My Unit Introduction

My unit introduction is for my unit entitled "Media Literacy and Awareness". This unit plan is designed to make students more aware the time they spend on media each day and how the media and the messages it presents affects society as a whole. The student will also learn to discern a credible source from a faulty one. The students will also understand how bias is used in persuasive writing and will learn to employ such persuasion in their creation of a publication of their choice.

First Blog Post- Introduction

Hello! My name is Erica Arrington, but I go by my middle name, Ashley. I am a fifth year alternative master's student studying English education. I am 23 years old and just completed my undergraduate degree in public relations with a double minor in communication management and French this past May. I am originally from the very small town of Greensboro, AL and came to Birmingham back in 2003 for boarding school at the Alabama School of Fine Arts. There I studied classical voice for three years. Once I came to UAB, I continued to study music as an extracurricular activity by participating in the UAB Opera, UAB Concert Choir and UAB Chamber Choir. I currently work as a paid church musician at Vestavia Hills United Methodist Church and sing around town with various jazz bands. I love to travel and have spent the past two summers singing and performing in Europe. In addition to obtaining my master's, I hope to continue on to complete my doctorate in communication studies in the future with the intent of becoming a college professor. I hope that this course will help me perfect some of my technology skills -- especially in areas where I may be lacking.