Six Principles and Hobbs

After reading the first fifty-nine pages of Hobbs's book and the six principles of media literacy, I realized how important and what an advantage media literacy can be in the classroom. According tot he six principles of media literacy, media literacy promotes "critical thinking, analytical skills, and the ability to express oneself in different ways." Students are accustom to using media, which will make it easier fot them to develop the skills mentioned above.

In Hobbs's research project she illustrates how media literacy helps "educators to incorporate a wide range of texts including films, television, advertising, the Internet, music, and popular culture"(Hobbs 7). Furthermore, similar to the six principles of media literacy, Hobbs is expanding on traditional education by using media. This clearly shows that that Hobbs is using traditional teaching methods but putting a new spin on them. This not only will help students gain a deeper understanding of the material presented in class. As educators our goal is to help students develop analysis and critical thinking skills, and this is exactly what Hobbs is trying to accomplish. Hobbs research project directly connects to the six principles. Even the way the units are set up help address the goals of the six principles. For example, the unit on propaganda and advertising. This activity allows students to use media and the English language to analyze and identify propaganda. Students must develop an understanding of media to do this, but this activity will have a lasting effect on their impression of media.