What are we going to learn?
This unit is called Personal Identity. Basically, we are going to look at what makes you 'you'. We'll look at how you see yourself, how others see you and the ways in which your personal identity can be influenced. Along the way, you're going to make a movie, manipulate an image of yourself and create an advertisement. It should be fun! To get started, let's look at some Key Words for this topic.
Key Words
IDENTITY - the characteristics that make up who or what a person or thing is. These characteristics can include physical appearance, personality traits and general descriptions.
INFLUENCE- the ability to affect or change how someone behaves or thinks.
SELF-CONCEPT - what a person thinks about themselves. A person's self concept can be positive or negative.
MEDIA - A means of mass communication - eg. internet/computer, television, radio, magazines, newspapers.
SOCIAL MEDIA - Interactive communication on the internet - eg, Facebook, Twitter
INFLUENCE- the ability to affect or change how someone behaves or thinks.
SELF-CONCEPT - what a person thinks about themselves. A person's self concept can be positive or negative.
MEDIA - A means of mass communication - eg. internet/computer, television, radio, magazines, newspapers.
SOCIAL MEDIA - Interactive communication on the internet - eg, Facebook, Twitter
Check these out!
These references will help you with the activities you'll be completing. Remember that you probably won't be able to access the YouTube clips on your laptop at school.
DEFINITION OF IDENTITY - This YouTube clip will give you some ideas: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3DhOOQN_WA
DIGITAL SELF CONCEPT - These websites will help you edit your photographs. The first one can be accessed from both school and home. The last two sites are blocked at school, so can only be used at home. Have some fun checking them out!
www.ipiccy.com
http://fotoflexer.com/
http://cartoon.pho.to/
ANALYSING THE MEDIA - These 3 YouTube clips use celebrities to promote a product or cause. How successful are these celebrities in influencing how you think?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U1XByR5194 - In this clip, shampoo is advertised by TV personality, Lea Michele from Glee
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdFHlMobwzQ - In this clip, the drink Pepsi is advertised by the band, One Direction
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek2-F6fHHik - In this clip, many different celebrities are supporting the cause 'Make Poverty History'
DEFINITION OF IDENTITY - This YouTube clip will give you some ideas: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3DhOOQN_WA
DIGITAL SELF CONCEPT - These websites will help you edit your photographs. The first one can be accessed from both school and home. The last two sites are blocked at school, so can only be used at home. Have some fun checking them out!
www.ipiccy.com
http://fotoflexer.com/
http://cartoon.pho.to/
ANALYSING THE MEDIA - These 3 YouTube clips use celebrities to promote a product or cause. How successful are these celebrities in influencing how you think?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U1XByR5194 - In this clip, shampoo is advertised by TV personality, Lea Michele from Glee
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdFHlMobwzQ - In this clip, the drink Pepsi is advertised by the band, One Direction
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek2-F6fHHik - In this clip, many different celebrities are supporting the cause 'Make Poverty History'
The Lessons
1. After watching the YouTube clip "What is Identity?" write your own definition of what identity is to you.
2. Answer this question: "Imagine you could remove your brain and put it inside someone else’s body. Where would your identity be: with the brain, or with the body? Why?"
3. Make a movie entitled, "I Am". It must be about 1 minute long, have 3 sections (I Am, People Think I Am and I Think I Am) and have music
4. A question of influence: You will be answering questions about who or what influences you.
5. Digital Self concept: You will take a photograph of yourself and then use photo editing software to create two new versions of the original. Explain why you have changed your photo in the ways that you have.
6. The Media - complete a survey to discover which areas of the media have most influenced the class. Then answer the question: Why does the media try to influence people?
7. Analysing the Media: Watch the YouTube clips listed above. Choose one clip and decide: who the advertisement is aimed at, why the particular celebrity has been chosen and what message the ad is presenting.
8. Reshaping the Media - Create your own advertisement to influence an audience.
2. Answer this question: "Imagine you could remove your brain and put it inside someone else’s body. Where would your identity be: with the brain, or with the body? Why?"
3. Make a movie entitled, "I Am". It must be about 1 minute long, have 3 sections (I Am, People Think I Am and I Think I Am) and have music
4. A question of influence: You will be answering questions about who or what influences you.
5. Digital Self concept: You will take a photograph of yourself and then use photo editing software to create two new versions of the original. Explain why you have changed your photo in the ways that you have.
6. The Media - complete a survey to discover which areas of the media have most influenced the class. Then answer the question: Why does the media try to influence people?
7. Analysing the Media: Watch the YouTube clips listed above. Choose one clip and decide: who the advertisement is aimed at, why the particular celebrity has been chosen and what message the ad is presenting.
8. Reshaping the Media - Create your own advertisement to influence an audience.
Your Assessment
You will be creating a Keynote document throughout the unit and adding a new slide for each new lesson. At the end of the unit, you will be given a mark out of 100, based on content, effort and presentation. If you want to see the marking rubric that is being used, click here