{"id":140,"date":"2021-06-25T16:39:46","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T20:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/crt-100\/?page_id=140"},"modified":"2024-02-05T11:22:07","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T16:22:07","slug":"week-2-language","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/crt-100-fye-s24-prof-barnes\/week-2-language\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 2: Language"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1qw3vMWz7tGdeaYymjelqx9rMa6pvRVw77MkCIH-T9Yc\/edit#slide=id.g2b6a52d9b71_0_17\">slides weeks 1-7<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Activity 1<\/strong>: What is language? <\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What is language and how do you use it? Review this PowerPoint presentation about the different functions of languages: <a href=\"http:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/crt-100-fye-s24-prof-barnes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1763\/2021\/06\/Module-2-Language.pptx\">Module 2-Language<\/a>. Click anywhere on the PowerPoint slide&#8211;a bar will appear on the bottom of the slide with page numbers and arrows to see more slides. This one consists of 14. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pdfemb-pdf-embedder-viewer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/crt-100-fye-s24-prof-barnes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1763\/2021\/07\/Module-2-Language-2.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\" data-toolbar=\"bottom\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"off\">Module-2-Language-2<\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-pdfemb-pdf-embedder-viewer\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Activity 2<\/strong>: Watch video #1<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Video 1 &#8211; this is from Local 12, a news channel. What rhetorical devices does the speaker use? You can focus on the Mom or on the reporter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Local mom overcomes vaccine hesitancy, shares journey on social media\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cXdhE_x8n9I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Activity 3<\/strong>: Watch video #2<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Video 2: this is from the Saturday Night Live. What rhetorical devices does SNL use here to depict the anti-vaccine individuals? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Vaccine Game Show - SNL\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ocJCAfFQgCQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Activity <\/strong>4: Beyonce&#8217;s song Formation <\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZB96D5OpoLM\">Watch this video and listen to Beyonce&#8217;s song &#8220;Formation.&#8221;<\/a> What is the song about?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Formation - Beyonc\u00e9 - Lyrics\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZB96D5OpoLM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Activity <\/strong>5: Formation&#8211;zooming in <\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Listen to the song again and\/ or <a href=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/Beyonce-formation-lyrics\">review the lyrics<\/a>. What more do you notice about the song? How would you describe the language in the song? Is there a message that Beyonce wants to convey?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Activity <\/strong>6: Read<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read the&nbsp;<em>New Yorke<\/em>r article titled &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2017\/03\/06\/the-provocateur-behind-beyonce-rihanna-and-issa-rae\">The Provocateur Behind Beyonc\u00e9, Rihanna, and Issa Rae: <\/a>How the director Melina Matsoukas helps female artists reinvent themselves&#8221; by Alexis Okeowo. You can skim through the parts that don&#8217;t directly address the Matsoukas\/ Beyonce team work, but please do review the entire article as relevant information can be found in different parts of the piece.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Activity <\/strong>7: <a href=\"http:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/crt-100-fye-s24-prof-barnes\/category\/conversation-2\/\">Conversation 2<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-124\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" src=\"http:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/crt-100-fye-s24-prof-barnes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1763\/2021\/06\/writing-hand-300x182.jpg\" alt=\"writing hand \" class=\"wp-image-124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/crt-100-fye-s24-prof-barnes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3570\/2021\/06\/writing-hand-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/crt-100-fye-s24-prof-barnes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3570\/2021\/06\/writing-hand-1024x620.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/crt-100-fye-s24-prof-barnes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3570\/2021\/06\/writing-hand-768x465.jpg 768w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/crt-100-fye-s24-prof-barnes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3570\/2021\/06\/writing-hand-1536x930.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/crt-100-fye-s24-prof-barnes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3570\/2021\/06\/writing-hand.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">by Dawn Hudson, under Public&nbsp; &nbsp; Domain license<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Discuss the following questions: 1. What messages\/ themes did Beyonce want to express through the song and video? 2. Are those messages\/ themes similar to your initial reaction to the song and video? 3. How did Matsoukas help Beyonce&nbsp;convey those messages\/ themes? 4. Find at least 2 examples of emotive language or rhetorical devices? What role&nbsp; do they play in the song?&nbsp; 5. Why do you think the song and video became controversial?&nbsp; Read your classmates comments and reply to at least 1. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Review <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/crt-100-fye-s24-prof-barnes\/2021\/07\/14\/discussion-board-instructions\/\" target=\"_blank\">Discussion Board Instructions<\/a> before posting.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Activity 8: BMCC Services- what&#8217;s where and who&#8217;s who and why should you care? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is a link to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmcc.cuny.edu\/students\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bmcc.cuny.edu\/students\/\">student hub<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let&#8217;s focus on the following: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES: Research one of the services with your partner\/ group. Analyze the language on the program&#8217;s website. Create a slogan\/ ad for the service. Next, present your slogan\/ ad + what you learned to the class. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For extra credit (+100! on Conversation 2) make a brief (2-3 minute) video as you interview someone in one of the offices below (based on the number assigned to you in class), and post your video on the OpenLab to share with the class. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmcc.cuny.edu\/learning-assistance\/\">Tutoring<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmcc.cuny.edu\/student-affairs\/arc\/\">Advocacy and Resource Center<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmcc.cuny.edu\/student-affairs\/student-activities\/bmcc-association\/\">BMCC Association<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmcc.cuny.edu\/student-affairs\/career\/\">Career Development<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmcc.cuny.edu\/student-affairs\/counseling\/\">Counseling Center<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmcc.cuny.edu\/student-affairs\/ecc\/\">Early Childhood Center<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmcc.cuny.edu\/students\/immigration\/\">Immigrant and&nbsp;Undocumented Student&nbsp;Support<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmcc.cuny.edu\/admissions\/international\/\">International Students<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmcc.cuny.edu\/student-affairs\/non-traditional-students\/\">Non-Traditional Students<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmcc.cuny.edu\/student-affairs\/accessibility\/\">Office of Accessibility<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmcc.cuny.edu\/academics\/success-programs\/project-impact\/\">Project Impact<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmcc.cuny.edu\/student-affairs\/social-justice-equity-centers\/\">Social Justice &amp; Equity Centers<\/a> (pick one or two or all three: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmcc.cuny.edu\/student-affairs\/lgbtq\/\">Pride Center<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmcc.cuny.edu\/student-affairs\/social-justice-equity-centers\/multicultural-center\/\">MultiCultural, Center<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmcc.cuny.edu\/student-affairs\/womens-resource-center\/\">Women\u2019s Resource Center<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmcc.cuny.edu\/about-bmcc\/compliance-diversity\/\">Office of Compliance and Diversity<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>slides weeks 1-7 Activity 1: What is language? What is language and how do you use it? Review this PowerPoint presentation about the different functions of languages: Module 2-Language. Click anywhere on the PowerPoint slide&#8211;a bar will appear on the bottom of the slide with page numbers and arrows to see more slides. 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