[CASL-L] Powerful Media Literacy Resource

[Melissa Thom]

Thank you so much for sharing this!!! I can't wait to look deeper into it:)


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On Fri, Oct 30, 2020 at 9:41 AM Monica Ahern via CASL-L <casl-l at mylist.net>
wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> I attended a webinar yesterday and discovered a powerful resource called Project
> Look Sharp <https://projectlooksharp.org/index.php>. Its goal is to get
> students to use critical thinking skills and a constructivist approach to
> decode media messages. It has a wealth of materials on its "Free Classroom
> Materials" pages. Here's a video
> <https://media.ithaca.edu/media/Newsweek+Covers+on+Vietnam%2C+Persian+Gulf%2C+and+Afghanistan/1_3iams0qj> that
> demonstrates a history teacher leading students through the
> decoding process using the "Media Construction of War" kit. This site isn't
> only for history teachers, however. There is content here for ELA and
> science as well.
>
> *How the site is organized: *Project Look Sharp contains subject area
> kits, searchable by grade
> <https://projectlooksharp.org//?action=gradelevel> or content area
> <https://projectlooksharp.org/?action=kits>.  They also have lesson plans
> listed individually <https://www.projectlooksharp.org/search-result.php>,
> which are searchable by keyword. Each lesson/kit includes multiple media
> sources (videos and articles) and detailed plans and suggestions for how to
> use them with students. Here are the key questions for analyzing/creating
> media messages
> <https://www.projectlooksharp.org/Resources%202/keyquestions.pdf> that
> teachers would keep circling back to when working with students.
>
> I've already shown a few teachers these resources, and they are really
> excited, especially since they are easy to adapt to an online/hybrid
> learning environment.
>
> Happy Friday, Everyone.
> :) Monica
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> Monica Ahern
> Library Media Specialist
> William H. Hall High School
> 860-232-4561 x6330
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