K-12 Textbooks/Multimedia with elements of media
literacy
(See also texts from Canada, Australia and UK listed below)

Prentice Hall
MediaStudio Glencoe's Writer's Choice (2009) McDougal Littell
Media Analysis Guides
(Spring 2010)
each grade edition includes
Media Smart
(DVD) McDougal Littell
Literature, Grade 12
chapter on viewing and representing
companion to textbook
MediaZone
Media Literacy & Communication Skills Media Focus
Visual Messages
Elements of Language: (Grades 2, 5, 8) Elements of
Language
Understanding the Media
Integrating Imagery Into
Holt
Rinehart and Winston (Holt, Rinehart, Winston)
Creating Media
Instruction
Higher Education

Canada
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Literacy in Action See the DVD that supports the grade 7-8 texts |
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Canadian Reading B,
Integrating Media Literacy, Writing, Social Studies, and Visual Arts
Grade 2 Canadian Reading C Integrating Media Literacy, Writing, Social Studies, and Visual Arts Grade 3 Canadian Reading D Integrating Media Literacy, Writing, Social Studies, and Visual Arts Grade 4 Canadian Reading E Integrating Media Literacy, Writing, Social Studies, and Visual Arts Grade 5 Canadian Reading F Integrating Media Literacy, Writing, Social Studies, and Visual Arts Grade 6 |
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Tree House Press Media Texts Click on individual books for details |
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Nelson Literacy 8 (Global Citizens) Media Literacy Integrated into Every Unit In Nelson Literacy students are introduced to the characteristics of a different media form and learn strategies for analyzing and evaluating overt and implicit messages, identifying audience and purpose, and using media conventions and techniques. |
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Literature & Media 9, Literature &
Media 10,
Literature & Media 11 |
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Mass Media And Popular Culture |
Australia (full list of texts
here)
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This book offers guidance and ideas on how to make
creative arts and media teaching relevant, stimulating and above all
creative. The book responds to the economic and cultural changes in
society in the 21st century and the needs of learners growing up in a
sophisticated digital and competitive world. "Creative Arts and Media
14+" provides fresh teaching approaches in order to motivate and develop
learners' knowledge and skills. May and Warr outline key concepts and
ideas in the creative arts and media world, as well as how these ideas
are recorded and transmitted. They distinguish between different
pedagogic approaches and techniques and explore their application within
creative arts and media learning. The book draws on different types of
resources, including those outside the classroom that can enhance your
delivery of theoretical concepts. The authors acknowledge the changing
nature of qualifications and suggest suitable strategies for the
delivery and assessment of creative arts and media programmes. "Creative
Arts and Media 14+" supports trainee and experienced teachers involved
in creative arts and media programmes for pupils 14+ whether they are
learning in schools, adult and community education or colleges. Open University Press, March 2011 |
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Visual Texts, written by Paul Grover, explores the complex, demanding and highly rewarding area of visual texts. Making meaning from motion pictures, television, multimedia, graphics and design requires specific skills. Visual Texts uses case studies, examples and guided activities to help students engage with the world of visual texts in a structured and coordinated way. |
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Language Through Film |
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Chapter 5: Storytelling (1.7Mb) Technologies of Representation and New Media: text selection Sample teaching program (132 Kb) Technologies of Representation and New Media: Case study Storytelling: Case study Australian media organisations: Case study |
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Chapter 4: Production (1.8Mb) Narrative: text selection Sample teaching program (71 Kb) Narrative: Case study Media influence: Case study Social values: Case Study – Aliens Production: Case Study – Media skills |
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Reading for Media Literacy |
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Reading The Visuals In The Middle Years |
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Teaching Viewing and Visual Texts (Primary) |
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Persuasive Language in Media Texts Iris Breuer & Melanie Napthine, Insight Publications, July 2008, 152pp |
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Studying Media Texts |
UK (see many BFI text selections here; more from Routledge)
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Teaching Film (bfi education) |
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Teaching Television (bfi education) |
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Film and Television Textual Analysis, A Teacher's Guide
(Auteur) also available Classroom Resources |
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Narrative in Film and TV: A
Teacher's Guide (Auteur) also available Classroom Resources |