PERFECT EXAMPLE OF MEDIA LITERACY

AFTER READING THE ARTICLE AND EXPLORING THE LINKS within it (such as Trayvon Martin's myspace and related social media outlets): e-mail me  >>>> (Dwlarkins@gmail.com) SIX (6) SENTENCES OF OBSERVATIONS ON THE MEDIA. I.E., How have different media sources portrayed this case (and other news stories) differently? Why is that? What have you learned about media literacy lately? What has surprised you ?) SCROLL DOWN FOR ARTICLE LINK
AFTER WRITING RESPONSE PLEASE FIND 2 ADDITIONAL CURRENT EVENTS that interest you and e-mail them to me.


THE LINK TO THE ARTICLE:


http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/29/bloggers-cherry-pick-from-social-media-to-cast-trayvon-martin-as-a-menace/

Trayvon Martin Petition

http://www.change.org/petitions/prosecute-the-killer-of-our-son-17-year-old-trayvon-martin#

JULIUS CAESAR ANIMATED

LETTER TO THE EDITOR DUE 3/30

Next with your blogs you'll write a "letter to the editor." A letter to the editor is a evidence-packed opinion piece written to the editor of a publication. You will write yours to the Star Ledger and the Orange Transcript. Please follow the online forms to do so. This will mean using Google search, for example,  "Star Ledger letter to the editor."




You will CC your letter to me as well. E-mail dwlarkins@gmail.com 


You should write the letter in the body of your e-mail, with all your contact info, instead of as a attached document. 


Letter should include: description of your project and its goal. What you've done so far. Why you chose this issue. And what the community leaders: Board of Ed, Mayor, etc., can do about it).


We will look at examples in class.

KONY - PLEASE POST YOUR COMMENTS/OPINIONS

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/14/uganda-kony-idUSL5E8EE6EX20120314

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4MnpzG5Sqc

HSPA TESTING

CONGRATULATIONS ALL MY 110 TEST PREP STUDENTS! I LOOK FORWARD TO THE REST OF THE YEAR WITHOUT THE WEIGHT OF THE HSPA ON US.

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