tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516000.post114150849167671539..comments2023-10-19T08:18:37.317-07:00Comments on Mildly Melancholy: Since I'm not wiki-fiedNacho Loverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11370735026568009605noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516000.post-1141910975633209602006-03-09T05:29:00.000-08:002006-03-09T05:29:00.000-08:00The last time I taught 8th grade I did some lesson...The last time I taught 8th grade I did some lessons on media literacy, and I remember this site was good, if you haven't stumbled across it already: http://www.medialit.org/<BR/><BR/>Kids love anything that has to do with advertising, tv, etc.MsMalarkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09367332719752183036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516000.post-1141600224283674182006-03-05T15:10:00.000-08:002006-03-05T15:10:00.000-08:00um...my friend Wikipedia had to tell me about semi...um...my friend Wikipedia had to tell me about semiotics right now, though it makes perfect sense. one thing we talked about in one women's studies class was the idea of a diamond. the image and significance was deliberately designed by a marketer and now it's taken as practically fact.<BR/><BR/>i think it works to bring up examples of this without discussing the official name or theory or anything. it's a practical part of the advertising world. i'll see if i will have time to push it in there somewhere. :) <BR/><BR/>the tv ad matrix will simply be a chart keeping track of what ads were seen while watching tv, along with when and the program watched.<BR/><BR/>jean kilbourne is a lecturer and researcher on the effects of advertising. she's made videos (of her talks) dealing with tobacco ads as well as gender/body image advertising.<BR/><BR/>why am i doing this unit? it's certainly not mandated; it's not even part of our official curriculum. our city seems to run ELA classes to produce major essays/projects (about five for the year). media studies is in the standards, but is not a regularly-scheduled project.<BR/><BR/>i'm doing this because i really believe in the importance of media literacy. especially this generation, who is bombarded with images, seems to take everything as gospel and for granted. they need to start learning that they are being manipulated. it should be a very eye-opening project.Nacho Loverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11370735026568009605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516000.post-1141557138909673272006-03-05T03:12:00.000-08:002006-03-05T03:12:00.000-08:00Sorry, I keep on leaving posts on your blog and I ...Sorry, I keep on leaving posts on your blog and I still haven't introduced myself.<BR/>My name is Gwennaƫlle, I am a pure blooded french living in France having lived in Az and "studying" here to become an english teacher here.<BR/>I wrote studying in quotes because here we don't study for that. Teachers are federal workers and to becoime a federal worker here you have to pass a national competition and this is what I am aiming at (the written part will be on the 15th, 16th, 17th of march).<BR/>I was wondering which grade you teach and now I know. I have a question or two: in the US do you have a specific programme edited by the governement that you have to complete or are you free to do what you want? Are you making the students study ad and media just to make them understand how advertisement works or is it a part of a larger plan (like making them wonder about the way to communicate through the age or whatever...)? <BR/>If you can take the time to answer it will be great but if you can't it's ok :-)Gwennaƫllehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03539342691391499970noreply@blogger.com