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CNN ad with Anderson Cooper
The ad featured here lends itself to several avenues of investigation, starting with obvious methods of basic deconstruction, to larger issues of cultural representation.
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Exploring Values and Meaning in Advertising
A 3-Week Unit for Grade 9 (Academic)
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New Media and New Media Literacy: The horizon has become the landscape–new media are here
My father had to complete grade 11 by correspondence because his teacher had completed only grade 10. While his mother was keenly interested in and supportive…
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Getting Started in Media Studies: The Issue of Knowledge and Control
Teachers are often reluctant to admit it, but one of the most common reasons why many are hesitant to bring media work into their courses is…
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Film Adaptation of a Novel: Creating the Movie Poster
Creating the Movie Poster
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Comics in the Classroom: Look Before You Leap
Advocates for the inclusion in the curriculum of comics and graphic novels as ‘literary’ works are no doubt right about their potential to engage young readers,…
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RESPONDING TO POPULAR CULTURE – Material adapted from Fiske: Understanding Popular Culture
True popular culture (not necessarily the mainstream, commercial products that call themselves ‘pop culture’) is made from within and below, not imposed from within or above.…
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Branding, Consumerism, Audience
Demonstrate an understanding of a variety of media texts; Understanding Media Texts Identify some media forms and explain how the conventions and techniques associated with them…
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Annotated List of Comics: Selected Texts for Classroom Use
The following list of texts is a jumping off point, not a definitive selection, for teachers to consider when using graphic novels in the English/Language classroom.
Essential Frameworks
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