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Big Idea:
A media literate person can evaluate how words, images, and
sounds influence a message. |
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3.5 A. Constructing Meaning |
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Essential Questions |
Enduring Understandings |
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- What’s the media message |
- .People experience the same media message differently. |
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Cumulative Progress
Indicators |
Comments and Examples |
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By the end of
Grade 4: |
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1.
Interpret information found in
pictorial graphs, map keys, and icons on a computer screen. |
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2.
Respond to and evaluate the use
of illustrations to support text. |
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3.
Use graphs,
charts, and diagrams to report data. |
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4.
Distinguish between factual and
fictional visual representations. |
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5.
Identify the
central theme in a movie, film, or illustration. |
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6.
Identify the
target audience for a particular program, story, or advertisement. |
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7.
Demonstrate an awareness of
different media forms and how they contribute to communication. |
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3.5 B. Visual and Verbal Messages |
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Essential Questions |
Enduring Understandings |
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- What values, lifestyles, and points of view are represented in, or
omitted from, media messages? |
- Media have embedded values and points of view. |
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Cumulative Progress
Indicators |
Comments and Examples |
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By the end of
Grade 4: |
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1.
Understand
that creators of both print media and electronic media have a purpose and target
audience for their work. |
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2.
Explore and
interpret various messages found in advertisements and other texts. |
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3.
Discuss the
emotional impact of photos and how they aid understanding. |
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4.
Compare and
contrast media sources, such as film and book versions of a story |
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3.5 C. Living with Media |
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Essential Questions |
Enduring Understandings |
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- What affects media choice? |
- Media choice is affected by personal experience and sense of need. |
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Cumulative Progress
Indicators |
Comments and Examples |
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By the end of
Grade 4: |
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1.
Express
preferences for media choices. |
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