The Six Principles of Project Look Sharp

The first principle of PLS talks about looking at literacy from books to websites. Hobbs was researching teachers that brought different types of media into the classrooms. Teachers that went beyond looking at books and started looking at TV ads and websites. Hobbs researched the impact that bringing media into the classroom had on student achievement.

PLS also talks about the importance of students being able to analyze media. Students need to be able to recognize bias and credibility, according to PLS. Similarly, Hobbs discusses the way in which students analyze the news, fiction and non-fiction. Hobbs mentions the idea of "what is newsworthy?" Teaching students in the way PLS suggests, and Hobbs suggests students will be able to critically analyze the world around them, and not just the old dusty novel on the shelf.

Hobbs looked at media literacy in the English classroom, but as PLS suggests I think media literacy should be taught across the curriculum.