By Renee Hobbs
Media Literacy IN ACTION
Questioning the Media
2nd
Edition
Instructor Resources
This FREE Teacher’s Guide will help you get the most out of my new textbook, as it offers practical guidance for the classroom.
Whether you are an experienced teacher or teaching media literacy for the first time, this guide will orient you to some key instructional strategies embedded in the textbook that help students internalize the knowledge, skills, and habits of mind for thriving in an information age.
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Chapter 1
What is Media Literacy?
Chapter 2
Why Are Media Important?
Chapter 3
How Do Search Engines Work?
Chapter 4
How Do People Get the News?
Chapter 5
What is the Difference Between Advertising, Public Relations & Propaganda?
Chapter 6
Why Are We Attracted to
Characters & Stories?
Chapter 7
Why Do People Prefer Different Kinds of Music, Movies & TV Shows?
Chapter 8
Who Decides What
Makes Media "Good"?
Chapter 9
How Do People Decide Whom and What to Trust?
Chapter 10
How Do Media Companies
Make Money?
Chapter 11
Are Social Media Free?
Chapter 12
Why Do People Worry
About Stereotypes?
Chapter 13
What are the Benefits, Risks, and Harms of Using Media?
Chapter 14
How Do People Become
Media Literate?
Students can share their responses to reflective learning activities for each chapter