Genres and Topics

DEFINITION & RATIONALE

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WEBSITES: CURRICULUM AND LESSON PLANS

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/education/

http://www.weallusematheveryday.com/tools/waumed/home.htm

http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/

WEBSITES: GENERAL RESOURCES ON TOPIC

http://www.tvguide.com

ARTICLES (for teacher background knowledge)

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ARTICLES (for students, short, readable, and high interest)

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BOOKS (about teaching this topic/genre)

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Behen, L. (2006). Using Pop Culture to Teach Information Literacy:

    Methods to Engage a New Generation. Westport, CT: Greenwood

    Publishing Group.

http://www.amazon.com/Using-Culture-Teach-Information-Literacy/dp/1591583012/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217989294&sr=8-1

BOOKS (general information about this topic/genre)

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ONLINE VIDEO, SHORT FILMS & MOVIE CLIPS

RADIO/PODCASTS

Tim Robbins recent keynote address to the National Broadcasters Association convention, held in Las Vegas in April 2008. Two versions, both in audio version only: 1) the final six minutes and 2) the presentation in it's entirety which gives a more accurate rendering of his comments.

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