Week Six: ReadWriteThink Media Literacy Lesson Plans

Lesson:

PersuasiveTechniques in Advertising

Content and CSO’s:

Ninth Grade Reading and Language Arts

RLA.O.9.3.2
formulate and deliver grammatically correct messages, taking into consideration the purpose of the message and the speaker’s and the listener’s culture, knowledge, beliefs, feelings, and life experiences.

RLA.O.9.3.4
use active listening strategies to analyze the message, formulate a response and react to

• determine purpose
• make predictions
• differentiate fact from opinion
• construct meaning of discussion, speech, or media

RLA.O.9.3.5
understand, interpret and evaluate various media communications.

RLA.O.9.3.7
plan, create, organize, and present an age appropriate media product that demonstrates an understanding of format, purpose, and audience.

 

Can integrating media literacy into your classroom activities help prepare your students for taking the WestTest? Use what you learned from this week's reading in your answer.

Integrating media literacy into your classroom activities will help prepare your students for taking the WESTTEST by helping them with their critical thinking skills, including their ability to analyze printed word. A lot of the time, students’ answers’ are wrong because they don’t read the problem correctly. The study from the Double Entry Journal Seven showed an improvement in analysis of reading, visual, and auditory materials due to media literacy instruction within the classroom.