All seven assignments must be handed to me by Thurs.  Anyone missing assignments must come in on reading day to complete the work.  Failure to complete all the assignments will result in a failing grade.

Directions: Read the article and answer the questions. Be sure to write well developed paragraphs and support your points with quotes.

Is Google Making Us Stupid?

• How does the author answer this question? What is his thesis? Explain.
• Do you agree with the authors opinion.  Why or why not?

Be sure to use quotes.

Directions: Watch the film and answer the questions below.

Growing Up Online

• What are the risks of  “growing up online”? Are parents fears about the risks exaggerated? Explain
• How have ideas about privacy changed? Do you believe whta happens online stays online? Explain?
• If you were to give a lower school student advice about online behavior what would tell them? List your top 5-10 rules about protecting yourself online.

Directions: Watch the following video and answer the questions below.  Be sure to refer to the film in your responses.

Digital Nation

Within a single generation, digital media and the World Wide Web have transformed virtually every aspect of modern culture, from the way we learn and work to the ways in which we socialize and even conduct war.

• Is the technology moving faster than we can adapt to it? Give examples of how technology is changing how we learn and live.
• Is our 24/7 wired world causing us to lose as much as we’ve gained? Explain the trade offs of being constantly online. Do you see the impact ultimately positive or negative? Explain.

Directions: Watch the video below and take notes.  Answer all the questions.  Write a well developed paragraph for each. Use specific references to the film to support your answers. (No pencil / No fuzzies)

The Women’s Bank of Bangladesh

• What ware the causes of poverty in Bangladesh? How did the moneylenders make the situation worse?
• What were the origins of the Grameen Bank? How does it work? Why does the bank only loan to women?
• What some of are the criticisms leveled against the Grameen bank?
• How do micro loans empower and transform?

Directions: Watch Food for All and take notes.  Answer the questions below.  Write a well developed paragraph for each. Use specific references to the film to support your answers. (No pencil / No fuzzies)

Food for All

• What are the causes of global hunger? What regions suffer from hunger? Why?
• What are the causes of obesity epidemic? Can you be obese and malnourished? Explain.
• What can be done to solve the problem of hunger? Why are millions still hungry?

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Directions: Watch Frontline’s The Quake and take notes.  Answer the questions below.  Write a well developed paragraph for each. Use specific references to the film to support your answers. (No pencil / No fuzzies)

The Quake

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/haiti/

• Why was the earth quake in Haiti so devastating?
• After the quake what were the obstacles to relief?
• Why has Haiti been so frustrating to reformers?
• What is the new model for development in Haiti? Is there reason to be optimistic about the future of Haiti?

Directions: View the rest of the video and answer the questions below.  Write a brief paragraph for each.  Be sure the answers are  in your words. Please type your work and review the information before class.

Standing Up as a Citizen

http://streaming.factsonfile.com/play/5ACLJM

What is a good Samaritan? Use examples from the video to illustrate your answer.

What motivates a good Samaritan? Use examples from the video to illustrate your answer.

What is the “rule of reciprocity”? Use examples from the video to illustrate your answer.

Did the video confirm or challenge your assumptions about why people choose to get involved? Explain and support your answers with examples from the video.