Media Literacy - Understanding Media Texts and Forms

Help students understand media texts, understand media forms and techniques, and create media texts. These activities help young learners to understand media texts; understand media forms and techniques; create media texts. The lessons create the opportunity to study forms of media and discuss how it impacts their lives. Once students have acquired the skills to look at media images critically, they will be better equipped to make decisions about the true value of the messages.

Young children need the opportunity to study forms of media and discuss how it impacts their lives. These messages can influence the ideas and reasoning of young minds. Once students have acquired the skills to look at media images critically, they will be better equipped to make decisions about the true value of the messages.

Introduction Includes:

• Meeting the Common Core State Standards

• At A GlanceTM - List of Learning Expectations and Skills Covered

• Introduction

• Background Information

  • What is media, media form, media text, and media literacy?

  • Types of Media

• Teacher Assessment Rubric

• How to Use This Resource

• Letter to Parents

• Media Forms in My Home

I. Understanding Media Texts

• Activity 1 Introducing Media Forms

• Activity 2 Purpose and Audience

• Activity 3 Interpreting Messages

• Activity 4 Responding to and Evaluating Texts

• Activity 5 Audience Response

• Activity 6 Point of View

• Activity 7 Media Purposes

II. Understanding Media Forms and Techniques

• Activity 1 Elements of Media Form

• Activity 2 Techniques in Media Forms

III. Creating Media Texts

• Activity 1 Specific Purpose and Audience

• Activity 2 Appropriate Forms of Media Texts

• Activity 3 Making a Media Text

• Activity 4 Reflecting on a Media Text

Additional Hands-On Activities:

Language Arts:

• Activity 1: Scroll Story

• Activity 2: Teeny Tiny Books

• Activity 3: Character Quiz

• Activity 4: Review a TV Commercial

• Activity 5: Menu Maker

• Activity 6: Email Pen Pals

• Activity 7: Author Website

Visual Arts, Music and Drama:

• Activity 1: Cheers

• Activity 2: Making a Diorama

• Activity 3: Look and Listen

• Activity 4: Stand Up Picture

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