Obama Speaks in UN's General Assembly

You just have to watch and listen to this speech! Obama mentions several of the issues you have talked about in your presentations, and he talks directly to young people! Do you remember Malala's speech? Do you remember anything about rhetoric? Check the page on my blog called "Rhetoric 1"!

Social Media in Iran

Did you know that social media such as YouTube, Twitter, and  Facebook are frequently used in Iran in spite of that they are banned and forbidden by their strict government. According to Bergens Tidende 16 July this year (a Norwegian newspaper), the president, Hassan Rouhani and his religious counterpart ayatollah Ali Khameini are both regular users of Twitter and Instagram, and they have thousands of followers… Still, six young Iranians were sent to jail because they had uploaded a video to YouTube showing the six of them dancing to P. William’s "Happy". Mark Zukerberg and his company have been accused of violating people's private sphere and asked to meet in court in the southern part of Iran… What's your guess, will he turn up?

Presentations

Post your presentation on your blog! Also add comments you are given about what is good, and what can be improved.

Schedule for 2014-15

Since I haven't received any comments on the plan I suggested, I take for granted that you all agree to it. Your presentations will take place Wednesday 24 September according to the following list:

1. Line: The Scottish Referendum
2. Jøran: Luis Suarez Biting Chiellini
3. Benetta: Ebola Outbreak
4. Andrea:
5. Eline:
6. Christina: Hurricane Odile slams Mexico's Baja California
7. Tone: Apple Launch

We agreed upon an informal grading this time (accepted/not accepted) with comments about what is good and what to improve.

When to Study What

I have looked at the aims in the curriculum and the calendar... What is your stand to the following?

• End September/October chapter 4 "Global Challenges"
• November chapter 1 "A World Language"
• December/January chapter 3 "Multiculturalism"
• January chapter 6 "A World of Literature"
• February Novel and "in-depth" study
• March/April chapter 5 "A World of Opportunities"

Communicative Styles

I just have to quote from Margit Krause-Ono's article (found in my link list) because she says, "No matter how similar news programs from different parts of the world might seem to be, they still have different communicative styles and different priorities in their content." After that she goes on and refers to Bolten (Bolten, J. "Kultur und Kommunikativer" 2002) who says, "communicative styles are in themselves cultural styles, subtly showing the values held important in a given culture."

Wednesday 10 September

Oops, I now see I forgot to post this yesterday - well, never mind here it is: wouldn't it be interesting to look at how different media present the same issue? Choose an issue and three different media and tell us about how they differ in their presentations - look for language (slang, informal, formal), photos, interviews, whose point of view is fronted? Try to explain the variety you find. Use quotes, photos and links to support your opinion, and post it all on your blog.

Monday 8 September

First we will look at your interviews - is it possible to draw any conclusions?
Next, we need to do point 4 on Friday's agenda. Also answer question 2 p 44. After that you should post everything on your blog including a summary of what we did Friday.

Line: Soon there will be an election in Scotland...find as much information as possible about what is going on, look here and check what your textbook says about devolution. Have in mind what you by now know about Scottish history. Make a presentation of your findings - five minutes.

English all Day Friday 5 September

This is what we'll do Friday:

1. Go to p 38, study the timeline, then do tasks 1a,b p39
2. Choose two issues from the list on p 39 that you want to find out more about - tell/show class your findings
3. Make a Kahoot together (the Kahoot is called "Media" if you want to play it again)
4. Listen to "Media in Motion"  (the text is found on pp40-43)
5. Decide which questions you want to ask teachers, students and people in Øystese about media use
6. Gather information
7. What can we learn from our survey (maybe we'll have to leave this for Monday)
8. The Social Network (watch in the video room)

Which Platform Should You Use for Your Blog?

Choosing a platform can be difficult because there are lots of options out there. So, before creating your blog, it's worth looking at this web page: https://blog.shareaholic.com/best-blogging-platform/

Talking about media, have you read about this police guy whose post on Facebook got him fired? Go to this address and check it up: http://edition.cnn.com/2014/08/29/us/officer-fired-ferguson/index.html?iref=allsearch