LESSON#19: Violence in the Media -- Some Facts & Examples
2U by Justin Bieber
No limit in the sky
That I won't fly for ya (for ya, for ya, for ya)
No amount of tears in my eyes
That I won't cry for ya (for ya), oh no
With every breath that I take
I want you to share that air with me
There's no promise that I won't keep
I'll climb a mountain, there's none too steepWhen it comes to you
There's no crime
Let's take both of our souls
And intertwine
When it comes to you
Don't be blind
Watch me speak from my heart
When it comes to you
Comes to youWant you to share that
(When it comes to you)Cupid ain't a lie
Arrow got your name on it, oh yeah
Don't miss out on a love
And regret yourself on it, oh (oh, oh)
Open up your mind, clear your head
Ain't gotta wake up to an empty bed
Share my life, it's yours to keep
Now that I give to you all of me, ohWhen it comes to you
There's no crime
Let's take both of our souls
And intertwine
When it comes to you
Don't be blind
Watch me speak from my heart
When it comes to you
Comes to youWant you to share that
When it comes to you (to you)
(Share) when it comes to you
Want you to share that
There's no crime
Let's take both of our souls
And intertwine
When it comes to you
Don't be blind
Watch me speak from my heart
When it comes to you
Comes to you (you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you)Causation (the noun form of the verb to cause)
Correlation (the noun form of the verb to correlate)
Empathy (noun form) Empathetic (adjective form)
Morality (noun)
Overblown (adverb)
Neuroscience (noun)
Juvenile Delinquency
Before we watch about 15 minutes of a documentary about violence in the media, here are some facts to consider that come up in the documentary:
In the USA, 17% of children ages 5-8 play video games at least once a day. 38% play at least once a week.
By age 11, American children have seen 8,000 murders and 100,000 other acts of violence on various media (tv, movies, video games, comics etc)
By age 18, they have watched 40,000 murders and 200,000 other acts of violence.
American children watch television approximately 28 hours per week -- more hours than they spend in a classroom.
38% of American teachers approve of video gaming because they believe that it teaches multi-tasking.
- This is a 30-minute long documentary about how more and more violence is being portrayed in social media (ex. video games, movies, Internet websites etc). We will watch the first half if it.
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/what-next-violence-in-the-media/ Here are some prompt questions to kick start your discussion:
Are any of you videogamers? Have you ever seen or played violent games?
Is it just art and entertainment, or can it lead to violent behaviour?
Do you agree or disagree with some evidence that seems to indicate that watching violent images repeatedly can trigger violent behaviour?
The documentary was broadcast after a very violent school shooting in the USA at Newtown. Search Sandy Hook school shooting, 2012. What motivated the shooter?
This activity contains two short readings followed by comprehension questions
Read about the work of Alfred Nobel, the founder of the famous Nobel Prize given out every year to writers, scientists, peace advocates and economists.
Comprehension questions follow the readings.
Benjamin Franklin was a famous American scientist and politician who lived from 1706-1790.
The language of this text reflects how much the written form of the English language has changed in over 230 years.
Some sentence structures will seem awkward to you, for example: "I happened to meet with a book..." instead of "I happened to read (OR to come across) a book..."
FRIENDLY REMINDER;----FILL THIS IN BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE CLASS