MediaSmarts and the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) are pleased to announce that marketing and consumerism will be the focus of Canada’s eighth annual Media Literacy Week, to be held November 4-8, 2013. The official theme of the week: “What’s Being Sold: Helping Kids Make Sense of Marketing Messages,” will encourage educators and parents to talk to children and teens about the marketing they encounter on a daily basis.
During visits to the library, many students have been exploring the impact that marketing messages have on our own consumption and daily habits. Check out the great parent tip sheet offered by MediaSmarts for talking to kids about marketing and consumerism