News Literacy (Set of 4)
Published on 1. September 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-64185-268-5 (ISBN)
Description
In recent years, the news media and its function in US society have become major topics of conversation and debate. The News Literacy series examines several key issues in modern news and gives readers tips on how to view the media through a more informed and sophisticated lens. Topics include the importance of quality journalism, the encroachment of advertising in traditional news spaces, and how to determine whether sources are credible or truly are "fake news." Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Reviews / Votes
"Overall, I would highly recommend this series for an elementary school library." -School Library Connection"A welcome resource to strengthen media literacy skills in upper elementary schoolers." -School Library Journal
"An important resource that will be especially useful in classroom discussions. -Booklist
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
North Star Editions
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
US School Grade: Fourth Grade, Reading Age: From 9 to 10 years, Interest Age: From 8 to 12 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 178 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-64185-268-5 (9781641852685)
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Person
Professor Harris is the chair of the American Studies Department at Macalester College. The author and coauthor of four books (Hidden Human Computers: The Black Women of NASA and Black Lives Matter with Sue Bradford Edwards, Racially Writing the Republic: Racists, Race Rebels, and Transformations of American Identity with Bruce Baum, and Black Feminist Politics from Kennedy to Clinton/Obama), she has been an associate editor for Litigation News, the American Bar Association Section's quarterly flagship publication, and was the first editor-in-chief of Law Raza Journal, an interactive online race and the law journal for William Mitchell College of Law. She has earned a PhD in American Studies from the University of Minnesota and a Juris Doctorate from William Mitchell College of Law.