Lesson 5: creating a media literacy lesson

Link back to the mini-course homepage: Krystal Haight Media Literacy Mini-Course

Link back to Unit 2 overview: Unit 2: Implementing media literacy in the ELA classroom through the curriculum-driven approach

This is it - you made it to the end! Now, by the end of this lesson, you will have designed your very own media literacy lesson!

Activity 1:

In this activity you will choose a media document and apply it to a full-length lesson. Make sure to include the use of some of NAMELE's questions in your lesson plan. Create the plan as a Google Doc in this mini-course's folder: Media Literacy Mini-Course 2016.

Please use the following format for your title: Your First Name.Your Last Name.Lesson Draft (ex: Krystal.Haight.Lesson Draft)

You may follow this format for your lesson plan:

The lesson title

Lesson overview

Curriculum area and grade level

Time needed

Learning objectives

Vocabulary

Prerequisites

Material and technology

Step-by-step procedures of the lesson

Media documents for decoding and NAMLE questions you plan to ask

How you are going to assess student understanding

Extensions for further inquiry (optional)

Example lesson: File:Analyzingadslesson.pdf

Activity 2:

You have successfully applied your understanding and created a full-length media literacy education lesson for ELA! Now, evaluate at least two of your peers' lesson plans. Comment on their documents in Google Drive. Give them some positive feedback and helpful suggestions! :)

Activity 3:

Revise your original lesson plan draft based on the feedback that you received from your peers. Create a new Google Doc in this mini-course's folder: Media Literacy Mini-Course 2016.

Please use the following format for your title: Your First Name.Your Last Name.Final Lesson (ex: Krystal.Haight.Final Lesson)