Television, radio, movies, magazines - information reaches kids through all formats. How can you help students develop the critical-thinking skills to navigate information in all media? Teaching Media Literacy offers an introduction to this important new area for use in the library or classroom. This unique how-to includes ready-to-use lessons for: Television - assessing sitcoms' and dramas' impact on and reflection of American values, deconstructing the construction of reality television, and looking at the multiple ...
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Television, radio, movies, magazines - information reaches kids through all formats. How can you help students develop the critical-thinking skills to navigate information in all media? Teaching Media Literacy offers an introduction to this important new area for use in the library or classroom. This unique how-to includes ready-to-use lessons for: Television - assessing sitcoms' and dramas' impact on and reflection of American values, deconstructing the construction of reality television, and looking at the multiple perspectives of the news; Movies - determining historical accuracy and inaccuracy in films and looking at movies as cultural touchstones; Photography and Images - learning about photo manipulation, reading and writing photo captions, understanding photo essays as storytelling, and
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