5th+Assignment+Y+The+Last+Man

__**OVERPOPULATION**__ (Skill Focus: Summarizing, Reading Comprehension, Beginning Symbolism)

At this point, you've learned a fair amount about viruses, air borne diseases, and plagues. Now you're going to learn about overpopulation. Below are two videos that should give you a good sense of what overpopulation is and what effect is has on the world. Remember, the whole point of learning about viruses, diseases, plagues, and overpopulation is to prepare your brain for the text you are going to be reading, "Y: The Last Man." The hope is that we can think about ourselves in relations to others. What impact do my seemingly independent actions have on others? To think about this question, let's watch the videos below. There are some questions that you will need to answer as well. //The point of responding to these videos is to start getting you ready to read the graphic novel. It is important to understand why an author made the visual choices they did. What does the smiling face that slowly stops smiling mean? Why make that choice? This is the starting ground for understanding the literary device "symbolism//." It's not quite the same, and we'll talk more about it, but it's a good place to start.

After the video questions, there is a slightly longer writing assignment that you will need to complete. Copy the questions into a body of an email, write out the longer writing section, and email the answers to me once you have finished at olympusenglish@gmail.com. **REMEMBER: There are three parts to this assignment**.

media type="file" key="Overpopulation and Consumption (Animation) - YouTube.mp4" width="432" height="432" __**Video #1**__ 1. What do you think the beginning of the video is saying about the relationship between man and nature? 2. How do you know that? (What does the author show you to help you come to that conclusion?) 3. Why do you think the video showed a scale with animals on one side and the earth on the other? What is the author trying to say? 4. What point is the author trying to make about people and shopping? 5. How do you know? 6. Why does the planet get red in the end? 7. What do you think the author means in the end with the quote "Less is more"? 8. Is this video trying to say something positive or negative? Why? 9. What is the message of the video? (**DO NOT SAY "LESS IS MORE"!!!)**

**(worth 1 point)**

media type="file" key="Overpopulation - 1 minute short film - YouTube.mp4" width="432" height="432" __**Video #2**__ 1. Why do you think the character in this video is so happy at first? 2. What happens that changes that? 3. Why do you think the character stops smiling as more and more people surround him? 4. What color is the earth as we see the aliens on the moon? Why do you think the author wanted it colored that way? 5. Describe/explain why "overpopulation is a threat to the planet." 6. How does the message in the videos relate to you and your life? (//Yes it does. No, really. It does.//) 7. List __TWO__ similarities between the videos and everything else you've been reading about so far. Explain how they relate. 8. List __TWO__ differences between the videos and everything you've read. Explain what the big difference is.

**(worth 1 point)**

Now that you have watched the two videos and answered the questions, l want to see how well you understand the ideas behind overpopulation. Without going to an outside source, explain in ONE LONG PARAGRAPH:


 * What you think overpopulation means
 * What the problems overpopulation causes and why
 * Whether or not you think overpopulation is a problem and why/why not
 * What overpopulation means to your future
 * How you think overpopulation relates to "Y: The Last Man" (if you don't remember what the story is about, you can read about it here for a refresher)
 * What you think about all this overpopulation stuff in general

Please do not copy these questions and answer them. Answer them like you did for assignment #1; in complete sentences and with proper spelling, punctuation and grammar, and with a good amount of thought put into each answer. **(worth 1 point)**

__**Expectation**__: So, in one email, you should have something like this:

Copy and pasted questions for video #1: Then, answered questions and copy and pasted questions for video #2: And finally, answered questions for video #2 complete now it's time for the paragraph:

Please let me know if you have any questions.


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