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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 6: |
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1.
Respond to and evaluate the use of illustrations to support text. |
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2.
Use graphs, charts, and diagrams to report data. |
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3.
Distinguish between factual and fictional visual representations
(e.g. political cartoons). |
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4.
Identify the central theme in a movie, film, or illustration. |
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5.
Identify the target audience for a
particular program, story, or advertisement |
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6.
Demonstrate an awareness of different media forms (e.g.
newspapers, internet, magazines) and how they contribute to communication. |
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7.
Understand uses of
persuasive text related to advertising in society. |
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8.
Distinguish different
points of view in media texts. |
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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 6: |
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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.
Evaluate media messages for credibility. |
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3.
Explore and interpret various messages found in advertisements and
other texts. |
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4.
Interpret verbal and nonverbal messages reflected in personal
interactions with others. |
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5.
Discuss the emotional impact of a still image (e.g., photo,
poster, painting) and how it aids understanding. |
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6.
Compare and contrast media sources, such as film and book versions
of a story. |
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Understand the uses of
technology (e.g., the Internet for research). |
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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 6: |
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1.
Express and justify preferences for media choices. |
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2.
Choose the most appropriate media for a presentation. |
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3.
Use a rubric to evaluate the content of media presentations. |
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4.
Examine and evaluate
effects of media on the family, home, and school. |
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