Exploring Digital and Media Texts
Students will identify various forms of digital and media texts and understand how they are part of our daily lives.
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Students will identify various forms of digital and media texts and understand how they are part of our daily lives.
Key Questions
- What makes a text a digital or media text?
- Where do we see media texts in our everyday lives?
- How do media texts communicate messages differently than printed books?
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An English Language Arts template structured around reading, writing, speaking, and language skills, with sections for text selection, close reading, discussion, and written response.
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