1 EDU30014 Health and Physical Education Teaching Period 1, 2015 EDU30014 Health and Physical Education Assessment 1: Health and physical education folio – part A Word limit: 1500 words (+/- 10%) Weighting: 30% Due date: 9am AEDT Monday 30 November (Week 5) Assessment overview The purpose of this folio assessment is to produce a collection of information, resources and reflections from Module A (weeks 2-4) which will help you develop your skills in teaching health and physical education. This assessment constitutes the first part of your assessment folio; Assessment 2 (Part B) will cover Module B material (weeks 5-7). By gathering information into a folio, you are demonstrating an ability to identify, evaluate and transmit ideas about effective principles, policies and practices for developing health and physical education within a primary school setting. This assessment allows you to add a reflective dialogue and track your reasons for including specific evidence. Your folio should not just be a collection of resources. If academic underpinning is not evident, then you will not pass this assessment. Utilise the expertise of your eLA to question whether the evidence you have chosen to include meets the assessment criteria. Assessment details Your folio will contain three separate items which will relate to each of the topic areas within Module A (as specified in the table below). Each item should be clearly labelled for marking purposes with the name and description, and must include: ? evidence of the resource, such as a photograph, document (e.g. MS Word) or URL (if from an external source) ? a descriptive rationale and reflection on the resource. This must include: 1. a brief description of the resource 2. an explanation of how it would be used in health and physical education, providing evidence of knowledge and understanding of pedagogy, tools, methods and resources. Consider different teaching strategies you may use, any links to practice you have, and reflections from placement experiences or discussion board communications. 3. an analysis of the benefits and limitations of the resource, linked to academic literature and curricula documentation (i.e. the Australian Curriculum), demonstrating evidence connecting academic literature to practice. Item Theme Item 1 Food and nutrition An online resource (i.e. one already available online) relating to the teaching of food and nutrition. 2 EDU30014 Health and Physical Education 2 Movement skills An online video (i.e. one already available online) you can use to highlight correct technique of a movement skill. Your descriptive rationale must include an outline for a program or plan to develop the skill presented in the video. This plan must incorporate ability and inclusion concerns. 3 Rhythmic and expressive movement A resource you have found (e.g. piece of music, image, story, object) that can be used as a prompt for expressive movement. Your descriptive rationale must include an explanation of how you could apply a teaching style to underpin your use of this resource. This must incorporate one of the teaching styles covered in your eText (Meldrum & Peters, 2012) pp. 296-298. Each of your folio items must be fully referenced in APA style. Note that references are not included within the word limit. Folio format Your folio should be submitted as a Word document. Within this document: ? each item must be clearly labelled with the name and description ? include all relevant information within the item, e.g. links to online resources, embedded images. The word limit of 1500 (+/-10%) applies to the descriptive rationale and reflection, but not the resources themselves. While this will allow some level of flexibility in terms of how much you write for each individual item, you are strongly advised to split the word count as evenly as possible between all three items. Submission details Please submit your assignment through Turnitin. More detailed information is available in the Assessment 1 folder in Blackboard. Assessment criteria 1. Knowledge and understanding of subject (30%). 2. Quality of resources, including analysis (20%). 3. Evidence of personal and professional reflection and evaluation (20%). 3 EDU30014 Health and Physical Education 4. Evidence of connecting academic literature to practice (20%). 