Media Literacy for Teens, FLEX
Students will understand bias, manipulation, propaganda, the importance of the freedom of press, and many other nuances that make up the media that comes at them from all sides.
Big Brain Academy
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4.8
Number of reviews:(348)
What's included
8 pre-recorded lessons
8 weeks
of teacher support1 year access
to the contentHomework
1-2 hours per week. Students will spend some time finding current media that fits the standards we learned in class.Class Experience
US Grade 8 - 12
This class will use Nearpod to share videos, articles, and activities to help student understand the following concepts. The students will then explore their learning further by interacting with Padlet and Flipgrid. This FLEX class is great for students who want to dig into how the media affects our everyday lives--both directly and indirectly. Students will understand bias, manipulation, importance of the freedom of press, propaganda and many other nuances that make up the media that comes at them from all sides.
Learning Goals
W.X.9 Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.SL.X.5 Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations.
Syllabus
Curriculum
Follows Teacher-Created Curriculum8 Lessons
over 8 WeeksLesson 1:
The Role of the Media
recognize the many roles of the media Lesson 2:
Journalism
understand what standards-based journalism looks like Lesson 3:
Bias
learn the types of bias and that we all have it Lesson 4:
Evaluating Evidence by Evaluating the Media
learn the tricks that media can play to manipulate its audience into believing something Other Details
Parental Guidance
Students are asked to seek out various forms of media. Please discuss with your child the safety guidelines of searching on the Internet. This class also uses third-party tools like Nearpod, Flipgrid, and Padlet.
Sources
Nearpod, iCivics
Joined May, 2020
4.8
348reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Certified Social Studies teacher for grade 5-12
Primary sources are used whenever possible
Consider marginalized voices in my lesson through careful listening and reading of resources such as Learning for Justice etc. Reviews
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