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This document outlines a task for students to read one of five books about media and its influence, meet with a group to discuss the book, present on the book's key ideas to the class, and write a 800-1000 word book review. It provides structural advice for the book review, recommending an introduction with context and thesis, body paragraphs using evidence from the book to support the central argument, and a conclusion that summarizes the main ideas and their importance. Students are expected to cite evidence from the book in their response and include a works cited list.

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Part 2 Book Review PDF

This document outlines a task for students to read one of five books about media and its influence, meet with a group to discuss the book, present on the book's key ideas to the class, and write a 800-1000 word book review. It provides structural advice for the book review, recommending an introduction with context and thesis, body paragraphs using evidence from the book to support the central argument, and a conclusion that summarizes the main ideas and their importance. Students are expected to cite evidence from the book in their response and include a works cited list.

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IBDP:&Language&&&Literature& & & & & & & & &&&&&A.

&Zarzycka&
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PART&2:&PRESENTATION&&&BOOK&REVIEW&&
How$Do$Media$Create$Consciousness?$
&

&
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The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent
guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power.
Because they control the minds of the masses.
- Malcolm X&
&
TASK:$
&

i.&You&will&read&one&of&the&following:&
&

1.! The&Age&of&Missing&Information&
2.! Culture&Jam&
3.! Amusing&Ourselves&to&Death&
4.! Wag&the&Dog&
5.! Four&Arguments&for&the&Elimination&of&the&Television&&
&

ii.&You&will&meet&with&your&group&to&discuss&the&book&and&take&notes&on&interesting&ideas&and&
key&quotations&as&you&read&on&a&shared&google&doc&with&your&group&members.&&
&
&

iii.&You&will&PRESENT&your&books&key&ideas&in&a&group&presentation&to&the&class.&(10$15&minutes)&
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iv.&You&will&write&a&book&review&of&your&selected&text.&You&must&decide&on&the&texts&central&
argument,&and&how&the&argument&is&conveyed&by&the&writer&using&various&examples.&(800&&
1000&words)&
&
Structural$Advice:$
&

Introduction$&introduce&the&text&and&author,&some&context,&and&the&texts&central&ideas&with&a&
brief&summary,&and&end&with&a&THESIS&(argument&of&central&ideas&the&book&conveys).&
&
Body$&give&examples&of&how&the&writer&proves&the&central&argument(s)&of&the&text.&&You&can&
organize&body&paragraphs&by&central&arguments&or&by&ways&one&central&argument&is&developed.&
Remember&to&include&evidence&from&the&book&(cited),&explain&it,&and&link&to&argument&(SEE+L).&
&
Conclusion&&sum&up&the&main&ideas&and&extend&out.&Why&are&these&ideas&important&and&
relevant?&Why&should&we&care?&What&can&we&learn?&Is&this&an&effective/worthwhile&text?&
&
CITATION:&Do&not&forget&to&include&citations&in&your&response&in&MLA&format,&along&with&a&
Works$Cited&list.&

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