Learning Content (Note you must use all of this content in your first post):
Higdon & Huff – Let’s Agree to Disagree Chapter 3-4
Lecture 3
Mean Girls (2024)
Dalton, Revising the Hollywood curriculum, pp. 29-34.
Giroux, Hollywood film as public pedagogy, pp. 7-13
Important: If a link is broken please look for a copy on Youtube and send it to me. DO NOT WAIT FOR ME TO DO IT FOR YOU. You can also watch versions on Hulu, Amazon Prime, and Netflix where available. Come to class prepared to discuss the video.
How do I submit my assignment? The instructor will grade your submission if it adheres to the following guidelines: You will need to post three times with the proper amount of citations and required word count to complete this assignment. Please note that you cannot see other students’ posts until you publish your first post. Any student who publishes a blank post as their first post will receive a 0 on the assignment. Furthermore, if you publish less than three posts before the due date, you will receive a 0 for the assignment (there is no partial credit for these assignments). NOTE: they are called “posts,” not attachments. Do not attach your submission. An attachment will result in 0 points.
When do I submit my assignment? The first post (your response to the prompt) is due at 11:59pm on Tuesday of the week it is assigned, it must include 6 citations minimum, and each piece of learning content must be cited at least once. The second post (a response to another student’s first posts) & final post (a response to another student’s response to a first post) are due by 1159pm on the Saturday of the week they are assigned.
What are the expectations for my posts? Your first post, which is 250 words minimum, must answer the prompt. In your subsequent posts (post 2 &3), you are expected to type 100-150 words with two citations minimum for both the second and third post (that results in a minimum of four citations total for your second and third post). Your second and third post must address each of the claims made in the student’s first post and why you agree or disagree with their arguments and the evidence they use to support it.
What is the instructor looking for in my post? Students will be graded on how well they understand the course concepts and content. The use of ANY OUTSIDE SOURCES will result in an automatic zero on the assignment. Similarly, if a post lacks in-text citations, it will receive 0 points. The posts will be graded on substance, quality, familiarity with concepts in the learning content, and ability to follow directions.
Where Can I find feedback from the instructor? When the instructor grades an assignment in this course, they will provide commentary on the submission. This commentary, which is provided on every submitted assignment, can be accessed through the course grade book.
How should I cite the course content? All submissions must have in-text citations. They can be cited in Chicago or APA format only.
Here is a Chicago Style Guide: https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html Links to an external site.
APA Style Guide: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html Links to an external site.
Prompt: Define media literacy in your own words. What are the four approaches to media literacy education? What are the main differences between critical and acritcial media literacy? Explain. In your response, discuss the role of critical thinking and critical theory in critical media literacy education. Then answer each of the six CML questions Download six CML questions about the film Mean Girls (2024). In your response, explain how the film confirms or challenges Dalton’s notion of Hollywood curriculum. Lastly, what do you think Giroux would say are two of the dominant values and assumptions of this film as public pedagogy? Explain
