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What is media literacy? "Media literacy refers to composing, comprehending, interpreting, analyzing, and appreciating the language and texts of...both print and nonprint. The use of media presupposes an expanded definition of 'text'...print media texts include books, magazines, and newspapers. Nonprint media include photography, recordings, radio, film, television, videotape, video games, computers, the performing arts, and virtual reality...constantly interact...(and) all (are) to be experienced, appreciated, and analyzed and created by students.

Mary Howitt poem to go along with the YouTube Video

The Red Wheelbarrow Video

"Into the Book is a reading comprehension resource for K-4 students and teachers. We focus on eight research-based strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing, Evaluating and Synthesizing. Try the online interactive activities, or click below to find out how to get our engaging 15-minute video programs."

This would be great for grades 6 and 7

Feature articles Video

Phỏng vấn xin việc bằng tiếng anh chắc không còn lạ lẫm gì đối với chúng ta ngày nay. Thế nhưng có rất nhiều người thất bại vì vòng phỏng vấn này. Thế nên, thay vì ngồi lo lắng, cầu may mắn thì bạn nên dành thời gian để đúc rút cho mình những kinh nghiệm quý báu thông qua video hội thoại phỏng vấn xin việc bằng tiếng anh có phụ đề dưới đây.

Community Classroom is an innovative and free resource for educators, offering short-form film modules adapted from ITVS's award-winning documentaries and standards-based lesson plans for high school and community colleges, NGOs, and youth organizations."

This clip shows the first two steps of a mini-lesson: "Connect" and "Teach." I connect today's lesson with previous lessons, reminding everyone that today's work is part of our ongoing personal narrative unit. Next, I introduce what I want the students to try in today's lesson, which is to use a mentor text.

Mini-lesson for the personal narrative unit

"Memoir vs. Personal Narrative " Staff Developer, Linda Bausch explains the difference between the personal narrative genre and the memoir genre.

The difference between a memoir and personal narrative

"Meet the Author Introduce teens to the creators of their favorite books with our exclusive interviews with top young adult authors. Our interviews explore each author's life, writing process, and the back stories behind their most popular books. Meet the characters behind the characters!"

Poetry Performances Playlist

Unit 1: Camera Angles, Movement and Composition Objectives Students will be able to identify and use camera angles, movement, and perspective. Students will be able to compose a well-balanced picture. Students will learn camera positions that will help them create a unique look that supports their story's point of view.

Learning and Working in the Collaborative Age: A New Model for the Workplace Pixar University's Randy Nelson explains what schools must do to prepare students for jobs in new media.

Poetry Unit