo': Who is Poor On TV?" (NPR)
• "Obama: Muslims on TV Deserve to be Portrayed as More than Just Terrorists" (Huffington Post)
• "The First Time I Saw Myself on TV" (Hulu)
• "It's 2016 and Latino Representation on TV is Finally Starting to Reflect Reality" (Mic)

Required:

• Must be in MLA Style
• Must be two full pages in length
• Must have a works cited page

Due: Fri 11.4