In this timely book copublished by Routledge and MiddleWeb, media literacy expert Frank W. Baker offers thematic lessons for every month of the school year, so you can engage students in learning by having them analyze the real world around them.

Frank W. Baker is a renowned media literacy expert who holds workshops for teachers across the country. He is an educational consultant to the Writing Improvement Network and the News Literacy Project, as well as a blogger for MiddleWeb at https://www.middleweb.com/category/close-reading-the-media. He is also the author of Media Literacy in the K-12 Classroom (ISTE, 2016) and co-author of Mastering Media Literacy with Heidi Hayes Jacobs (Solution Tree, 2013). Visit his website, frankwbaker.com

Contents

Meet the Authors

Introduction

1. August

• Lesson 1: Exploring Media Literacy with Students
• Lesson 2: Close Reading and What it Means for Media Literacy
• Lesson 3: What's Missing from that Media Message?

2. September

• Lesson 4: Unraveling the Messages in TV Advertising
• Lesson 5: Examining the Political Announcement
• Lesson 6: Truth vs Propaganda in Political Ads

3. October

• Lesson 7: Media Literacy Week: A Time to Remember Why Media Literacy Is So Important
• Lesson 8: Teach Students to Analyze Political Debates
• Lesson 9: Students Need Help Detecting Fake News

4. November

• Lesson 10: Examining Holiday Toy Ads
• Lesson 11: Looking Beyond the Toy Ads to a World Saturated with Marketing Messages

5. December

• Lesson 12: Engaging Students in the Study of Parody
• Lesson 13: How Big Media Influences the News We Read

6. January

• Lesson 14: Looking Deeper into Super Bowl Ads
• Lesson 15: Being Savvy About Diet Ad Season
• Lesson 16: Studying Black History Through the Vision of Gordon Parks
• Lesson 17: Civil Rights: How Pictures Changed America

7. February

• Lesson 18: Learning from the Academy Awards
• Lesson 19: Exploring the Language of Film
• Lesson 20: Reading the Symbols of Costume Design

8. March

• Lesson 21: Comparing Hollywood vs. History: Who Gets the Story Right?
• Lesson 22: Analyzing the Media Through Docudramas
• Lesson 23: How Media Appeals to Our Emotions

9. April

• Lesson 24: Examining Product Placement
• Lesson 25: Noticing the Power of Branding

10. May

• Lesson 26: Understanding Media Messages in Popular Magazines
• Lesson 27: Reading and Interpreting Iconic News Images
• Lesson 28: The Role of Celebrity in Raising Our Awareness

Conclusion
Glossary