5. Presentation: structure and format (10%). Standards statement (Marking guide) Grade Descriptor Pass [P 50-59%] All aspects of the task have been completed (three items of evidence included in the folio), and the requirements of all criteria have been met at a satisfactory level. ? Your folio shows a satisfactory understanding of health and physical education through the items you have selected to include and the brief description of what the items are. ? Each item of evidence has a descriptive rationale which discusses how each resource can be related to health and physical education. ? The rationale indicates some understanding of health and physical education. ? Attempts have been made to reflect however the rationale is over-reliant upon personal opinion and anecdote. ? You have adhered to relevant conventions of English and have maintained an appropriate degree of structure and formality. Your folio is proofread so that most typographical and spelling errors are eliminated, and any errors that are present do not detract substantially from the communication of ideas. ? While there are some errors in your APA referencing, you do provide evidence to support your ideas, although this evidence may be drawn from a limited range of sources. Credit [C 60-69%] To be awarded a Credit, you must fulfil all of the requirements of the P level, but with more sophistication. ? Your folio shows a comprehensive understanding of health and physical education through the items you have selected to include and the succinct description of what the items are. ? Each item of evidence has a descriptive and comprehensive rationale which discusses how each resource can be related to health and physical education. ? The rationale indicates consistent understanding of health and physical education. ? The reflection and evaluation has a clear balance between anecdote and meaningful reflection. ? Your writing is concise, and word choice is deliberate. You communicate meaning effectively and efficiently, without superfluous words, phrase and sentences. ? Apart from minor issues in text and/ or in the reference list, you adhere to APA referencing conventions and use evidence from an appropriate range of sources. Distinction [D 70-79%] To be awarded a Distinction; you must fulfil all of the requirements of the ? Your folio demonstrates a sophisticated understanding of health and physical education through the items you have selected to include and the focused description of what the items are. ? Each item of evidence has a synthesised and carefully integrated (quotes/ paraphrasing/ supporting evidence) rationale which discusses how each 4 EDU30014 Health and Physical Education Grade Descriptor C level, but with a higher degree of insight into the topic, and competence in written communication. resource can be related to health and physical education. ? The rationale indicates consistent and comprehensive understanding of health and physical education, with clear links to theory and contemporary perspectives. ? The reflection and evaluation identifies meaningful points and offers implications for personal and professional practice. ? You draw on evidence for a wide range of appropriate sources, and all statements are supported as required. APA conventions are accurate and successfully integrated. ? Effective language use is a feature of the folio. Errors in spelling, punctuation and grammatical construction have been addressed through careful proofreading. You write with sensitivity for your audience and consider the impact of your choices in terms of language and tone. High Distinction [HD 80-100%] To be awarded a HD; you must fulfil all of the requirements of the D level, and show higher levels of sophistication and insight. ? Your folio demonstrates a detailed and insightful understanding of health and physical education through the items you have selected to include and the clear and comprehensive description of what the items are. ? Each item of evidence has a synthesised and carefully integrated (quotes/ paraphrasing/ supporting evidence) rationale which discusses how each resource can be related to health and physical education. ? The rationale indicates fluent understanding of health and physical education with sophisticated links to theory, contemporary perspectives and curricula documentation. ? Evidence of sophisticated reflection on personal and professional practice. ? Across all sections, your writing is concise and logical, with richly integrated ideas that convey meaning and purpose. ? Your use of literature across all sections of the folio demonstrates familiarity with the current field of research and your statements are consistently supported with relevant and recent references. Flawless use of APA referencing style is evident and there are no errors in spelling, grammar or punctuation. If this assignment fails to reach a Pass [P] standard, then it must be awarded a Fail [N].
