Journal Entry 6

 

1. What CST and IST grade what you allocate yourself for this project? Justify your response.

The grade that I would give myself for my CST part of the project would probably be a B, and I would give myself an A for my IST part, as I have went over the individual rubric and have completed everything to get these marks.

     2.   What could you do tonight that would improve your grade?

I wouldn’t be able to anything tonight to improve my individual grade, but as a group grade we could improve by re-doing our synopsis.

      3.   What grade do you think your team will give you for teamwork? Why?

I think that my team would give me full marks for team-work, as I have co-operated and listened to there opinions throughout the whole project.

       4.  Thinking about your presentation on Monday, what do you need to do to score an “A” grade? (hint: Look at the presentation skills). What could you do before Monday, to ensure you receive an “A”?

To score an a on monday, as a group we need to have projected voices, good eye-contact with the audience, to read off palm-cards and not the screen, etc……

To ensure that we will get an A we could prepare our speeches and also re-herse as a group a couple of times before Monday.

 

 

 

Journal Entry 5

1. What influences your values about issues relating to your life?

The things that influence my values about issues related to my life, are people, more specifically my parents, friends and family.

    2.   Do you ever compare images/values presented by the media to those of the bible? If so why?     why not?

Yes, I do compare images or values presented by the media to the those of the bible, because the way that the media present and explain the images, make them seem like they are in the bible, representing either Jesus or the Devil.

   3.   Has this project challenged you to examine your values? Why / Why not

Yes, it has challenged me to examine my values, because this project asks us to evaluate the values of topics in the current media, which makes me think of mine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JOURNAL ENTRY 3

1. Open and read the “How to write a critique” document in the resources menu.

Describe what a critique is.

A critique involves identifying the critical things about an article and resisting the temptation to describe rather than analyse. A critique is also made of four parts.

2. Outline the FOUR stages in a critique.

The four stages for a critique are such as,

·         An introduction

·         A summary of the article

·         Your analysis or critical commentary on the original text

·         Your evaluation or conclusion

 

3. Can a critique be positive? Discuss.

 

Yes, a critique can be positive, because the whole point of a critique is for the reader to analyse and discuss the accuracy of the piece of work, which doesn’t necassarily have to a bad analysation due to the fact that the information in the work could be accurate and very correct.

 

4. Critique the accuracy of the following articles:

The Beijing Olympics:

 

This article was very inaccurate, due to the information that they gave, like ‘that at the beijing olympics they are digging huge holes, and coveirng them with leaves, so that when the americans come they will fall in the holes’.

So from that, as I have said before, this article is very inaccurate.

 

2-year-old donkey basketball:

 

This article is inaccurate, again, due to the information that they put forward, such as, “a legendary donkey basketball legend has assurred that he would keep the donkey in ‘tip top’ condition as he would keep in the stable where the other donkeys are so he gets use to the smell, and more…”.

So from that, as I have said before, this article is very inaccurate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JOURNAL ENTRY 1

I was absent on Thursday’s 24/7/08 lesson, so I am reflecting on Tuesday’s 30/7/08 lesson.

1. Describe TWO things that you have learnt during this lesson.

1. One thing that I have learn’t during this lesson is that most issues in the world today can be classified as both a “social Justice Issue” and a “moral Issue”.
2. Another thing that I have learn’t during this lesson is the difference between a social justice issue and a moral issue.

2. Identify TWO areas you want to concentrate on during this project that you think need a greater improvement from the last project.

1. One area would probably be to communicate and cooperate more and better with my group members.
2. Another area would be to be a little more orginised with work, and particulary with the group folder.

3. Discuss TWO ways in which your group could resolve any disputes during this process.

1. One way is that everyone in the group is to listen to the rest of the group member’s opinions and ideas.
2. Another way is to decide that there would be no group leader, so that everyone in the group has to work together in order to successfully complete the project with out any problems.
   

JOURNAL ENTRY 2

Find TWO current media topics which you consider to be social justice or moral issues.

1.     Australia’s position on the death penalty:

1. Describe one media account of this issue.

One media account is “Officially, Australia has a long-standing principled opposition to capital punishment. The death penalty has been abolished in Australia.”, but “Australia’s position now seems to be that Australians should not be executed but other people can be.”

2. Where did you get this media account from?

I found this media account from an internet source.

3. Is this media account correct or reliable? Why?

It is hard to decide whether this media account is correct or reliable, based on the fact that this source is based on the writer’s opinion.

4. Where else might you be able to find more information about this issue?

Another source, in which you are able to find out more information about this issue could be the television, specifically the news.

     2. Terrorism:

1. Describe one media account of this issue.

One media account is “The atrocities of 9/11 and Bali understandably inspired fear in the minds of many Australians and so the desire to escape from an atmosphere of fear into a climate of greater security is a natural reaction. Besides, as terrorism often violates the most basic of human rights, the right to life, there is a duty for the state to respond.”

2. Where did you get this media account from?

I found this media account from an internet source.

3. Is this media account correct or reliable? Why?

It is hard to decide whether this media account is correct or reliable, based on the fact that this source is based on the writer’s opinion.

4. Where else might you be able to find more information about this issue?

Another source, in which you are able to find out more information about this issue could be the television, specifically the news. Another media piece in which more information could be found are in the newspapers.