'Excellent' Education: 'Wayne's World' in the Junior Media Classroom

An endlessly quotable comedic touchstone of the early 1990s, Wayne's World can still hold a great amount of appeal for today's junior secondary students. Louise Lavery explores ways in which the film can be used as a Media text, both as a means of teaching filmmaking techniques and as a tool for assisting students in their own creative practices.

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Teaching Media, middle years, MTV, Mike Myers, advertising, music, product placement, editing, alternative endings