Reading the media in high school
Subtitle: media literacy in high school English
By: Renee Hobbs.
Series: Language and literacy series; Language and literacy series (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Teachers College, Columbia University; Teachers College Press; International Reading Association
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 190
ISBN-13: 9780807747391; 9780807747384
Subjects: Mass media in education -- United States; Media literacy -- United States; Critical thinking; Media literacy -- Study and teaching (Secondary); Mass media -- Study and teaching
Description: "Renee Hobbs provides the first empirical evidence of the impact of media literacy on the academic achievement of adolescents. This book chronicles the practice of high school teachers who prepared their students to critically analyze all aspects of contemporary media culture. To do so, they developed an innovative curriculum that incorporates popular media, television, journalism, film, and new media into the required English curriculum. This book examines the processes they used to design and implement the new curriculum as well as the specific, measurable impact that the program had on students."--BOOK JACKET
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.