Using The Hunger Games To Teach Media Literacy

[Peter Gutierrez]

Part 1 of a post over at School Library Journal:

“After dinner we watch the replay in the sitting room… And there I am, blushing and confused, made beautiful by Cinna’s hands, desirable by Peeta’s confession, tragic by circumstance, and by all accounts, unforgettable.”

Using this text passage of the novel as a kind of touchstone, the piece proceeds to critique the film's unfortunate omission of most of the source material's exploration of how media messages can undermine teen authenticity (not to mention body image, etc.). But the good news is that this opens up countless opps for MLE, including the analysis of magazine covers, TV interviews, even the current news story concerning the New Orleans Saints (!).

Read more at http://bit.ly/GLg8tJ

[Ryan Goble]

Peter you aren't going to give us a block quote teaser!!! Where has all the love gone :)

[Peter Gutierrez]

Oh, okay -- good idea... my, where have my promotional skills gone. ;)

Need to finish posting Part 2 and will then post a juicy excerpt here...

Thanks, Ryan!

[Ryan Goble]

Leave out the lurid photos :) Congrats on the blog launch! 

[Peter Gutierrez]

“After dinner we watch the replay in the sitting room… And there I am, blushing and confused, made beautiful by Cinna’s hands, desirable by Peeta’s confession, tragic by circumstance, and by all accounts, unforgettable.”

Using this text passage of the novel as a kind of touchstone, the piece proceeds to critique the film's unfortunate omission of most of the source material's exploration of how media messages can undermine teen authenticity (not to mention body image, etc.). But the good news is that this opens up countless opps for MLE, including the analysis of magazine covers, TV interviews, even the current news story concerning the New Orleans Saints (!).

http://bit.ly/GLg8tJ