Today's session was okay. We investigated advertisements as texts and examined the messages portrayed by the visual images and the textual information. One way to create critical classrooms in response to these ads is to develop counter ads. Counter ads are paradies of ads which suggest a different truth than that told by the companies.
We later developed a booklet through text and drawings showing someone who was positioned as invisible in our communities. Time was short to work on this but I was gald to see the end of this day. I'm hoping tomorrow will be a bit more inspiring and interesting.
2 comments:
You nailed it Bonnie! The activities, I thought, could easily be used in our critical classrooms with our students. I think they would enjoy both of them...especially the "counter ads". They love to stir the pot! I suppose I would have enjoyed more discussion, exploration and thinking critically about theories vs. classroom activities. Tomorrow brings something new.
Heidi
Well, today brought more of the same- arts and crafts. I am still waiting for the theory part, but somehow I don't think that's how the course is geared. Must go now, I have three PSA presentations to create...
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