Sjodin's Blog

All Grades! Follow this link and write a multi-paragraph response to the question "How does being a part of a gang relate to the need for identity?" Explore the website, submit your composition (if you choose) and bring me a copy for credit! Make reference to anything we have read, viewed or discussed in class. Share your thoughts!

Link to this website and explore! Young men and women are creatively working to affect real change in the world through textual and media arts! Publishing opportunities galore! http://citizen.nfb.ca/blogs/category/citizenshift/

Check it out! Here is what a group of Montreal students are doing to protect culture from corporate influx into our public lives: http://citizen.nfb.ca/node/7102&dossier_nid=1093

Follow the link to watch this creative ad and determine: 1) the intended audience, 2) the main purpose,and 3) the message. http://www.pomegranatephone.com/

View each of these following ads and comment. Explain your response with detail. What is the message? How is it communicated? What techniques are used and who is the target audience? What do you think about the effectiveness of these ads? The following ad almost spoofs the other with a more direct topic. What is ironic about it?