Media+Literacy

Traditional literacy is concerned with reading and writing; media literacy requires the ability to access, analyze, evaluate and create media. Post resources for teaching students to think critically about media here.

[|Media Literacy at a Glance] This two page spread is useful for an introduction and discussion. It includes the media literacy key concepts.

Trailers from Media Education Foundation: These short trailers for the MEF films can be used as good discussion starters. Many of the full films are available in the library.