Decoding is the process of making meaning from text. You're doing it right now. Where some might see nonsensical shapes, you see letters - or perhaps you just see the words. In your mind you give these shapes meaning. Some do so by subvocalizing, while others translate the text directly into internalized meaning and understanding. … Continue reading Comic Books Help Our Students With Decoding
There are a number of reasons why students that scoff at black and white text while fully engaging with comics, even if the actual word counts are comparable. This is part of and ongoing series on Comics in the Classroom. When teachers looks to introduce Key Literacy Skills to their students, they often overlook the most … Continue reading Why Students Are More Willing to Read Graphic Novels
When teachers looks to introduce Key Literacy Skills to their students, they often overlook the most powerful tool in reaching their students - Comic Books. This multi-part series explores why comics should be used in your classroom, as well as what books are best suited for your classroom. All articles in this series can be Read Here. … Continue reading Comics in the Classroom
This page contains all the downloadable resources for the Teaching Gender Representation in the Media lessons. While each lesson is a classroom-ready three part lesson, the various resources have all been collected in this location for teaching convenience. Gender Lesson Resources All resources and lessons can be used for non-commercial classroom use. THE TOY BOX … Continue reading Gender Representation Lessons: Downloadable Resources
Gender representation is a serious issue that is constantly changing. Each month brings new issues to the forefront; strong teachers will use current events to help shape their dynamic lessons. This lesson is part of a large mini-unit on Teaching Gender Representation in the Media. It can be used as a stand-alone piece or part of … Continue reading Gender Representation in the Classroom: Final Thoughts
Students need to be empowered to become agents of change in the world. Digital communication and social media are powerful tools that our students are already familiar with; showing them how to utilize these tools to enact real change allows them to reshape the media landscape that surrounds them. Having already looked at targetted writing … Continue reading Gender Lesson: Reshaping Gender Normative Roles
Advertisers constantly push messages at our students. Our students need to learn how to push back at the advertisers. Having already presented on the importance of creating better advertisements, this lesson will encourage them to take on a Role, select an Audience, choose a Format, and finally select a Topic as they write a piece … Continue reading Gender Lesson: The Gender R.A.F.T. Assignment
It's important that students know how to identify and name problematic messaging in the media they consume. From Facebook to Twitter to Television and Websites, our students view hundreds of advertisements a day. Having already seen how problematic messaging exists in the media we consume, in our past lesson, this lesson will arm our students … Continue reading Gender Lesson: Using the Media Triangle to Annotate Advertisements
ThingLink is a free online tool to digitally annotate images. There area wide variety of reasons for using ThingLink in your classroom, ranging from visualizing complex ideas, to streamlining presentations. Here you will find a number of tutorials that walk you, step-by-step, through the tool. You will move from complete beginner to expert in less … Continue reading Video Tutorial Series: ThingLink, the Digital Annotation Tool
Advertisements often have problematic gender messaging; however, advertisements can also be used to combat negative messaging, drawing attention to problematic norms. Building on the negative messaging from The Past is Present - Part 1 students should have a strong notion of the problematic messages that are inherenant in media pieces, and gendered advertisements. This lesson will … Continue reading Gender Lesson: The Past is Present – Part 2
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