Media+Project+-+Freshman+Seminar

Media Project

=**For this project, you will select a new book, TV show, movie, video game, technology, etc. You should read, watch, play or use it to see how you feel about it. If you liked it, why? What criticisms, if any, did you have? ** =


 * 1.** Complete the Media Review Pre-Planning Sheet.


 * 2.** Once you have established your opinion, find //**3 outside professional reviews**// to support or refute your opinion. See resources below.


 * Be careful and selective when choosing reviews. They must be from an established and reliable source, not some random person who's offering up his/her opinion. Also, stay away from companies trying to promote their own products (no iPhone reviews on the Apple site).


 * 3**. Print your sources (including the citation information!) because you'll need to highlight on them.


 * 4**. Write a Works Cited page using [|NoodleTools Works Cited Generator] and open it with Google Docs when finished.

**5.** Highlight the articles in two colors. Use one color for any positive statements and another for any negative comments.

**6.** Annotate the edited Works Cited Page you saved on Google Docs: = = =** Search Here! **=
 * Cite your source
 * Summarize the author's opinion in your own words
 * Cite the strongest highlighted sentence
 * Agree or disagree with the author's opinion and provide support

[|DATABASES] Use password!
 * __General Media__**
 * ProQuest(Multiple databases/DirectPlus/NYDirectPkg) [[image:http://pnw.auth.orc.scoolaid.net/image/shim.gif]]
 * MAS Ultra™ -- School Edition [[image:http://pnw.auth.orc.scoolaid.net/image/shim.gif]]
 * Gale Newsstand (InfoTrac Newsstand)
 * Gannett Newsstand
 * New York State Newspapers [[image:http://pnw.auth.orc.scoolaid.net/image/shim.gif]]

[|MSNBC] [|Time] [|NY Times] [|Wall Street Journal] Log in Username: csandler@northsalemschools.org Password: keefelibrary [|Common Sense Media]

[|Rotten Tomatoes] (Movies, DVDs, TV Reviews -(scroll down to "critic's reviews") [|TV Guide] [|Entertainment Tonight online] [|Common Sense Media] [|Metacritic TV Review] [|metacritic.com] [|sfgate.com]
 * __TV shows and movie__**

[|CNet] Technology [|Common Sense Media]
 * __Technology__**

__**Games**__ __**[|IGN]**__ __**[|GameSpot]**__ __**[|pcgamer]**__

__**Books**__ [|Kirkus] Book reviews [|Booklist] Book reviews

__**Music**__ [|Rolling Stone]

**Works Cited**
[|NoodleTools Works Cited Generator] = = __**Due Dates, Grading and Point Distribution**__

Reflection Due 10/27 (odd) 10/28 (Even)
**4.** Write a works cited page.