Standard C.MC.2.1

C.MC.2.1 Gather relevant information from diverse print and multimedia sources to articulate claims and findings, emphasizing salient points in a focused, coherent manner with pertinent descriptions facts and details.

Grade(s): 7

Year: 2015

MEDIA ARTS CAREERS: Radio Host & Producer/ Podcast Producer: Enjoy researching, writing, creating, & speaking!

Lesson

In this lesson, you will be introduced to a complete description of the "duties" of radio hosts who produce shows for public radio & other entities. What may SURPRISE you are the list of talents &...

All Media Involve Writing: Analyzing a News Photo and Assuming the Role of Journalists

Lesson

Using a news photo, students use close reading skills and assume the role of journalists who must write about events represented by the image.

Cotton Becomes King - Cotton Gin

Lesson

Eli Whitney invented the Cotton Gin and in turn changed the path of America and its fortune. Read this excerpt from his obituary: Judge Johnson, of South Carolina, speaking of this invention, in 1807...