Secondary Library Media (6-12)
Lesson Plans

Strand 8:

Demonstrating that media literacy is a life skill integral to modern citizenship and informed decision-making.

Standard 1:

Understand and use basic terms and concepts of media with their potential impact, advantages and limitations.

• Creating a Positive Digital Identity
  Students will explore how to have a positive digital identity. They will demonstrate their learning by creating a digital portfolio that reflects their personal interests, achievements, and goals
• Social Media and the Stand Against Fake News
  This is a 5 day unit about validating sources on the internet and social media.  It is taught so that students understand and respect the obligations of using social media wisely before sharing and the importance of giving credit to creators through citing sources.  It is a blended unit with a final project to be done in Apple's Keynote where students will show what they have learned in a slide show to other students in the class. They will be able to practice what they learn in class and become better at research, validating sources, and spotting fake news. Image citation - ?Say Thanks to Pxhere - Free Images & Free Stock Photos - Pxhere.? Pxhere.com, https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1361501.
• Types of Media Bias and How to Spot It
  Lesson plan that introduces students to 16 types of media bias and how to spot them. Image citation: ?How to Spot 16 Types of Media Bias.? AllSides, www.allsides.com/media-bias/how-to-spot-types-of-media-bias. Accessed 7 Aug. 2022.
• Wordless Media Messages
  The lesson will use a variety of skills (writing, thinking, body movement, media) in order to introduce non-verbal communication to the students.

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