Autism In the Media and Critical Lens Essay

Goals and agenda for today:

• Understand how autism has been portrayed through film and media and compare with Haddon's portrayal of Christopher.

1. Finish Writer's Craft

2. We will be watching the following links and taking notes on how autism is portrayed through media.

http://www.ted.com/talks/temple_grandin_the_world_needs_all_kinds_of_minds.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I97bs9xKCeo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqbXPfaN_VM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUwa6ZkHtnY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohQQ9heQjBU

3. Critical Lens Essay Assignment

HW: Blog Post #3 and Critical Lens Essay Outline