Communications Scholars
Parts of our infamous diagram
Words you should really know by now
Movies you should know
How to get an A
100
A media scholar who took a typo and ran with it. 

Marshall McLuhan


100

What does the C stand for and where is located? 

The communicator or the encoder 

100

Connotation 

emotional or evaluative meaning of a word.

100

Considered one of the best movies of all time 

Citizen Kane

100

Being late or missing a lot of class makes Dr. Campbell feel this way. 

cry, sad :(

200

Vegas is a metaphor for our communication and public discourse, according to this author

Neil Postman Amusing Ourselves to Death


200

What is channel noise?

A term used to describe anything which interferes with the fidelity of physical transmission of the message (such as statis on the radio or type too small, etc). 

200

Media

the main means of mass communication (broadcasting, publishing, and the internet) regarded collectively.
"their demands were publicized by the media"
plural form of medium.


The term medium (the singular form of media) is defined as "one of the means or channels of general communication, information, or entertainment in society, as newspapers, radio, or television."


200

Movies about representation of women 

open 
200

your phone should be here.

away. 
300

Asserts that the interface is political.

Selfe and Selfe in  “The Politics of the Interface”

300

What is the different between connotative and denotative and why does it matter for communication?

open answer

300

Advertising

A form of persuasive communication designed to encourage an audience to take some kind of action – most commonly associated with consumerism.

300

A documentary on Film 

The Story of Film: An Odyssey (2012) directed by Mark Cousins

300

An opening line to a read and report that kills.

open


400

This thinker is not necessarily against adhd, but she calls it __________. Her name is____________.

Hyper attention....Katherine Hayles 

 “Hyper and Deep Attention: The Generational Divide in Cognitive Modes”

400

What are stored experience and why does this matter to the communicator?

This is how the audience interprets the message from the communicator based on their individual, ego-related beliefs and values and in part of the believes and values of the groups to which he belongs (family, job, social, and other groups_. His identity. A message which challenges those beliefs and values may be rejected, distorted, or misinterpreted. 
400

Behaviourism

The psychological movement that regards human behavior as something that can be manipulated.

400
Ted Talk about reading and women. 

For These Women Reading is a Daring Act (2014) Laura Boushnak https://www.ted.com/talks/laura_boushnak_for_these_women_reading_is_a_daring_act

400

The writing you should do. 

human, no cliches

500

Directed Citizen Kane, which is a movie about ____________.

Orson Welles and ___________.

500

Setup and label the entire Communication---Audience diagram with as many parts as you can remember. 

open

500

Communication

At its most simplistic, communication is the exchange of information and meaning. Communication, through its repetition, enables the dissemination and development of culture.

500

For 500 points, name a popular recent movie that you can connect to this class. 

open


500

For 500 points, name 5 ways to show up as a being in the classroom to get a stellar participation grade in this class. 

1) Having read carefully maybe even twice

2) Have questions ready even if we don't get to them.

3) Put your phone away. 

4) Respond when there is a question on the floor.

5) ENGAGE ENGAGE ENGAGE, look interested. 

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