Celebrities and World Issues - Lesson
In this four-day unit, students will examine the role of popular culture celebrities in creating awareness of world issues.
Making Media for Democratic Citizenship - Lesson
In this five- or six-day unit, students create a video podcast to present balanced, unbiased perspectives on global development issues.
Earth Day: Maps as media - Lesson
In this lesson, students are introduced to Earth Day and the theme of “Green Cities”. After listening to a short presentation on the concept of a “green city” and elements that constitute a green city (e.g. renewable energy sources such as solar panels, more energy-efficient buildings, recycling programs, cleaner air and water) students participate in an activity where they count the number of parks on a map of their city or neighbourhood. Maps are then analyzed as a medium as students discuss how they are created, things they can and can’t show, and their effectiveness at communicating environmental information.
Media literacy key concepts Lesson 2: Media are constructions
In this lesson, students watch a video introducing the media literacy key concept that media are constructions. They then explore this concept by considering a pair of cereal boxes and identifying the different elements of the box and the purposes they serve. In an optional final task, students pick a target audience and create their own cereal box to appeal to that audience.
Media literacy key concepts Lesson 3: Audiences negotiate meaning
In this lesson, students watch a video introducing the media literacy key concept that audiences negotiate meaning.
Media literacy key concepts Lesson 4: Media have commercial implications
In this lesson, students watch a video introducing the media literacy key concept that media have commercial implications.
Media literacy key concepts Lesson 5: Media have social and political implications
In this lesson, students watch a video introducing the media literacy key concept that media have social and political implications.
Media literacy key concepts Lesson 6: Each medium has a unique aesthetic form
In this lesson, students compare print and TV ads for the same product and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each medium to communicate a particular message. The class then brainstorms a public service message and discusses which medium would be a better way to communicate it and why.
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Wacky Media Songs: Making and Remixing
This lesson series contains discussion topics and extension activities for teachers to integrate the TVOKids Original series Wacky Media Songs. This lesson focuses on enabling students to make media and use existing content for their own purposes.