See past the ?sound bites? to what the media are really saying!

Now completely updated, Thinking Critically About Television is part of Walch Education's acclaimed Media Literacy series. Authored by Peyton Paxson, a professor who specializes in understanding the relationship between the media and the classroom, Thinking Critically About Television contains 50 lessons and activities that challenge students to examine the roles and power of TV.
Sample lessons include
Who Has Control?
What Makes a Good Show Good?
That Person Is Crazy
Violence on Television
Golf Versus Wrestling
Stimulus Addiction
Cops and Cameras
Teenagers are the driving force behind television, in terms of what gets produced, sold, and watched. This intelligent, engaging book gives them the opportunity to step back and think clearly about how TV casts a shadow, both positive and negative, over much of their lives.
Thinking Critically About Television is ideal
In a media, design, or computer environment
As an inter-disciplinary resource in language arts or social studies classes
For students who are more engaged in television and less engaged in schoolwork
To address the National Educational Technology Standards issued by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE).