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Campaign Design Project
This extension activity follows naturally from deep viewing of ads and study of the persuasion industry. It has been tested and rated positively by students.
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Creating a Space for Critical Literacy in the Classroom
Purpose: To have students understand that the world around them can be read as a media text, and therefore interpreted as such; and to encourage critical…
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Understanding Audience, Text, Production
A 7 Day Ad Project for Secondary Level Media Studies Students
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Me TV: How We Want the World to See US: A Grade 4 – 6 Classroom Application of Representation
Children watch television and are presented with many different kinds of images and representation surrounding class, gender and power. Many of these images go by without…
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Fairy Tales with a Modern Twist
For every fairy tale or story told, there exists another version of that same story when told through another’s point of view or in a new…
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Documentary Exercise Worksheet
Documentary Preliminary Outline Communication Studies 4-315 Your name: _____________________________________________ Title of documentary (working title is acceptable at this point): _________________________________ What is your documentary about: (in 25…
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The Radio Interview: Some Tips and Techniques
2011-04-25 by Victoria Fenner April 26, 2011 www.soundoutmedia.com Before going to air: Know WHY you’re doing the interview. This is also known as focussing your…
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Performance Tips for Budding Podcasters: Video Podcasting Workshop
www.soundoutmedia.com by Victoria Fenner c) 2008 The Day Before Your Studio Date: 1.) Start by doing some deep breathing. Practice breathing deep into your diaphragm just like…
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Writing for Radio – The Basics
A Video Podcasting Workshop by Victoria Fenner April 26, 2011 www.soundoutmedia.com Good writing is good writing. Whether you’re writing for radio, print, TV or the internet,…
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