This is not a specific lesson plan, but
a website put together by PBS Kids. It is interactive and shows many different
sides to media literacy. For my students I would let them explore and see what
they can find, or give them a specific area to look at in order to keep
everyone on the same page and assess their understanding at the end of the
lesson. It teaches kids not to click on banners and ads, or give out their
email addresses. It talks about advertising tricks, music in commercials, not
spending too much time in front of video screens, and many other topics.
A project I would like to do with my
students to enhance their understanding of media literacy is having them watch
tv and select a few commercials to critique. They could address the following
questions: Is the ad tricking you in any way? Is there a bias? Is there any
false advertising? What music or background noise was used?
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