STANDARD 3.5 (VIEWING AND MEDIA LITERACY) ALL STUDENTS WILL ACCESS, VIEW, EVALUATE, AND RESPOND TO PRINT, NONPRINT, AND ELECTRONIC TEXTS AND RESOURCES.

 

Descriptive Statement: Students learn how to view critically and thoughtfully in order to respond to visual messages and images in print, nonverbal interactions, the arts, and electronic media. Effective viewing is essential to comprehend and respond to personal interactions, live performances, visual arts that involve oral and/or written language, and both print media (graphs, charts, diagrams, illustrations, photographs, and graphic design in books, magazines, and newspapers) and electronic media (television, computers, and film). A media-literate person is able to evaluate media for credibility and understands how words, images, and sounds influence the way meanings are conveyed and understood in contemporary society. Students need to recognize that what they speak, hear, write, and read contributes to the content and quality of their viewing.

 

 

Cumulative Progress Indicators

 

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 8, students will:

 

A.     Constructing Meaning

 1.         Analyze aspects of print and electronic texts that support the author's point of view, opinion, or attitude.

 2.    Analyze the use of elements (e.g., setting plot, theme, characters) to understand media presentations, such as film, video, television, and theatrical productions.

 3.         Analyze and respond to visual and print messages (e.g. humor, irony, metaphor) and recognize how words, sounds, and still or moving images are used in each medium to convey the intended messages.

 4.         Compare and contrast how the various forms of media (e.g. newspapers, radio, television, internet news outlets) cover the same topic.

 

B.     Visual and Verbal Messages

 1.         Analyze and compare the pros and cons of visual and verbal advertising.

 2.         Evaluate various media messages for credibility.

 3.         Develop criteria/rubric to judge the effectiveness of visual and verbal presentations.

 4.         Make inferences based upon the content of still images

 5.         Compare and contrast media sources, such as film and book versions of a story.

 

C.     Living with Media

 1.         Evaluate media forms, such as television, video, games, music, and film for content appropriateness (e.g., rating systems, rubric).

 2.         Analyze media content for emotional effect on audience.

 3.         Create media presentations and written reports, using multi-media resources such as an overhead projector, computer, and/or a tape recorder to communicate information.

 

 

Link to Standard 3.5 Grade 7

 

Link to Standard 3.5 High School

 

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