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So, You Want to Be a Pop Star?

So, You Want to Be a Pop Star?. Rich Clark and Kate Glass Buffalo Grove High School, Buffalo Grove, Illinois. The Definition of “Literate”. In 1800: You could write your name. In 1900: You could compose a paragraph. In 1950: You were well-versed in the Western canon. In 2008: ???.

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So, You Want to Be a Pop Star?

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  1. So, You Want to Be a Pop Star? Rich Clark and Kate Glass Buffalo Grove High School, Buffalo Grove, Illinois

  2. The Definition of “Literate” • In 1800: You could write your name. • In 1900: You could compose a paragraph. • In 1950: You were well-versed in the Western canon. • In 2008: ???

  3. 21st Century Literacies • Web 2.0 movement • Convergence journalism • Explicit skills: Thinking beyond “text” as print • Visual and aural text ...all with an emphasis on multitasking.

  4. 21st Century Student Needs • Close analysis of any text will encourage students to become critical thinkers, rather than passive participants • “Reading” is a process that needs to be scaffolded, regardless of the text under scrutiny • Popular music is a text with which most students are familiar …teaching students the singular process of critical thinking in a multitasking environment (slowing down in a fast-paced environment)

  5. “Reading” Texts For… • Imagery • Irony • Juxtaposition • Repetition/Patterns of Diction • Central vehicle/theme/focal point • Symbolism/Dual Meaning • Point of View • Allusion • Ethos/Pathos/Logos • Rule Breaking • Intentional Dissonance • Tension/Conflict • Audience

  6. From MTV’s Cribs Imagery Irony Juxtaposition Repetition/Patterns of Diction Central vehicle/theme/focal point Symbolism/Dual Meaning Point of View Allusion Ethos/Pathos/Logos Rule Breaking Intentional Dissonance Tension/Conflict Audience

  7. “Who’s That Girl?” by Lynn Hirschberg From The New York Times, August 4, 2002

  8. Synthesis: A Sample Project

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