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English SOL InstituteEnglish SOL Institute

Elementary Media Literacy StrandElementary Media Literacy Strand(Grades 4 & 5)(Grades 4 & 5)

English SOL InstituteEnglish SOL Institute

Elementary Media Literacy StrandElementary Media Literacy Strand(Grades 4 & 5)(Grades 4 & 5)

Laura Jo Darcy, King George County Reading SpecialistLaura Jo Darcy, King George County Reading SpecialistSharon James, King George Elementary ITRTSharon James, King George Elementary ITRT

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Media Literacy SOLMedia Literacy SOLMedia Literacy SOLMedia Literacy SOL

4.3 & 5.3 The student will learn how media messages are constructed and for what purposes.

a)Differentiate between auditory, visual, and written media messages.b)Identify the characteristics and effectiveness of various media messages.

Curriculum Framework•Identify attributes of a constructed message: author, audience, format, content, and purpose•Create age-appropriate media messages

NOTE: Aspects of media literacy that are introduced in 5th grade are italicized.

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Media Literacy (Grades 4 & 5)Media Literacy (Grades 4 & 5)Media Literacy (Grades 4 & 5)Media Literacy (Grades 4 & 5)

Key Points in Media LiteracyKey Points in Media Literacy

• Several attributes examined: authorship, Several attributes examined: authorship, format, audience, content, and purpose format, audience, content, and purpose (audience and purpose only at grade 4)(audience and purpose only at grade 4)

• Students not just consumers but producers Students not just consumers but producers of media (beginning at grade 5)of media (beginning at grade 5)

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Media Literacy (Grades 4 & 5)Media Literacy (Grades 4 & 5)Media Literacy (Grades 4 & 5)Media Literacy (Grades 4 & 5)

Key Points in Media LiteracyKey Points in Media Literacy

• Several attributes examined: authorship, Several attributes examined: authorship, format, audience, content, and purpose format, audience, content, and purpose (audience and purpose only at grade 4)(audience and purpose only at grade 4)

• Students not just consumers but producers Students not just consumers but producers of media (beginning at grade 5)of media (beginning at grade 5)

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What Is Media Literacy?What Is Media Literacy?What Is Media Literacy?What Is Media Literacy?

Learning to watch, listen, and read media like an

EXPERT!We began our lesson by introducing students to the concept of media literacy and asking them to reflect on their current media use and expertise.

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Student Media PreferencesStudent Media PreferencesStudent Media PreferencesStudent Media Preferences

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Media Expertise SurveyMedia Expertise SurveyMedia Expertise SurveyMedia Expertise Survey

Media Expertise ResultsMedia Expertise ResultsMedia Expertise ResultsMedia Expertise Results

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Things to consider for Things to consider for deconstructingdeconstructing

Things to consider for Things to consider for deconstructingdeconstructing

• Author: Who?• Audience: Who?• Content: What?• Format: How?• Purpose: Why?

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Print & Visual Media MessagesPrint & Visual Media MessagesPrint & Visual Media MessagesPrint & Visual Media Messages

Pollacco, Patricia. (1994). Pink and Say. Philomel Books: NY.

In the next component of our lesson, students applied the Big Five concepts in a familiar media type, a content-related picture book. (SOL USI.9)

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Content: Content: What is the message?What is the message?

Content: Content: What is the message?What is the message?

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Content: Content: What is the message?What is the message?

Content: Content: What is the message?What is the message?

Format: How is the message Format: How is the message communicated?communicated?

Format: How is the message Format: How is the message communicated?communicated?

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Purpose: Why did the author Purpose: Why did the author create the message?create the message?

Purpose: Why did the author Purpose: Why did the author create the message?create the message?

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Print & Visual Media MessagesPrint & Visual Media MessagesPrint & Visual Media MessagesPrint & Visual Media Messages

http://americanhistory.si.edu/militaryhistory/printable/section.asp?id=5

Our next lesson component asked students to complete a scavenger hunt as they examined website content.

WORDLE: WORDLE: Previewing ContentPreviewing ContentWORDLE: WORDLE: Previewing ContentPreviewing Content

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WORDLE SampleWORDLE SampleWORDLE SampleWORDLE Sample

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Smithsonian Website Smithsonian Website Scavenger HuntScavenger Hunt

Smithsonian Website Smithsonian Website Scavenger HuntScavenger Hunt

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Smithsonian Website Smithsonian Website Scavenger HuntScavenger Hunt

Smithsonian Website Smithsonian Website Scavenger HuntScavenger Hunt

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Smithsonian Website Smithsonian Website Scavenger HuntScavenger Hunt

Smithsonian Website Smithsonian Website Scavenger HuntScavenger Hunt

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Smithsonian WebsiteSmithsonian Website________________________

Smithsonian WebsiteSmithsonian Website________________________

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Creating Media MessagesCreating Media MessagesCreating Media MessagesCreating Media Messages

Students were asked to plan a media Students were asked to plan a media message of their own using content message of their own using content from their research.from their research.

Students were asked to plan a media Students were asked to plan a media message of their own using content message of their own using content from their research.from their research.

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Author: 5th grade King George Elementary School (KGES) studentsAudience: Other 5th grade KGES students; internet audienceFormat: Readers’ theater podcastContent: Lives of young people during the Civil War and young people todayPurpose: To inform listeners about lives of young people during the Civil War

Planning StepsPlanning StepsPlanning StepsPlanning Steps

• Develop an understanding of readers’ Develop an understanding of readers’ theater and podcaststheater and podcasts

• Brainstorm possible charactersBrainstorm possible characters• Complete graphic organizer with ideas Complete graphic organizer with ideas

for contentfor content• Write scripts for podcastsWrite scripts for podcasts• Practice reading with fluency and Practice reading with fluency and

expression for effective communicationexpression for effective communication

• Develop an understanding of readers’ Develop an understanding of readers’ theater and podcaststheater and podcasts

• Brainstorm possible charactersBrainstorm possible characters• Complete graphic organizer with ideas Complete graphic organizer with ideas

for contentfor content• Write scripts for podcastsWrite scripts for podcasts• Practice reading with fluency and Practice reading with fluency and

expression for effective communicationexpression for effective communication

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Contact InformationContact InformationContact InformationContact Information

Laura Jo DarcyLaura Jo Darcy

ldarcy@kgcs.k12.va.us

Sharon JamesSharon James

sjames@kgcs.k12.va.us

Laura Jo DarcyLaura Jo Darcy

ldarcy@kgcs.k12.va.us

Sharon JamesSharon James

sjames@kgcs.k12.va.us

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