Seven Power Lens on 21st Century Literacy

1.What is semiotics? 

The study of how the reading of signs and symbols together communicate complicated ideas in the form of codes.

2. How can teachers capitalize on students preferred literacy behaviors?

They can do this by assigning work online.  Students are likely to be online sometime of the day and they probably prefer that method of doing work.

3. According to this article why is it important for students to learn to analyze the news media? 

It's important because there's a lot of info. from the media that is biased.  It may be convincing and seem true but the information is usually stretched.  You have to teach students at a young age to be aware of this stuff.

4. Copy and Paste a West Virginia CSO that a photo analysis activity might address in a content area.
RLA.S.10.1Reading

Students will apply reading skills and strategies to inform, to perform a task and to read for literacy experience by ·         identifying and using grade appropriate essential reading components (phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, written application) and ·         selecting a wide variety of literature and diverse media to develop independence as readers.

QUOTE:

"Selection at its worst can create the “FOX Effect” (Rutenberg, 2002), exemplified by opinionated, nationalistic reporting."

RESPONSE:

I agree with this quote and it's definitely true today.  It seems like you can't even watch the news today without getting an opinionated reading of it.  The FOX Effect is referring to Fox News and their ability to promote their own agenda and benefit from high ratings.  Same thing with a news station like MSNBC.  They promote the exact opposite political agenda and have been made popular by their own fans.  In a way, I think that this is alright and that if the media is benefiting from this, then ok.  It's America.  However, the thing that disappoints me is that this is causing polarization in our country and misinformation.  If the info. you hear on abortion comes from someone who's Pro-Choice, you're probably going to have the same opinion.  Vice versa.  The media is causing people to become "turned off" from the news.  I just wish that there was more realistic news out there.

The following picture/meme is a  hypothetical example.   Don't mean to pick on Fox News but it's what i found first.

SOURCES:

Atlock, D. (2003). Seven power lens on 21st century literacy. Retrieved from http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/newsmedia/PowerLensSingle.pdf