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Franza, August – 1989
This student workbook provides information about mass media and invites students to consider and respond to that information. Students are encouraged to use reading, writing, researching, critical thinking, interpreting, and debating skills in their responses. The book is organized into 8 chapters: (1) "The World of Media"; (2) "Television: Is…
Descriptors: Advertising, Critical Thinking, Critical Viewing, Elementary Secondary Education
Berger, Arthur Asa – 1989
Contemporary society is an "information society" where much of the information has a visual nature. This text uses semiotic and psychological concepts to help students gain understanding of how meaning is found in visual phenomena and how minds process images. Focus is upon mass media and popular culture. Theoretical discussions are…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Computer Graphics, Critical Viewing, Criticism