{"id":20035,"date":"2017-07-03T13:25:38","date_gmt":"2017-07-03T17:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/?page_id=20035"},"modified":"2023-12-07T10:02:36","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T15:02:36","slug":"close-reading-chapter-lessons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/close-reading-chapter-lessons\/","title":{"rendered":"Close Reading: Chapter- Lessons"},"content":{"rendered":"

The content for the book\u00a0\u00a0“Close Reading The Media”<\/a><\/em>\u00a0resulted from my authoring a monthly column, now blog, for Middleweb.com<\/a>.
\n(A big thanks goes to my editors John Norton and Susan Curtis, as well as my Routledge editor Lauren Davis.) For those who may have just discovered\u00a0this resource\u00a0and don’t already know, I maintain the Close Reading The Media<\/em><\/a> web site as well as The Media Literacy Clearinghouse<\/em><\/a> web site. \u00a0In addition, I conduct professional development at schools, districts and conferences. Contact me<\/a> for details. \u00a0Follow me on Facebook<\/a> and on Twitter: @fbaker<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Chapter<\/strong><\/td>\nMonth<\/strong><\/td>\nLessons\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nBig Ideas<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nAugust<\/td>\nLesson 1\u00a0Exploring Media Literacy
\nLesson 2\u00a0Close Reading
\nLesson 3\u00a0 What’s Missing?<\/td>\n		\u00a0media literacy concepts; close reading media texts;<\/a> omissions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nSeptember<\/td>\nLesson 4\u00a0 TV Advertising
\nLesson 5\u00a0 Political Ads
\nLesson 6\u00a0 Truth vs Propaganda<\/td>\n		\u00a0ads<\/a>; politics\/media<\/a>; propaganda<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nOctober<\/td>\nLesson 7\u00a0\u00a0Media Literacy Week
\nLesson 8\u00a0 Analyzing\u00a0Political Debates
\nLesson 9\u00a0 Detecting Fake News<\/td>\n		\u00a0political debates; fake news<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nNovember<\/td>\nLesson 10\u00a0Examining Holiday Toy Ads
\nLesson 11 Looking Beyond\u00a0Toy Ads<\/td>\n		\u00a0toy advertising\/marketing<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\nLesson 12\u00a0\u00a0Studying Parody
\nLesson 13\u00a0 Big Media’s Influence on News<\/td>\n		\u00a0parody<\/a>; big media<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nJanuary<\/td>\nLesson 14\u00a0Super Bowl Ads
\nLesson 15\u00a0The Diet Ad Explosion
\nLesson 16\u00a0 Black History Gordon Parks
\nLesson 17\u00a0\u00a0Civil Rights Photographs<\/td>\n		\u00a0super bowl ads<\/a>; diet ads<\/a>;
\nvisual literacy<\/a>; civil rights images<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nFebruary<\/td>\nLesson 18\u00a0\u00a0Academy Awards
\nLesson 19\u00a0 Exploring the Language of Film
\nLesson 20 Symbols of Costume Design<\/td>\n		\u00a0Oscars; language of film<\/a>; costume design<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nMarch<\/td>\nLesson 21\u00a0\u00a0Hollywood vs History
\nLesson 22\u00a0 Analyzing Media Through Docudramas
\nLesson 23\u00a0 Emotional Appeals in Media<\/td>\n		\u00a0motion pictures; emotion in media<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nApril<\/td>\nLesson 24\u00a0 Examining\u00a0Product Placement
\nLesson 25\u00a0 \u00a0Noticing The Power of Branding<\/td>\n		\u00a0product placement<\/a>; branding<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nMay<\/td>\nLesson 26\u00a0 Media Messages in Magazines
\nLesson 27\u00a0 Interpreting Iconic News Images
\nLesson 28\u00a0Role of Celebrity in Raising Awareness<\/td>\n		\u00a0magazines<\/a>; news<\/a>; visual literacy<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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