11 November, 2015
Analytical paper reviewing Order Description I. Perform ALL of the following tasks: (1) Select one or two films from the course syllabus, and one or two films from the Supplemental Films List (see below), for a total of THREE films. The films may be from the same era or different eras, and they may be from either the Hero genre or the Monster genre, or both. If there is a film you would like to analyze that is not on the syllabus or Supplemental Films List, you will need to obtain the Instructor?s permission to write about it. Watch them. Take notes. (2) Contrast and compare the Discourse of the Three films you have chosen. Ask yourself what they are saying. In order to make a convincing argument, you should apply, at minimum, Genre Theory, Narrative Theory, Structuralist Analysis, and Ideological Analysis to make a Preferred Reading of the films. Feminist Film Criticism, Semiotics, Film Aesthetics, and Psychoanalytic Film Theory may also be applied, as warranted. What do the films say about Heroism and/or Monstrosity? (3) Contextualize the films in their historical moment of production. What do the films tell us about the era(s) in which they were produced? What does your Ideological Analysis (from Task #2, above) tell us about their relationship to Hegemony? How are the films similar or different? What do they tell us about the ways in which things have (or haven?t) changed in American culture, over time? (4) Enrich (and possibly elevate) your own discussion with references to the discussions of Heroism and/or Monstrosity from David Skal and Grant Morrison. It is part of the purpose of the assignment for you to convince me you have completed the assigned course readings. Papers which cite the course lectures instead of the appropriate readings will be marked down for laziness. Likewise, papers which make only perfunctory, skimpy, and unconvincing references to the readings will not receive a favorable grade. Your discussion should be informed by the readings, especially if any of the films you have chosen are discussed in the books (check their indexes). Your paper should reflect both a grasp of the course methods (Tasks #2 and #3) and the scholarship to which I?ve introduced you, in order for your own papers to count as scholarship themselves, and not mere opinion. The two discussions of Heroism and/ or Monstrosity come from the works of: Morrison, Grant. Supergods. Trade Paperback edition. New York: Siegel & Grau (Random House), 2012. Skal, David J. The Monster Show. Revised edition. New York: Faber & Faber, Inc. (Farrar, Strauss, and Giroux), 2001. (5) Begin writing your paper. If you attempt to write the paper without completing steps 1-4 first, you will have a difficult time. Organize your paper in three sections: (A) Your Claim (i.e. what you think, e.g. ?The films I chose demonstrate the persistence of racism in American culture,? or ?The films I chose show a relocation of Monstrosity from Europe to Corporate America,? or ?The films I chose show an uneasy transition for Heroism over the last 15 years,? etc.); (B) Your Evidence (i.e. how you know, e.g. the information produced by completing tasks 1-4; ?A structuralist analysis shows us?? etc. This section will probably take up most of your paper. This is where you might also include material from Skal and Morrison, if it supports your claim (or if you want to dispute some of their claims!); and, lastly, (C) Why it matters (or the answer to the ?So what?? question, e.g. ?If heroism becomes a personal matter unrelated to the common good, and the viewing public follows suit, lacking a model of civic action, how can the nation be expected to achieve a more perfect union??. This is another place where an invocation of (or argument with) Skal and/or Morrison might be appropriate and useful. If you have trouble coming up with a clear claim, you are not ready to begin writing. One thing that can help you start forming a claim is to think about what made you choose those three films in the first place. And usually, when performing your analyses in Tasks 2-4, the evidence will begin to suggest a claim, just as having a claim will help you decide which evidence is relevant and which isn?t. Apologies if that sounds like circular reasoning, but there are gestalt/holistic aspects to this kind of thought process. Look for patterns of discourse that either repeat or contradict each other. Or, move on to the next step? (6) Before turning in the paper for credit, make sure (A) you have completed each of the above tasks, as directed; (B) that you have proofread your paper for errors; (C) that your paper satisfies each of the Grading Criteria (see below); and (D) that you are not in violation of the Research Parameters or Academic Honesty Policy (see below). II. Grading Criteria Your paper will be evaluated on the following criteria: (1) Degree of mastery of the course theories, concepts, and methods of analysis; (2) An appropriate level of scholarship; (3) Apparent depth of thought and seriousness of approach; (4) fair and intelligent handling of the evidence; (5) Clarity of thought and written expression, including error-free spelling and grammar; and (6) Fidelity to and thoroughness in completion of the assignment (as directed). III. Research Parameters This assignment asks you to think for yourself, and perform your own analysis of the films you choose (primary sources). For the most part, it does not ask you