Rants: In Class Learning

Rick Mercer- Youth Vote                 Rick Mercer-Gay Teen's Suicide

Bill Maher:American Intellect         Bill Maher: Pharmaceuticals

Rick Mercer- FEAR

Rick Mercer- Fun

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Extension to consider:

What do these speakers have in common?

Who is the intended audience?  Who is left out?

Identifying the basic physical characteristics of a rant:

Sketch a basic silhouette onto a blank piece of paper.
While you watch Rick Mercer's Rants please label at least 5 observations regarding the physical characteristics of a rant.

With the class, share your observations and add their observations to your images.

Note:
Hands
Back (posture)
Legs (movement?
Head

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Identifying the basic facial characteristics of a rant: 

Sketch a basic silhouette of a face onto a blank piece of paper.
While you watch Bill Maher's rants please label at least 5 observations regarding the facial characteristics of a rant

With the class, share your observations and add their observations to your images.

Note:
Forehead
Eye brows
Eyes
Mouth
Neck
Chin

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Identifying the basic voice of a rant:

Write the subheading Voice/ Tone.
While you listen to Taylor Mali or Will MacAvoy's rants keep track of 5 observations about their voice. 

-Is it fast/ Slow?
-High/ Low?
-Do they pause?
-What emotion is in their voice?
-How do you know it is this emotion?

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