Choose one media text of your choice (i.e. a movie, tv show, commercial, poster, ad, magazine, game, song, music video, book, comic, etc.) and analyse it using the Media Triangle or the 5 Key Concepts. You will be expected to show the media text to the class (obviously not an entire movie but maybe the trailer for example) and answer some of the questions on anyone of the following worksheets.
The 5 Key Concepts:
5 Key Concepts of Media Literacy Poster has the 5 Key Questions you must answer.
1. Who created this message?
2. What creative techniques are used to attract my attention?
3. How might different people understand this message differently?
4. What values, lifestyles and points of view are represented in, or omitted from, this message?
5. Why is this message being sent?
OR
The Media Triangle:
Each student will be expect to complete one of the worksheets and present it orally to the class.
Resources:
Definition of Values with Examples and a List of Values
How to Embed YouTube Video Into PowerPoint!
Here is an easier way to do it......
Embed YouTube Into PowerPoint
AFTER ALL THAT..... IF U ARE STILL CONFUSED, FOLLOW THESE SIMPLE STEPS:
1. Choose a "professional" media text to analyse (song, movie, video, tv show, etc.)
2. Use the Media Triangle or the 5 Core Concepts and answer the questions
3. Create your presentation using PowerPoint, a Blog, MovieMaker, PhotoShop or MS Word
4. Embed Your Video from YouTube (I can help you with that) into PowerPoint or Blog
5. Present to Class
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