CONTEMPORARY CULTURAL ISSUSES

VIOLENCE - links about violence in TV, movies, video games, school shooters.

BEAUTY - links to sites about beauty & physical attractiveness.

TLC Special - "Beauty & Facial Attractiveness"

"AMERICAN BEAUTY"

BACK TO COACH BURKE'S MAIN PAGE

FAMILY VALUES

"Pleasantville" -  "Life as a House"

Drugs & Addiction

HBO-"Crank: Made in America"  - Frontline "Drug Wars"

THE INTERNET MOVIE DATABASE - Look up movies or actors & actresses. Get reviews, list of cast and crew, synopsis, trivia, goofs, view trailers and more.

SPORTS

"Hoop Dreams" - "Friday Night Lights"

CCI - GRADE RUBRIC

PORTFOLIO QUESTIONS - questions addressed in the class.

ESSAY QUESTIONS - USED FOR THE POP CULTURE EXAM

The Merchants of Cool

A report on the Creators & Marketers of Popular Culture for Teens. Learn how Madison Avenue & some of the world's largest media companies try to influence fads, trends, fashions and the buying habits of America's  young consumers.

THEMES TO BE DISCUSSED

& POSSIBLE FILMS TO BE USED IN CLASS

KIDS, POPULAR CULTURE & SAFETY

NEED PROJECT IDEAS?

Microsoft Windows Movie Maker tips, tutorials, forums and more....

Video for the web Tutorials

PowerPoint Tips & Tricks

Microsoft Publisher Tutorials

Use MS Publisher to Create a Brochure - a very good tutorial in pdf format

LOVE AND RELATIONSHIPS - "Liberty Heights", "Garden State"

Build a FREE web site to showcase your presentation.

Teen Culture - "American Graffitti"

NEED PROJECT IDEAS?

A DEFINITION OF POPOPULAR CULTURE

Copy of the 2010 Parent Permission Form

FORMAT FOR PORTFOLIO QUESTIONS