Make-up assignments should be completed within 48 hours of the class meeting, some of them will have earlier due dates.  Some should be posted to the "Makeup Essay" discussion list folder on WEBCT where they can be read by everyone in the class.  Others will go in an designated assignment dropbox.  Specific directions will be included with each assignment. 

February 9 - write a one paragraph (100 word) description of one of the characters on The Nerds.  Describe both the appearance and the personality of the individual.

February 2:   Post an outline for a five paragraph essay on your topic, following the guidelines in the Outline Form for Five Paragraph Essays.  These go into an Assignment Dropbox on Webct called "Outline for Essay".   To be on time they must be submitted on February 2;  late essays for reduced credit will be accepted until February 5.

January 31 -  Post a list of ideas about the following.  These get posted on the "Makeup Essay" discussion list on WEBCT.  These need not be a polished essay, just a list or jumble of ideas:

1. Describe one key idea from Herbert Schiller's The Mind Managers or Todd Gitlin's "Prime Time Ideology" that you will explore in your paper, e.g., "the myth of individualism and personal choice"  or "unchanging human nature" or "the week to weekness of television series."  Also describe three components or aspects of this key idea.
   
2. Describe one media product you will analyze.  This can be any television show (other than Desperate Housewives, which will be used for in-class discussion) or radio program or web log or newspaper column.
3. List at least three examples from the media product that illustrate the various aspects of the key ideas.