The task for educators is not to drain this sense of open-ended exploration from student-fans but rather to make sure that it is accompanied by the Jiminy Cricket-like voice of critical literacy…
Q: How to Connect Critical Thinking, Research, and Information Literacy? A: Fandom
April 2, 2013 By 14 Comments
Teaching Genre Conventions From a Fan’s Perspective
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While some readers may view particular story elements as clichés, a fan might see them as enduring archetypes…
Expanding a Book’s Universe
March 19, 2013 By 1 Comment
Together we looked for ‘cheese holes’, or spaces in the story that allow the audience to participate in, contribute further to, and augment the original story using their own intelligence and imagination.
How Foreign Films Can Teach Critical Thinking
February 26, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Teenagers feel uncomfortable with the foreign setting, the emphasis on character and plot development. Yet, as students become engrossed in the story, they surrender to the “foreignness”…
Visual Literacy and Media Literacy QuickLink: Brutally Honest Oscar Posters
February 22, 2013 By 1 Comment
Just in case you missed this gallery of reimagined posters for the Best Picture Oscar nominees when College Humor debuted it last month…
Scriptwriting, the ‘Languages of Film,’ and Media Literacy: Teaching the Oscars with Frank Baker
February 20, 2013 By 2 Comments
“I think it’s a tragedy that most of today’s textbooks completely ignore media and the important process of scriptwriting.”
The Oscars: Frank Baker Talks Critical Thinking, Movie Fandom, and the Common Core
February 18, 2013 By 1 Comment
“Yes: I think it is fair, appropriate and altogether fitting that we share our passion for media. I think a great question to ask anyone and to demand an answer to is: why are you a fan of __(fill in the blank)_?”
Giveaway: Blu-ray and DVD Combo Pack of BULLY
February 12, 2013 By 15 Comments
Young people need to understand the way that media texts position them—even with, or perhaps especially with, those texts whose content they are sympathetic to…
Media Literacy, Powerfully: A Model for School Librarian and Classroom Teacher Collaboration
February 1, 2013 By 7 Comments
“We use cereal boxes which hang in the library to identify the different aspects used to sell to adults vs children…”
For Your Consideration: ‘Life of Pi,’ the Oscars, and How to Persuade the Media
January 21, 2013 By 1 Comment
Why is the case so strenuously made for a potential Best Picture win for ‘Life of Pi’?
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