Praise for Media Construction of War
"It's brillant! Use media to teach about the conflicts that were deeply influenced by media... A major new approach to the study of history and a wonderful demonstration of how media literacy can revitalize the social studies classroom." - Elizabeth Thoman, Center for Media Literacy

Information about Media Construction of War: A Critical Reading of History

• A unique media literacy resource for teaching about U.S. wars in Vietnam, the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan.
• Addresses high school social studies standards - state and national!

With this remarkable new multimedia curriculum kit, students develop visual literacy and critical thinking skills while learning core historical information required by state and national social studies standards. Featuring 49 full-color covers and photographs from over 40 years of Newsweek magazine, the curriculum transforms the study of contemporary history into an engaging examination of how media coverage shapes not only our undersanding of historical events but often the conduct and outcome of the events themselves.

Designed by classroom social studies teachers at Project Look Sharp in Ithaca, NY, this comprehensive critical thinking and media literacy kit includes:

• Comprehensive Teacher's Guide
• CD-ROM
• 12-minute video - Lines in the Sand
• 19 copy-ready student handouts
• Multiple assessment tools

Available in the USA exclusively through Center for Media Literacy and GPN Educational Media at www.medialit.org/catalog. Enter “1524” in the keyword search.