Who+Needs+Words?



Media Project: Who Needs Words?    __**Grade Level and/or Subject Area**__:    ** Grades 9-12, but easily adapted to any grade. **     **__Summary of Project__:**     ** Students will read and evaluate literature by filming, editing, and publishing a Photo Story or by creating an ALA Read Poster that illustrates evaluative components. Students will become advocates for reading and literacy by creating a media product that introduces and evaluates book choices. Products will be published on the media center web space. **

 ** __Curriculum Framing Questions

Essential Question:__   Who Needs Words? **  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> __Unit Question:__ <span style="color: #232ce7; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="color: #150f0f; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">How does media influence/affect your generation? **   <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> __Content Questions:__  <span style="color: #232ce7; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">What do you consider in selecting a book for enjoyment? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">What elements need to be identified in order to appeal to an audience of your peers? **      <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">     <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> **__Real world connection:__** <span style="color: #232ce7; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> **Creating discerning, lifelong readers.**

** Project Resources ** ===   <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #232ce7; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">        <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">       <span style="font-size: 120%; color: #170da5; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;">     <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">**[| Book Bytes Powerpoint.ppt]**      <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">            <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">    <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">            <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">[| Reading Interest Survey.doc]        === === <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">[| Who Needs Words Newsletter.doc]      === === <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">      === === <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">      === === <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">      === === <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">    <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">**<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Rubrics:      **           ===