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Close Reading the Media - Frank Baker

Close Reading the Media

Literacy Lessons and Activities for Every Month of the School Year

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Buch | Softcover
154 Seiten
2017
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-21602-0 (ISBN)
CHF 52,35 inkl. MwSt
Teach middle school students to become savvy consumers of the TV, print, and online media bombarding them every day. In this timely book copublished by Routledge and MiddleWeb, media literacy expert Frank W. Baker offers thematic lessons for every month of the school year, so you can engage students in learning by having them analyze the real world around them. Students will learn to think critically about photos, advertisements, and other media and consider the intended purposes and messages. Topics include:






Helping students detect fake news;



Unraveling the messages in TV advertising;



Looking at truth vs propaganda in political ads and debates;






Revealing how big media influences the news we read;



Understanding how pictures changed America during the Civil Rights Movement;






Exploring the language of film and the symbols of costume design;






Thinking about how media appeals to our emotions;






Examining branding, product placement, and the role of celebrity;






Reading and interpreting iconic news images;



And much, much more!

In addition, the book’s lesson plans contain connections to key standards and step-by-step activities you can use immediately. With this practical book, you’ll have all the tools and ideas you need to help today’s students successfully navigate their media-filled world.

Frank W. Baker is a renowned media literacy expert who holds workshops for teachers across the country. He is an educational consultant to the Writing Improvement Network and the News Literacy Project, as well as a blogger for MiddleWeb at https://www.middleweb.com/category/close-reading-the-media. He is also the author of Media Literacy in the K-12 Classroom (ISTE, 2016) and co-author of Mastering Media Literacy with Heidi Hayes Jacobs (Solution Tree, 2013). Visit his website, frankwbaker.com

Contents

Meet the Authors

Introduction

1. August






Lesson 1: Exploring Media Literacy with Students



Lesson 2: Close Reading and What it Means for Media Literacy



Lesson 3: What’s Missing from that Media Message?

2. September






Lesson 4: Unraveling the Messages in TV Advertising



Lesson 5: Examining the Political Announcement



Lesson 6: Truth vs Propaganda in Political Ads

3. October






Lesson 7: Media Literacy Week: A Time to Remember Why Media Literacy Is So Important



Lesson 8: Teach Students to Analyze Political Debates



Lesson 9: Students Need Help Detecting Fake News

4. November






Lesson 10: Examining Holiday Toy Ads



Lesson 11: Looking Beyond the Toy Ads to a World Saturated with Marketing Messages

5. December






Lesson 12: Engaging Students in the Study of Parody



Lesson 13: How Big Media Influences the News We Read

6. January






Lesson 14: Looking Deeper into Super Bowl Ads



Lesson 15: Being Savvy About Diet Ad Season



Lesson 16: Studying Black History Through the Vision of Gordon Parks



Lesson 17: Civil Rights: How Pictures Changed America

7. February






Lesson 18: Learning from the Academy Awards



Lesson 19: Exploring the Language of Film



Lesson 20: Reading the Symbols of Costume Design

8. March






Lesson 21: Comparing Hollywood vs. History: Who Gets the Story Right?



Lesson 22: Analyzing the Media Through Docudramas



Lesson 23: How Media Appeals to Our Emotions

9. April






Lesson 24: Examining Product Placement



Lesson 25: Noticing the Power of Branding

10. May






Lesson 26: Understanding Media Messages in Popular Magazines



Lesson 27: Reading and Interpreting Iconic News Images



Lesson 28: The Role of Celebrity in Raising Our Awareness

Conclusion
Glossary

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 17 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 174 x 246 mm
Gewicht 272 g
Themenwelt Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
Sozialwissenschaften Kommunikation / Medien Medienwissenschaft
Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulpädagogik / Grundschule
ISBN-10 1-138-21602-X / 113821602X
ISBN-13 978-1-138-21602-0 / 9781138216020
Zustand Neuware
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