to find what other people think by looking it up on the Internet or in the Library (those would be secondary sources). The only authorized secondary sources for use in the course are Turner, Skal, and Morrison. You should not need any other secondary sources to complete this assignment. However, it is remotely possible that you would want to make use of additional secondary sources. In all cases (Turner, Skal, Morrison, or whomever) you must cite your secondary sources properly. That is, you must use internal citations in the MLA style (Author, Page number) and then give a full Bibliographic entry in your Works Cited page. Anytime you paraphrase or summarize another author?s ideas, you must cite them immediately thereafter using an internal citation in the body of the paragraph. If you use another author?s ideas and exact language (including a phrase), you must both cite them and use quotation marks around their words. If you use any secondary sources, give credit where it is due and cite them properly. IV. Format The papers should be 7-10 pages long (plus a Works Cited page, including your films and any secondary sources), typed, double-spaced, with fonts and margins of a reasonable size. You may use sub-headings to help organize the paper and signal transitions. Citations should be in MLA style. DO NOT USE APA STYLE. Supplemental Films List You may choose one or two films from the following list to analyze for the assignment. If you choose one film from this list, then you must choose two films from the in class list. The Addiction (1995) Alien (1979) Alien 3 (1992) Amazing Spider-Man (2012) Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) An American Werewolf in London (1981) Anaconda (1997) Ant-Man (2015) Avengers 2: Age of Ultron (2015) Blade (1998) Bride of Frankenstein (1935) Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) Cat People (1942) Cat People (1982) Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) Daredevil (2003) The Dead Zone (1983) Doc Savage (1975) Dracula?s Daughter (1936) The Dunwich Horror (1970) Excalibur (1981) Fantastic Four (2005) Fantastic Four (2015) Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) Frankenstein Meets the Wolf-Man (1943) Fright Night (1985) Fright Night (2011) Forbidden Planet (1956) Godzilla (1954) Godzilla (1998) Godzilla (2014) Green Lantern (2011) Gremlins (1984) Horror of Dracula (1958) The Howling (1981) Hulk (2003) Incredible Hulk (2008) Iron Man 3 (2013) Invisible Man (1933) I Walked with a Zombie (1943) (John Carpenter?s) Vampires (1998) Labyrinth (1986) Lair of the White Worm (1988) The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) The Lone Ranger (2013) Man of Steel (2013) The Mummy (1932) Mysterious Island (1961) Night of the Living Dead (1968) Omega Man (1971) Pan?s Labyrinth (2006) Phantasm (1979) The Phantom (1996) Quatermass and the Pit (1967) Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Repo Man (1984) The Seventh Victim (1943) Son of Frankenstein (1939) Spider-Man 2 (2004) Superman (1978) Superman 2 (1980) Superman Returns (2006) Tank Girl (1995) The Thing (from Another World) (1951) Thor (2011) Thor: The Dark World (2013) Time After Time (1979) Watchmen (2009) Wizards (1977) Wolfen (1981) The Wolf-Man (1941) X-Men (2000) X-Men 2 (2003) X-Men: First Class (2011) Yellow Submarine (1968) Films from class - Choose one or two films from this list. If you choose one film from this list then you must choose two films from the above list. Super 8 (2011) Something Wicked this way comes (1983) The Avengers (2012) Jason and the Argonauts (1963) Night of the Demon (1957) Iron Man (2008) Batman (1989) The Dark Knight (2008) Dracula (1979) The Black Cat (1934) The Shadow (1994) These are the Damned (1963) Spider-Man (2002)
10 November, 2015
case study on social media websites Order Description Throughout the semester, you will work on an independent research project related to the topics discussed in the course. In the first half of the semester, you will do a case study of an example of the media we’re discussing (for example, a website, a social media platform, a handheld device, an online show, etc.), and write a midterm paper on it. The paper should be 5-7 pages, double-spaced, in 11 or 12 font (New Times Roman). There are a few general options for how to do the research for this case study: User Interviews. Track down some users (say between 5 and 10) of a website, a platform, a device, a type of web-based content, etc. These could be friends, relatives, or classmates. Interview them about how and why they use it. What social needs or gratifications does it serve? Content Analysis. Examine a website, online show, etc., closely, and analyze it. What is its social agenda: to entertain, to convince, to promote? What kinds of messages is it sending? What kinds of social or political meanings are being conveyed and how? Participant Observation. Observe how users actually use the thing in question. For example, watch how your friends use their mobile phones and take notes, or analyze your friends’ Instagram photos and the comments they post. What does their behavior tell you about the social meaning of the website, etc.? Archival Research. Find data on the ownership of a website, or how it is managed or run. Find articles discussing its founding, its history, its professional culture, or its organization. Some Combination of the Above
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