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    • Juniors 4th-5th grade >
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        • Amuse Optional Activities >
          • aMUSE Interviews
        • aMUSE Journey Take Action Project
        • aMUSE final presentation (Take Action Project) tips
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        • AMAZE award patch info
        • AMAZE Take Action Project Planning sheet
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        • Media Award Patch info
        • MEdia Survey
        • MEdia Journey Take Action Project & Follow Up
      • BREATHE for Cadettes >
        • Extra Resources for Breathe Take Action Projects
        • Breathe Interviews
        • Breathe Take Action Project Planning sheet
    • Seniors 9th-10th grade >
      • Mission Sisterhood for Seniors >
        • MIssion Sisterhood Take Action Projects
      • Girltopia for Seniors >
        • Girltopia Award Patches
        • Girltopia Inspiration
        • Girltopia Take Action Project planning sheet & Guide
        • Girltopia - Girl Page
        • Girltopia participants before final session (day 4)
      • Sow What for Seniors
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      • Your Voice Your World for Ambassadors
      • Justice For Ambassadors
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    • Leader/Parent Resources
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  • HIGHEST AWARDS
    • BRONZE AWARD >
      • Great Bronze Award examples
    • SILVER AWARD
    • GOLD AWARD

MEdia  series for Cadettes grades 6-8 

Click here   for current schedule  &  registration deadlines.
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Cadettes look for the ME in media and learn how they can shape media—for themselves, their community and the world.

Stories are told everywhere and in all kinds of formats – in movies by big Hollywood studios, online by bloggers and through social networks, through the clothes chosen by stylists for a fashion spread in a magazine, through the photos chosen by a newspaper editor. MEdia helps girls think about who is responsible for telling all the stories they see around them and how can use their story to help "re-make" the forms of media they see around them.
 Completing a Cadette Journey is a prerequisite  for the Silver award.

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Leadership Awards

  • Monitor Award - Cadettes have taken stock of media in their world and the influence it has
  • Influence Award - Cadettes understand the importance of having media reflect the realities of their world
  • Cultivate Award - Cadettes have made a personal commitment to cultivate a new perspective on media
The final steps of the Awards are earned by completing a Take Action Project that will be completed after the workshop series. An essential component of a Take Action Project is that the girls take it out to the community. During  the workshops, the girls will choose & work on their project and make a detailed plans for how to reach out to the community. You can  pre-purchase awards from us for your convenience, but please hold on to the awards until the project is completed. The requirements will be explained in detail during the workshops.  For more information about Take Action Projects, check out the drop down menu under the TAKE ACTION PROJECTS tab above.

What happens on the Media journey ?  Here's a sneak peek

The girls will look at the messages they see in print media & online. This video is a great info into that topic.  Listen to what Riley has to say about stereotypes in marketing

Hidden messages - message overload

The girls are challenged to find as many "hidden ads as they can find in their meeting place.  They were shocked to find well over 100.
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SURVEYING

 One of the skills covered in the Media journey is taking a survey to identify journey issues. Click here to see a sample survey & real results.

How does the Media try to influence you ?  The girls take a look.  Here's what they think

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Monitor Award - Trash to Treasure
Take an ad with a message you don't like & make it into something else !

Enchanted Butterflies - The butterflies shown in the video are made from a 4 inch and 5 inch square.  You can use any size you like as long as one is smaller than the other.

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Paper Beads
For instructions http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Paper-Beads 

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Here's a photo that shows how to mark paper to cut out beads the same size.
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String the beads on stretch cord.  This video shows how to make the knot

We don't do the following crafts in our sessions, but we think they look fun !Shredded Magazine Bangle Bracelet Use a shredder to shred magazines. Glue each shred to a wooden bracelet. Finish with clear gloss

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Recycled Magazine Coasters
For full instructions
http://howaboutorange.blogspot.com/2009/06/recycled-magazine-coasters.html

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Movie Camera Moves and Moods The adult guide has suggestions for the girls to expand their film making skills before starting their remake project.  They were hard for the girls to picture, so we made a short demo film.

MEdia REmake Take Action Projects
For the MEdia journey, he girls will identify some form of media that they think needs to change & they remake it.  Once they remake it, they advocate for it & share what they learned to educate and inspire their chosen target audience. 

The scouts making the following video were motivated by the disrespectful disagreements they were witnessing during the 2016 Presidential campaign

A battle between prescription drugs and home remedies, this video reveals the pros and cons of both sides, and while assuming that both may give the same results, we do consider home remedies to be a safer and more cost-effective option. See which side you are on and watch this take action project by GIrl Scout Cadettes  Click here to view

MEdia Journey Ideas & Inspiration _ Check out our Pinterest Board
https://www.pinterest.com/workshops4girls/media-journey-ideas/

Tips from GSUSA on how to make an effective Public Service Announcement PSA
Here is the link to the page where you can find this video & more ideas.
http://forgirls.girlscouts.org/how-to-make-a-psa/#/girls5_9/volunteer-guides/how-to-make-a-psa

You may think that Girl Scouts using Media is a new thing.  Not so !!
Take a step back in time to 1918.  The Golden Eaglet, a feature film about Girl Scouting was shown in movie theatres !!
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