Abstract
This article considers ways to advance critical media literacy (CML) in English language arts spaces, particularly first-year composition. Due to the growing need for critical media literacy, authors outline two steps — first, taking steps toward understanding CML and second, sharing resources to help educators integrate more critical media literacy into the field of English language arts. The authors created and share a Media Text Complexity Rationale (https://bit.ly/MediaTextComplexityRationale) that can guide educators in text selection, along with three other related resources to help teachers understand and implement CML during instructional design.
Recommended Citation
Shank, Kevin and Searcy, Lara
(2024)
"Critical Media Literacy: Taking Steps to Understand and Implement (in First-Year Composition Courses),"
Teaching/Writing: The Journal of Writing Teacher Education: Vol. 12:
Iss.
1, Article 4.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wte/vol12/iss1/4
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