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by Neil Andersen and Diana Maliszewski This is the saga of a song. The melody and lyrics have remained intact, yet its long list of performers and audiences have profoundly changed its experience [...]

by Michelle Solomon and Neil Andersen (updated 2019) Because the primary function of media is to communicate culture, media literacy is a wonderfully compelling blend of media studies and [...]

As an introduction to prepare students for the study of the novel Beloved, students examine oral history and identity through literature, sales through the use of slave narratives, in order to [...]

There is a long-ignored, newly-recognized ‘holy grail’ in technical education and its home can be found in media literacy education. IT has traditionally been a sharing and [...]

The following thread from @Jess5th on Twitter (otherwise known as Jessica Lifshitz, an American elementary school teacher) is a great example of rich discussion, excellent scaffolding, and [...]

by Diana Luciani, former AML Board member; teacher – Peel District School Board, Ontario These lessons inform the Media Strand of Ontario’s Grade 9 Applied-level English course. [...]

Norman Lear produced several successful television sit-coms with political implications. His first, and most well-known, was All in the Family. Archie Bunker, the central character, was a [...]

fastcocreate.com Hail Caesar! is both an elegy and an indictment of the 1950s Hollywood studio system. The story centers on the personal and professional trials of Eddie Mannix (Josh Brolin), the [...]

The American Dream & Media Messages (ENG3U) by Diana Luciani, former AML Board Member In teaching F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby as literature, media literacy might help students in [...]

Carmen is an animated music video comment on social media, specifically referencing Twitter. It makes strong and unequivocal statements about the effects of social media on society. Students [...]