Close Reading the Media: Literacy Lessons and Activities for Every Month of the School Year

2017 | Children

Teach middle school students to become savvy consumers of the TV, print, and online media bombarding them every day. In this practical book copublished by Routledge and MiddleWeb, media literacy expert Frank Baker offers thematic, timely lessons for every month of the school year, so you can engage students in learning by having them analyse the real world around them. Topics covered include critiquing the messages behind Superbowl ads, Christmas toy commercials, fall political campaigns, and more. Through these lessons, students will learn to read the medipa more closely and will improve their critical thinking skills. The book also offers classroom-ready handouts you can use immediately.

Frank Baker (Author)