Category: Media Literacy
LP #1C / The World in 22 Minutes: Constructing a TV News Lineup
An important part of understanding the constructedness of media is recognizing that choices are made and that those choices can...
اقرأ المزيدSTARTING POINT: It All Begins at Home
From Saturday morning cartoons to Nintendo, advertising and movies, parents worry about media’s impact on their children. Are their fears...
اقرأ المزيدLP# 3E Valuing Different Views: Taking a Stand on Media Violence
Violence is a controversial issue that touches us all either through the media or in person. In the public debate...
اقرأ المزيدLP# 2E 10 Ways to Sell an Idea: The Basics of Persuasion
The power of advertising is its ability to persuade and advertisers have a wide array of techniques to use in...
اقرأ المزيدLP# 1E Maps and Pictures in our Head
When we list types of media, we seldom include maps. But maps, as mass produced representations, are ideal for deeper...
اقرأ المزيدLP# 2A Basic Visual Language I: Three Building Blocks
Because so much of today's communications, including the news, comes to us visually, it is critical students learn the basics...
اقرأ المزيدThe Branding Alphabet
This high school activity, originally developed for 12th graders at the Berkeley Carroll School in 2002-3, helps students explore the...
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