Adolescent+Reading+engagement

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==== To gain a general view on the popular topics among adolescents, our class developed an ethnographic survey on the type of readings, TV Shows, music, websites and other types of literacies students are involved outside the school context. Results revealed adolescents engage, interact, read, and communicate with media more than what they do with content books. Students read fiction, read lyrics from songs. Some of the answers from a group of nine grade male students in the Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas are the following: ====

List the titles of the last two books you read. (List all titles and tally how often each is mentioned.)

 * ====The Glass Manager ==== || ====Tom Sawyer ==== || ====Haloi Ghost of ONYX ==== ||
 * ====The Scarlet Letter ==== || ====The Great Gatsby ==== || ====Jaws ==== ||
 * ====Twilight ==== || ====Namesake ==== || ====Rob Stine ==== ||
 * ====Glass Menagerie ==== || ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Harry Potter ==== || ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Diving for Bones ==== ||
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Catcher and the Rye ==== || ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I am a Legend ==== || ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Night The Invisible Man ==== ||

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">List the titles of magazines or newspapers you often read. (List all titles and tally how often each is mentioned.)

 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Edinburg Review ==== || ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mens Health ==== ||
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Low Rider “Arte” ==== || ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Revolver ==== ||
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">J14 ==== || ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Off Road ==== ||
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sports Illustrated ==== || ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">GQ (2) ==== ||
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Best Buy (newspaper) ==== || ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">People ==== ||
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Monitor ==== ||  ||

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What are your two favorite internet sites? (List all internet sites and tally the number of times each is mentioned)

 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Truckin.com ==== || ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Twitter ==== ||
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Facebook (4) ==== || ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Youtube (5) ==== ||
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mecz.com ==== || ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Myspace ==== ||

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What are your two favorite television shows? (List all television shows and tally how often each is mentioned.)

 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1000 Ways to Die ==== || ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Two and a half men (2) ==== || ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Real World ==== ||
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mun2 ==== || ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Music Videos ==== || ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">That 70’s show ==== ||
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Disney Channel ==== || ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">That Metal show ==== || ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">George Lopez ==== ||
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Phineas and Ferb (2) ==== || ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Jersey Shore ==== || ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Modern Family ==== ||
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Family Guy ==== || ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Into the Wormhole (3) ==== ||  ||

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">List the titles of the last two movies you watched. (List all movies and tally how often each is mentioned.)

 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Underdog ==== || ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Expendables ==== || ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Life as I Know It ==== ||
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kickass ==== || ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Takers ==== || ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Good will Hunting ==== ||
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Superbad ==== || ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ironman 2 ==== || ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Other Guys ==== ||
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Zombie Land ==== || ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hangover ==== || ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Grown ups (2) ==== ||
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Salt ==== || ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Avatar ==== || ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lottery Ticket ==== ||

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What are your two favorite musicians or groups? (List all musicians and groups and tally the number of times each is mentioned)

 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Intrasso ==== || ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Something Corporate ==== ||
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Duelo ==== || ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Jack Johnson ==== ||
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Obsecion ==== || ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kid Cadi ==== ||
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My Day ==== || ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Owl City ==== ||
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">White Chapel ==== || ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">B.O.B ==== ||
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Techno ==== || ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Inpenting Room Parade ==== ||