MEDIA LITERACY

This essential media studies program, based on interactive critical inquiry, helps students of all ages come to terms with the overwhelming power of media influence in their lives. Analyzing a range of thought-provoking contemporary media, from network news to Instagram, students will begin to develop invaluable real-world skills: 

• Understanding bias & how bias shapes perception & action
• Asking questions from multiple perspectives to acknowledge diverse points of view & practice empathy
• Discerning fact from opinion
• Using facts to support opinions in persuasive arguments (aka Expository Essay Writing 101)
• Distinguishing real news from fake news by corroborating info from multiple legitimate news sources
• Challenging "authoritative" interpretations of events with an open yet skeptical mind
• Connecting contemporary issues to historical precedents
• Identifying the intersectionality of social-cultural-economic-political forces & rights-race-gender-class issues
• Engaging confidently in cultural conversations that matter

MEDIA LITERACY COURSE BENEFITS:

• Small class size, typically 3 - 6 students
• 1:1 tutorials also available
• Custom-designed multimedia curriculum
• Dynamic & convenient online classes ("live" on Zoom)
• Fun, challenging, wide-ranging assignments
• Differentiated instruction to meet individual academic & SEL needs
  

Level: 8th Grade, High School & College
Summer Schedule: two-week program, two hrs/day, M - Th, 6/12 - 8/10
Tuition: 1290
After School & School-year Weekend Schedule: per student/family needs
Tuition: variable per scheduling needs
Location: Live online via Zoom
Instructor: Sam Prestianni

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