MEDIA IS ALL AROUND US!

Our kids are growing up in a digital world. Everywhere they turn they are inundated with images. More and more they are the focus of marketers that want them to 'try this', 'buy this' -- 'look like this'. Media literacy is our attempt to teach them the conventions and techniques these media outlets use to attract them. We are looking at book covers in grade 5 and movie posters in grade 6. What techniques are used to separate people from their money. COMING SOON! Our own versions of book covers and movie posters. Once finished we will posted several of them on the blog. Talk to your kids tonight about how their work is going--what are they working on-what's their idea for the book cover or movie poster.