LESSON#18: Truth and Lies
The Jack Johnson song "Cookie Jar" is about the negative impacts that television can have on our lives.
COOKIE JAR (Jack Johnson)
What is the meaning of the title?
What is the meaning of the three lines that are italicized and bolded in the lyrics?
And I would turn on the TV
But it's so embarrassing
To see all the other people
I don't know what they mean
And it was magic at first
When they spoke without sound
But now this world is gonna hurt
You better turn that thing down
Turn it aroundWell, it wasn't me, says the boy with the gun,
Sure, I pulled the trigger but it needed to be done,
Because life's been killing me ever since it’s begun
You can't blame me because I'm too youngYou can't blame me, sure the killer was my son
But I didn't teach him to pull the trigger of the gun
It's the killing on his TV screen,
You can't blame me it's those images he's seenWell, you can't blame me, says the media man
I wasn't the one who came up with the plan
But I just point my camera at what the people want to see,
Now it's a two-way mirror, and you can't blame meYou can't blame me, says the singer of the song
And the maker of the movie which he based his life on.
It's only entertainment as anyone can see
It's smoke machines and makeup, man you can't fool me.It was you, it was me, it was every man, (and woman)
We've all got the blood on our hands
We only receive what we demand,
If we want hell, then hell's what we'll have.
But it's so embarrassing
To see all the other people
I don't know what they mean
And it was magic at first
But let everyone down
But now this world is going to hurt….
Not everyone wants a career in Journalism (Print, Internet, or Television)
It can be stressful and the working hours are long.
This reading describes 8 reasons why your might consider becoming a journalist.
Match the 8 HEADINGS with the 8 PARAGRAPHS
Let's review VERB forms: Infinitive Verbs and Gerunds
Let's review direct and indirect speech.
Complete the four categories of exercises in the file you can download.
Read and answer the questions.
Look again at the reading: Journalism, Best Career Ever (downloaded as well in this activity).
Using the article in 18.2 as a model, consider a career that you would like to have. It may be an actual one you plan on having, or one that you wish could be your career.
Write at least 3 Headlines and 3 brief paragraphs describing why it would be the BEST CAREER EVER for you.
Download and complete - WRITE COMPLETE SENTENCES PLEASE