Sequence - How the order of events shapes our understanding of them

Last week we did a few different activities to help us explore the idea of sequence and story.  We wrote our own stories and cut them into pieces to re-arrange.  We looked at the Justin Bieber - Anne Frank story that slowly revealed more information with each step and talked about how it shifted the focus of the story.  We read "An Occurrance at Owl Creek Bridge" and explored the way Ambrose Bierce changed the sequence of events to give his story power and mystery, and help us connect with the protagonist in deeper ways.

Today we will return to current events and look at the ways in which the media coverage of last week's bombing of the Boston Marathon played out.  In many ways it was rather controversial, from falsely reporting information to blaming innicent people to stirring up fears about people and parts of the population.

Here are links to a series of articles:

• MediaITE - "10 Absolute Worst Media Reactions"
• Huffington Post - "Media Criticize..."
• The New Yorker - "The Saudi Marathon Man"
• Salon.com - "Let's Hope..."
• Huffington Post - "Reddit Apologizes..."
• and here's a link to the Jon Stewart clip we watched