Level(s): Grades 9 to 11

Author: This material has been adapted, with permission, from a unit developed by Mark Zamparo, an Ottawa-based media educator.

Overview

This lesson helps students understand the difference between real-life crime and criminal activities portrayed in crime shows by having them compare their perceptions about crime to actual crime statistics.

Learning Outcomes

Students will:

• understand how crime shows construct reality
• appreciate the differences between the constructed reality of crime dramas and crime in real life

This lesson and all associated documents (handouts, overheads, backgrounders) are available in an easy-print, pdf kit version.