LESSON THREE: Through the Eyes of Others

                             

LESSON DESCRIPTION

Students analyze and evaluate the messages of various media.

 

GRADE-LEVEL EXPECTATIONS

IL2          Analyze, describe, and evaluate the elements of messages projected in various media (e.g., videos, pictures, websites, artwork, plays, and/or news programs).

 

LESSON MATERIALS

§         Source of Literature

 

§         Supplies 

o        Print copy or transparency of The Scream by Edvard Munch

o        Newspaper editorial and political cartoon with similar message

o        Examples of media with strong messages

o        Grade 10 CA Model Curriculum Unit: Unsung Heroes

o        Scoring guide for formative assessment

 

§         Handouts provided

o        Newspaper editorial on Second-Hand Smoke, with political cartoon

o        The Scream by Edvard Munch

o        Formative assessment for Lesson Three

 

§         Words to know

o        analyze

o        compare/contrast

o        evaluate

o        graphic organizer

o        media

 

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT 

Given two “cold” messages of media, evaluate the effectiveness of the messages and create a graphic organizer to compare and contrast the two messages.  Scoring guide provided.

 

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

 

  1. Show the transparency of The Scream.

 

Questions

for

Students

What do you first notice about the picture?

What do you think is happening?

What effect does the painting have on you? Why?

 

Strategy

Students review media elements covered in Grade 10 CA Model Curriculum Unit: Unsung Heroes.

Media elements covered in Unsung Heroes

  • suspicious authorship
  • lack of credibility
  • lack of objectivity
  • suspicious purpose
  • poor quality or lack of professionalism

 

Questions

for

Students

What are some examples of each element?

 

  1. Display copy of transparency of a newspaper editorial and political cartoon.

 

 

Questions

for

Students  

 

What is the message or main point of the editorial?

What supporting information does the writer use?

What is the message of the cartoon?

What audience is the cartoonist/editor trying to reach?

 

  1. Present media examples you believe have powerful messages. Students prepare a graphic organizer to compare and contrast two of the messages.  

 

Idea

Media with a powerful message may include a commercial, news interview, editorial, newspaper article, speech, literary text, music (lyrics, video, or concert performance).