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9.12.10

The Colour of Beauty - NFB short film - 15+

The Colour of Beauty  - Media Literacy
 (High School Level)
"We live in a media-saturated world and are constantly being bombarded by carefully constructed media messages. How can students learn to decipher them?
Watch the short film The Colour of Beauty (age 15+) with your students. Ask them to answer the following three questions:
• What is the main issue? 
• What techniques did the filmmaker use to convey her message? 
• Identify one point made in the film that you agree with and one point that you disagree with. Explain."