The Scarlet Letters: The MPAA Rating System and Media Education

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Presentation

Publication Date

4-2011

Abstract

How should screenwriting teachers handle controversial language, characters, or story lines? Should we censor or “adjust” the material for in-class readings, or just “let it be?” And should teachers adjust their strategies, based on their school’s status as a public, private, or religious institution?

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Presented at Broadcast Education Association Annual Convention 2011 in the session Highly Dubious!: How Should Screenwriting Teachers Handle Scripts That Are Controversial, Provocative, or Outrageous?.

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