Looking Ahead & Last Family Activity

LOOKING AHEAD: Tomorrow we will wrap up Consuming Kids with plenty of time to spare, so it is quite likely we'll dismiss early. This would be a good opportunity to ask any questions about the paper due next week. Also, it will give us time to start to get organized for our final family activity (described below), which will be making up questions for the final exam. Next week our two classes will be devoted to brief presentations (10 min.) of your paper topics. Yesterday, we drew cards to determine who will present on Tues. & Thurs. This is what we came up with:
TUESDAY, MAY 4: CAMERON, KATIE, SAMI, BRANDON, LACIE, LELAND
THURSDAY, MAY 6: HOLLY, CAROLINA, CINDY, NATALIE, HANNAH, KARIESHA
It is ok for you to switch with a classmate, especially if you may not be feeling well or if something else comes up at the last minute. In any case, please remember that I would like ALL THE PAPERS ON TUESDAY, so I can begin reading and evaluating them. And finally, please show respect for you fellow classmates and show up to hear what they have to say. You are not just doing this for me or for a grade, but hopefully to educate others about what you consider an important social problem.

Also, don't forget that third and final short essay, a description of which I handed out yesterday. Today or tomorrow I will be sending you an e-copy of my paper, "Unraveling the Perverse Logic of Consumer Capitalism," on which that essay is based and which we will discuss during the final week.

I did see that all of the families had posted their findings about the video, "Consuming Kids" on the previous blog post, so you all earned the 5 points for this activity. Please remember that you will need to review that information for the final exam because I may (or the families may) make up a question or two based
on that material.
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FINAL FAMILY ACTIVITY: MAKING UP QUESTIONS FOR THE FINAL EXAM
I want each of the families to come up with FIVE short-answer questions (and answers) from the material we have covered since the midterm exam. The midterm exam was given on March 23rd, so beginning with March 25th and the viewing of "Escape From Affluenza" and Chapter 25 in the book, "Affluenza," is where you should begin your review for making up questions. Remember, all lecture material, including lecture notes posted on the blog (such as my reflections on the video, "Escape From Affluenza") is fair game. Since you have been through this before, I assume you have a good idea of the kinds of questions I am looking for. Each family should submit these FIVE questions (and answers) to me NO LATER THAN NOON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 12TH. I will try to accept at least three questions from each family, and for each addditonal question I accept, that family will earn a bonus point. I will make my selections and then post these questions and answers on the blog by Friday, May 14th, so you may study them for the final exam, which is scheduled for TUESDAY, MAY 18TH, 2-5PM. This exercise is worth 5 activity points for all participating family members, with the possibility of earning a maximum of 2 bonus points.