The SC State Department of Education's English Language Arts team
conducted four training sessions on the revised ELA Standards in January
and February 2003 in Columbia, South Carolina. As part of that training,
media educator Frank Baker demonstrated how teachers can begin to
integrate the new Communication-Viewing standards. In November 2005,
and December 2006, I conducted two "Best Practices" workshops on the
same topic. Posted below are the handouts that were distributed to participants.
(Info in red/bold below has been added since the original workshops.)
NOTE: teachers who wish to know more about the subjects listed below are urged to log onto the
Media Literacy Clearinghouse and click on a specific category for more detailed information,
articles and lesson plans.
Understanding SC English Language Arts Standards
COMMUNICATION: VIEWING
This
document is intended to give teachers some
practical ideas for
integrating the ELA Viewing standards
into the K-12 classroom.
Frank Baker, media educator
fbaker1346@aol.com
1. Photography/Visual Literacy
Civil
War Photo (corresponding
LESSON PLAN)
Newsweek (Rumsfeld/Powell)
Is Seeing Believing? curriculum
Introducing Photography Techniques:
Some Basic Vocabulary for Teaching Kids
Questioning photographs
Word & Image, (TIME Magazine teacher guide)
The Language of Photography
Reading photographs: Using questions
to
decode, evaluate, and understand
photographic images.
Reading media photographs
How framing affects understanding
2. Editorial Cartoons
Daryl Cagle's Web Site/Teacher Guide
Analyzing Editorial Cartoons
Analyzing Editorial Cartoons (pdf)
Cartoon Analysis Worksheet
Learning By Cartooning
Using Editorial Cartoons to Teach about
Elections
3. Advertisements/Commercials
Reading Advertisements
(Newsweek)
Checklist for Reading Any Ad
Deconstructing Print Ads
Deconstructing An Advertisement (pdf)
Analyzing Ads & Commercials
Advertising 101 Critique Sheet
Martin Luther King Ad
Tobacco Advertising/Counter Advertising Workshop
A Primer on Analyzing TV Commercials
Buy Me That, Too toy advertising curriculum
corresponding
LESSON PLAN
Political
Campaign Ads
Beyond Blame: Watch the
cell phone ad
Cell phone
script
All About Storyboards
Storyboard Template
4. Television
Language of Television
Critical Viewing Skills
TV Genres
TV Storyboard Form (pdf)
5. Motion
Pictures
Media Literacy, Movies and Motivating Students
Teach With Movies (website)
Movie Critique
Motion Picture Analysis Worksheet
Film Study Guide:
To Kill A Mockingbird
corresponding
LESSON PLAN
Teacher's Guide to Making Student Movies
Storyboard form
Storyboarding: process & explanation
Film Vocabulary Crossword
ELA Standard- Communications: Viewing
Information & Resources for SC Educators
This
document is intended to be background readings,
that will help teachers understand the justification for the new ELA
Communication-Viewing standard.
Frank Baker, media educator
fbaker1346@aol.com
Worksheet
Strand support document
National Board for Professional Teaching
Standards:
Early Adolescence ELA Standards, 2nd Ed
Standard X: Listening, Speaking and Viewing
(see pgs 58-60)
Media Literacy Clearinghouse web site
Articles:
Making A Case for Media Literacy In the Classroom
We Need Media
Literacy Classes in School
Schools Begin to Infuse Media Literacy Into 3 Rs
Has Media Ed Found a Curricular Foothold?
Eight Key Concepts of Media Literacy
Center for Media Literacy (resource vendor website)
MediaLit Kit, articles and background to get you started
on media literacy education