Pop Culture Criticisms

Open Ended

Why should teacher's be careful when implementing pop culture in the classroom?

Multiple Choice

This is an example of...

• High Culture

• Low Culture

Open Ended

Why might incorporating this as a literary text be controversial?

Multiple Choice

This is an example of...

• High Culture

• Low Culture

Multiple Choice

Incorporates pop culture actively through use of meme culture, often to expand meaning and ideas.

• Conservative

• Liberal

• Critical

• Post-modern

Multiple Choice

See's Pop Culture as useful only some of the time

• Conservative

• Liberal

• Critical

• Post-modern

Multiple Choice

This is an example of...

• High Culture

• Low Culture

Multiple Choice

Tait's Myth 1 talks about..

• Popular culture is inappropriate in the classroom

• Teachers need to keep up with the latest trends

• Popular culture can be useful and is often judged based on 'high culture' and traditional views

• Popular culture is awesome

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Pop culture's main points of criticism are Distraction/relevance, insensitivity & stereotyping and...

Multiple Choice

See's Pop Culture as a useful tool. Incorporates this where necessary.

• Conservative

• Liberal

• Critical

• Post-modern

Multiple Choice

See's Pop culture as irrelevant and distasteful.

• Conservative

• Liberal

• Critical

• Post-modern

Open Ended

Why might celebrity figures such as Jonah Hill be seen as controversial in children's shows?

Multiple Choice

Tait's Myth 2 talks about...

• Teacher's consumption often overlaps with that of students - no need to keep up to date

• Pop culture cannot be educational

• High culture is superior

• Popular culture can be useful and is often judged based on 'high culture' and traditional views