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= = =Incarnation Catholic School Media Literacy Topics=
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 * Big Idea: Media literacy is a life-long skill essential to** digital **citizenship, informed-decision making and active participation in our society.**


 * Essential Questions:**
 * 1) **What are the most influential media in my life?**
 * 2) **How does media influence me and how to do I influence media?**
 * 3) **How do media I create or use manipulate opinion or emotions and determine self-image and lifestyle?**


 * Students will be able to**
 * 1) read and demonstrate an understanding of a range of literary and informational texts;
 * 2) analyze the **language** of media to determine the message included in both words and images;
 * 3) evaluate media presentations to determine what is **represented**;
 * 4) study how media **institutions** influence the media products they create;
 * 5) analyze techniques used to target an **audience**;
 * 6) use knowledge of a range of media forms, purposes, and audiences to create media works and explain their intended effects;
 * 7) use a variety of organizational techniques to present ideas and supporting details logically and coherently in written work;
 * 8) revise written work, collaboratively and independently, with a focus on support for ideas, accuracy, clarity, and coherence ;
 * 9) edit and proofread to produce final drafts, using correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation.


 * Guiding Media Questions**
 * Who created the message?
 * What is the target audience?
 * What creative techniques are used to attract attention?
 * How might different people understand this message differently?
 * What values, lifestyles and points of view are represented in, or omitted from, this message?
 * Why is this message being sent?