THE AMLA HURRICANE CURRICULUM
Summary:
Downloadable curriculum: "Bringing Hurricane Katrina Into the Classroom: Media Literacy Lessons and Activities"
Description:
AMLA has created a free, downloadable media literacy lesson and activity guide for educators who want to help students analyze, understand, and cope with media coverage of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. "Bringing Hurricane Katrina Into the Classroom: Media Literacy Lessons and Activities" includes lessons on editorial
decision-making, looking at language, and taking action, plus dozens of links to alternative news sources, commentary, and media comparisons. The guide is also a useful discussion tool for members of the media, community groups, and adult study groups.
Date:
October 2005
Alliance for Media Literate America
