Candidate understands media’s influence on culture and people’s actions and communication, reflecting that knowledge not only in his or her own work but also in his or her teaching
Advertising is hugely influential on the American population, particularly American youth. In my class, students study persuasive techniques and how those techniques are marketed to influence buying tendencies. Click the document below to see a PowerPoint on persuasive techniques.
Students then analyze various ads (this unit fell right after the Super Bowl this year, so there were plenty of recent ads to analyze.) Click on the following link to see a great Critical Media Literacy lesson I would love to implement into my future classroom: http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/critical-media-literacy-programs-96.html?tab=1#tabs Film is an extremely influential part of the media. Many texts are adapted into movies. It's important for students to think about the changes that are purposefully made when adapting a text into film. The following documents explain the lesson I use with students to help them start thinking about adaptation.
Standard 3.6.1
Candidate understands media’s influence on culture and people’s actions and communication, reflecting that knowledge not only in his or her own work but also in his or her teaching
Advertising is hugely influential on the American population, particularly American youth. In my class, students study persuasive techniques and how those techniques are marketed to influence buying tendencies. Click the document below to see a PowerPoint on persuasive techniques.
Students then analyze various ads (this unit fell right after the Super Bowl this year, so there were plenty of recent ads to analyze.)
Click on the following link to see a great Critical Media Literacy lesson I would love to implement into my future classroom:
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/critical-media-literacy-programs-96.html?tab=1#tabs
Film is an extremely influential part of the media. Many texts are adapted into movies. It's important for students to think about the changes that are purposefully made when adapting a text into film. The following documents explain the lesson I use with students to help them start thinking about adaptation.