Propaganda

I thought the section in Deeper Reading about propaganda was interesting. In fact, when i was in middle school, we actually watched several commercials and had to decide which type of advertising the products were using. It was effective in understanding the commercials and i can still remember the types. I think it is important to point out these issues with media to our students so that they understand the manipulations of the commercial world. Being able to analyze these commercials is interesting for students because they will be able to deeper their close reading strategies and apply these skills to their schoolwork. Just like Gallagher suggests, using interesting articles that grasp the reader's attention would really make them enjoy this lesson. I found some of the articles interesting and i know that these types of articles can be found nearly everyday on the internet or in the newspaper. I think the closing of this chapter is interesting. I know that we are English teachers, but we are more than just that. We have to teach our students about media literacy because it is so important in our subject and the rest of the curriculum. We can keep traditional lessons in our unit plans, but incorporating these mini-lessons is also important. It get students involved and will really help them relate information to their real lives. Also, the research aspect of it on the internet and in print articles will help their literacy. This was a great chapter!