LESSON ONE: Friendship in Media
LESSON DESCRIPTION
Students discuss the theme of friendship while looking at picture and advertisements to identify and explain viewpoints conveyed in media.
GRADE-LEVEL EXPECTATIONS
IL2 Identify and explain viewpoints conveyed in various media (e.g. videos, pictures, websites, artwork, plays and /or news programs).
LESSON MATERIALS
§ Source of Literature
o None
§ Supplies
o Advertisements
o Glue/tagboard
o Scissors
o Crayons/colored pencils
o Transparency of people walking side by side
§ Handouts provided
§ Words to know
o media
Students select one advertisement from a magazine that depicts friendship. The student pastes the advertisement on a sheet of paper. Below the picture, the student identifies the viewpoint used.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES
1. Students define friendship. Brainstorm qualities and character traits of a friend. Share pictures depicting friendship and discuss qualities and characteristics shown in each type of media.
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Strategy |
Define qualities and traits Specific characteristics that make each person a unique individual (honesty, loyalty, athleticism, intelligence, friendliness, etc). |
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Idea |
Some qualities and characteristics of friendship: Friendship starts with you. Friendships don’t just happen. Friendships come in different forms. Friendships can’t be rushed. Friendships work both ways. Friendships aren’t perfect. |
2. Students discuss different type of media and the view points in advertising seen each day that depict various types of friendships (i.e., TV, magazines, artwork, pop-ups on the internet, etc.) being careful to emphasize audience and purpose. Divide student into three groups. Present each group with a different example of media. Each group discusses the suggested viewpoint and presents its findings to the class.
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Questions for Students |
What do you think when someone says the word media? Do all media works contain a viewpoint? What types of media do you encounter in a typical day? Is written text considered to be a type of media? Explain. What typical audiences are targeted by specific media? Why does the media target specific audiences? |
3. Display a silhouette of children. Have students discuss the media messages used to identify the theme. List the viewpoint on the board. Explain how these viewpoints sway people’s perceptions of the conveyed message.
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Idea |
A transparency of the silhouette may be used A transparency may be used to show advertisements Selected magazine advertisements(clipping) may be used Audio or video clips of advertisements may be used |
4. In cooperative learning groups, students choose two advertisements. They list viewpoints depicted in each. Each group identifies the viewpoint and explains it to the class.
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Questions for Students |
What messages is the advertisement trying to convey? What viewpoint is being conveyed in the advertisement? |