Media Information Literacy Lesson Plan PDF

Media Information and Literacy Lesson Outline Defining Media Interacting with Media Five components of Media Literacy Individual Project Learning Outcomes The ability to define media and media literacy Understanding how we consume and interpret media Becoming a responsible media creator App...

Media Information and Literacy Lesson Outline Defining Media Interacting with Media Five components of Media Literacy Individual Project Learning Outcomes The ability to define media and media literacy Understanding how we consume and interpret media Becoming a responsible media creator Applying knowledge to media consumption  What Is Media? Media is the method in how something is communicated. Examples include: books, movies, songs, paintings, video games, social media, photos, podcasts, and TV.  Ask Did You Yourself Know? How much time do you The average P.H. teen spend consuming spends 6-8 hours per day watching media each day? TV, scrolling on their phone, listening to music, etc. That is more than 35% your day.  What Is Media Literacy? The ability to access, analyze, evaluate, create, and act using all forms of communication.  What kind of content are you absorbing and how did you ACCESS get to it? ANALYZE Do you make sense of its messages? Are you aware that each message is created by someone EVALUATE with their own goals and opinions? What is the media creator’s responsibility to those who CREATE view it? ACT What do you do with the information?  Media Media Messages vs. Affects The values and ideas The influences and that are promoted. consequences on the audience. Media Message Interpretation Each audience member interprets a media message based on their own experiences and opinions to find meaning in it. This means the creator’s intended message isn’t always what the audience perceives. Each person can find a unique meaning in the same message. Can you think of a real-life example of this? "Sharing is caring"  Media We could say, “Media are responsible for the information that they disseminate” and we could also say, “ Media is trying to influence us all the time  mean world sy ndrome according to George Gerbner Long-term viewers of television or other mass media often have a negative perspective on the world and tend to distrust other people. This became known as "mean world syndrome" by Gerbner People are influenced by believing what they see or hear is real, and then making it their own belief.  People are influenced subconsciously; they not only see an act on television and decide “hey, that’s a good idea.. I’ll do that” but they see something so often that is becomes implemented into their minds as commonplace  When any difficult event comes in their life, they snap and takes the extreme step like murdering someone or suicide. Daniel Petric  Because media is a powerful, many people want to use it. Some want to use it to affirm life, while others to negate it