1 Critical Media Literacy: TV Programs Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–8 Professional Commentary: This lesson provides a platform in which students can critically analyze popular television programs and the impact of popular media. By looking at the media critically, students develop an awareness of the messages that are portrayed through the television programs.... Career Fields: Arts & Communication, Marketing Projects: AdLIT, Standards First 2 Inventing and Presenting Unit 2: Effective Speeches and Building the Invention Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 5–6 Professional Commentary: In this culminating interdisciplinary unit, students apply their knowledge of experimentation and the scientific method, critical thinking, clear writing, and effective speaking. Students read about inventors, propose inventions to solve problems they have identified, and build and test their inventions.... Career Fields: General Career Skills Projects: AdLIT, OhioWINS, Standards First 3 Don't Buy It--What's in the Shopping Bag? Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Best Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 3–5 Professional Commentary: To develop media literacy students need to be able to interpret visual media and understand the basic tactics of advertising and packaging. This PBS website offers activities that teach children how to evaluate the advertising and packaging of toys and snack foods. These activities correspond to the "Don't Buy It" game on the website. Students learn advertising techniques such as how to examine products and evaluate: 1) messages, 2) package design, 3) misleading information, 4) what was stated or omitted, 5) the target audience, 6) the contents, and 7) pricing. Students can also create or redesign packages or watch and analyze television commercials that advertise products. The activites allow students to review and evaluate visual media and become wiser consumers. Links to related websites and teacher tips are available.... 4 Can You Convince Me? Developing Persuasive Writing Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Best Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 5–6 Professional Commentary: Persuasive writing is an important skill, but writing an argument can seem intimidating to elementary students. This lesson introduces persuasive writing techniques through a variety of engaging, interactive activities.... Projects: AdLIT Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–8 Professional Commentary: This resource uses magazine advertisements and television commercials to examine the persuasive techniques seen in the media. This instructional unit, maintained by the New Zealand Ministry of Education, allows students to develop oral and written responses to the advertisements.... Career Fields: Arts & Communication, Marketing Projects: AdLIT, Standards First 6 Video Production of a Newscast Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–8 Professional Commentary: In this lesson, students research, write, and produce a 20 minute news broadcast. Working in small groups, students create and film a two minute segment of a school news show.... Career Fields: Arts & Communication, Information Technology, Marketing Projects: AdLIT, Standards First 7 Readers Theatre Evaluation Resource Type: Content Resource Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 3–5 Professional Commentary: This resource is an assessment form that addresses seven areas to be considered when evaluating Readers Theatre presentations . The areas assessed are: Introduction, Selection, Staging, Performance, Script Use, Narration, and Vocal/Physical. Within each area there are more specific measures to evaluate, thus offering more detailed feedback to Readers Theatre participants. The form also evaluates the perceived commitment of each of the participants. (author/jlkrause)... 8 Engaging With Literature: Grades 3-5 - Using Art and Other Disciplines to Enrich Classroom Conversations Resource Type: Professional Resource Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 3–5 Professional Commentary: This video demonstrates that students have the skills and talents to make sense of text in their own way, given the opportunity. It shows how the arts and other disciplines can expand literary experiences. There are many classroom examples of how students use drama, writing, the visual arts and music to express and enhance their understandings of literature, and how teachers can encourage and support these alternative literature responses. This video may require a free log-in for online viewing.... 9 Interactivity Seen as Key Resource Type: Professional Resource Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 3–12 Professional Commentary: The use of interactive technology can help English language learners (ELLs) practice reading, writing, speaking, and listening. This article looks at which activities are most effective and motivational for ELL students: 1) activities designed for ELLs, 2) activities meant for all students, or 3) activities such as computer chat sessions and web quests. Author Mary Ann Zehr briefly explores differing opinions about the use of traditional software like Rosetta Stone Inc. and Pearson Education versus new software marketed for all students, or the use new technologies. Included is a list of ELL technology tips. (author/jlkrause)... |