"Like thinking, reading in the 21st century is different than in centuries past, endlessly linked in an increasingly visible web of physical and digital media forms.
So in this context of media abundance, what does the modern, 21st century look like? How can we appeal to their interests?"
This post provides more than the 10 strategies to reach our students, it begins with a look at:
* Media Design in the 21st Century
* What it Means to be Authentic
* Media as Schema
* What "21st Century" Literature Teachers Do
and then moves on to the 10 strategies. Several of the strategies are below (quoted from the post). Click through to the post to read more.
* Use combinations of media–classic and modern together, leveraging one against the other
* Allow students to pick media while you pick themes and standards
* Insist all writing “leaves the classroom” and is published–then design units accordingly