Unit – Media literacy 

Grade level – 5^th
Subject: reading

C.C. standard – 5RI.5: Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts (Informational text).

Objective: students will analyze and evaluate the different aspects of mass media such as radio, newspaper, and the internet.

Do Now: using prior knowledge, summarize the meaning of mass media

Motivation: where do you get your news information from?

Explicit instruction:

1.       PowerPoint presentation on mass media and what it is comprised of and how it has developed over time.

2.       The breakdown of broadcasting, paper and digital tools used to inform the general public

3.       The history of Broadcasting starting from the radio and ending with the television.

4.       The history of the newspapers and how it has progressed from 131 B.C.E to modern times.

Active engagement:

·         Using construction paper, markers, and crayons students can create their own Newspaper cover along with a written heading that summarizes an event of their choosing.

o   An event will be created and a drawing will be required to summarize the event.

o   A headline would be required to summarize the event (three-word maximum)

Essential questions:

1.       Provide three examples of mass media outlets. (lower-order thinking question)

2.       How would you combine a radio show and a television show? (higher-order thinking question)

Lesson wrap-up

A quick summary of the lesson (whole group) will be conducted and an Exit Ticket will be used to evaluate students understanding in order to further develop the following lesson.

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