Getting the Getting the Media MessageMedia Message

Emily HareEmily HareMr. OlinskiMr. OlinskiPeriod 1Period 14/30/044/30/04

TV Use TV Use Five out of nine Five out of nine

(55.6%) girls watch (55.6%) girls watch TV every dayTV every day

Fourteen out of Fourteen out of fifteen (93.3%) boys fifteen (93.3%) boys watch TV every daywatch TV every day

The girl’s favorite The girl’s favorite show is show is American IdolAmerican Idol

The boy’s favorite The boy’s favorite show is the show is the SimpsonsSimpsons

Movies-GirlsMovies-Girls Most girls go to the Most girls go to the

movie theater less movie theater less than once a week than once a week and watch movies at and watch movies at home about once a home about once a week.week.

The girl’s top five The girl’s top five movies are: movies are: Cheaper Cheaper by the Dozen, Finding by the Dozen, Finding Nemo, Dirty Dancing, Nemo, Dirty Dancing, Runaway Bride, and Runaway Bride, and Ella Enchanted.Ella Enchanted.

Movies-BoysMovies-Boys Most boys go to the Most boys go to the

movie theater less movie theater less than once a week than once a week and watch movies at and watch movies at home about once a home about once a week.week.

The boy’s top five The boy’s top five movies are: movies are: Happy Happy Gilmore, Spiderman, Gilmore, Spiderman, Hellboy, Slapshot and Hellboy, Slapshot and Billy Madison.Billy Madison.

MagazinesMagazines The girls were split The girls were split

between those that read between those that read magazines several times magazines several times each week and those that each week and those that read them about once a read them about once a week.week.

Most boys read magazines Most boys read magazines about once a week. about once a week.

Most girls read magazines Most girls read magazines such as such as J-14 and Teen J-14 and Teen People.People.

Most boys read Most boys read Sports Sports IllustratedIllustrated or other sport or other sport magazines.magazines.

53.3% of boys are 53.3% of boys are reading a book out reading a book out of school, while of school, while 77.8% of girls are 77.8% of girls are reading a book out reading a book out of school.of school.

Most girls and boys Most girls and boys read the read the newspaper less newspaper less than once a week.than once a week.

Books and Newspapers Books and Newspapers

Favorite books-GirlsFavorite books-Girls The girl’s top 5 The girl’s top 5

favorite favorite books:books:Series of Series of Unfortunate Unfortunate Events, Everything Events, Everything on a Waffle, Walk on a Waffle, Walk Two Moons, Ella Two Moons, Ella Enchanted and Enchanted and Holes. Holes.

Favorite Books-BoysFavorite Books-Boys The boys top 5 The boys top 5

favorite books favorite books are:are:Harry Potter, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Lord of the Rings, Holes, Bad Holes, Bad Beginning, and Beginning, and Indian in the Indian in the Cupboard.Cupboard.Also, the Also, the boys read more boys read more biographies than the biographies than the girls do.girls do.

LibraryLibrary

Most girls and boys Most girls and boys check out books check out books from the school or from the school or public library less public library less than once a week.than once a week.

Most girls and boys Most girls and boys never use the web never use the web at the public at the public library.library.

Computer useComputer use The majority of girls The majority of girls

and boys have a and boys have a computer at home.computer at home.

In most homes the In most homes the computer is in the den. computer is in the den.

The majority of girls The majority of girls and boys have the and boys have the internet on their internet on their computers.computers.

Most girls and boys Most girls and boys use the internet every use the internet every day.day.

Books vs. InternetBooks vs. Internet 6 girls and 12 boys 6 girls and 12 boys

preferred the internet preferred the internet when doing research when doing research rather than using books, rather than using books, because it is easier, faster, because it is easier, faster, and gives you access to and gives you access to more information.more information.

3 boys and 3 girls 3 boys and 3 girls preferred to research using preferred to research using books, because it is easier, books, because it is easier, the web’s wrong, and you the web’s wrong, and you can’t always find what you can’t always find what you want on the webwant on the web..

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JobsJobs The top 3 jobs for girls The top 3 jobs for girls

are: teacher, lawyer, are: teacher, lawyer, and actress.and actress.

The top 3 jobs for boys The top 3 jobs for boys are: police officer, are: police officer, hockey player, and hockey player, and football player.football player.

The top 3 places kids The top 3 places kids would go for would go for information on jobs are: information on jobs are: web sites, public web sites, public library, or a family library, or a family member.member.

Thank You!Thank You! Thank you for Thank you for

watching my slide watching my slide show! I hope you show! I hope you enjoyed watching enjoyed watching it as much as I it as much as I enjoyed making enjoyed making it.it.