{"product_id":"media-literacy-grades-4-6-for-eleanor-m-summers-9781770788893","title":"Media Literacy Grades 4-6 for Canadian Students","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe are subjected to thousands of media images and sounds each day. Most of the time, they flash by us so fast that we barely have time to think about them. In fact, most of these messages are designed to avoid critical thinking on our part. In the past, there was nowhere in our education where we have been taught to critically examine these messages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe main purpose of this book is to create awareness in young people about those messages around them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese messages often appeal to our emotions and feelings;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre we fearful? Insecure? Judgmental?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce students have acquired the skills to look at media messages critically, they will be better equipped to make decisions about their true value.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStudents will understand media texts, understand media forms and techniques and create media texts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes 5 messages in media activities, 59 understanding and creating media text activities, and a teacher guide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMessages in Media\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedia Tricks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJingles and Slogans\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClear and Hidden Messages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStereotypes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePositive and Negative Messages \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePropaganda\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnderstanding and Creating Media Texts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI. Print Media \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eII. Art\/Picture Media \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIII. Sound Media \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIV. Combination Media (print, pictures, sound) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eV. Digital Media\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eleanor M. Summers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1770788891\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770788893\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e On the Mark Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 82\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.17d","brand":"Eleanor M. Summers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445655515391,"sku":"9781770788893","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_704dc888-78e6-4fbd-8619-540f39e10635.jpg?v=1777219867","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/media-literacy-grades-4-6-for-eleanor-m-summers-9781770788893","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}