Critical Literacy

Critical Literacy

Critical Literacy is applying critical thinking to a literacy topic.

Bias-Favoritism, Liking someone more than the other.

Sources-Where you get the information from.

Credible-Believing Trustworthy person.

Authority-Responsible, respectful person in power.

Reliable-Trustworthy credible, efficient,respected,factual.

Perspective-How you understand, vision, comprehension.

Agenda-Then intentions you have.

Manipulate-How you change somebody's view of things & persuading or pressuring.

Find your focus

Text-Any form of writing or presentation the gives of information

Construction-How something is built, made or sourced

Representation-The showing of picturing of something in a form of art

Stereotype-A fixed idea or image of something.

Bias-Favoritism    

Inclusion-The act of including.

Exclusion-Leaving something/someone out

Masculine-Having the quality considered to typically be for males
Feminine-Attributes , behaviors and roles generally  associated with Females

Get Questioning

Inclusion in a text-

Whose views are excluded or privileged in the text?

Who benefits from the text?

How would the text be different if it were told in another time,place or culture

What knowledge does the reader/viewer need to bring to this text in order to understand it?

Exclusion in a text-

Who is missing from the text?

What had been left out of the text?

Who is allowed to speak, who is quoted?

Whose views are excluded or privileged in the text?

Representation in a text-
What do the words suggest?
What do the image suggest?

What knowledge does the reader/viewer need to bring to this text in order to understand it?

Why has the composer of the text represented the characters in a particular text

Putting it into Practice

Back then Women from the 70s  had to look perfect and have to do all the chores around the house depicting them as housewives while the Males only do the chores that are outdoors. The Female in the clip lives in a very abusive world but she is dream of being in a perfect world we both females and male are equally.

Elle is the center of attention in the clip/musically. She stands out from the rest of the crowd. Elle is dressed up in bright colors while the people around her are dressed very formal and have bland colors like brown,grey & black.

The similarity between both this clips are the females both have Blonde hair and wear dresses , and some differences are the first would is a house wive and has to do the house work while the 2nd girl is loud and want to become a lawyer in the near future

Young teens or young me are depicted as big drinkers and they always party