Sunday, August 23, 2009

Term Two: Introduction to Consumerism

THE STORY OF STUFF, WALL-E, AND COMIC LIFE!

This term we are going to learn about the concept of "consumerism" and how our "materials economy" is killing our planet. Consumerism is the concept that an ever-expanding consumption of goods is advantageous to the economy. In other words, the more stuff we buy the better for our economy; however, what effect is all this stuff having on our environment?

We are going to watch a documentary, The Story of Stuff. A 20-minute animation of the consumerist society, narrated by Anne Leonard.



We are also going to watch the Disney-Pixar animation, Wall-e.


Next, you are going to learn to use the software Comic Life and create a comic strip about one of the topics you learned about through the documentary.


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