Writer's Choice Grade 11Unit 30:
Viewing and RepresentingUnit Activity Lesson PlansIntroduction
Students have studied the elements of visual design and how to analyze media messages. In this lesson, they will identify the media genres, elements of visual design, film techniques, and ways to deconstruct media messages.
Lesson Description
Students will complete an identification activity with terms related to the unit.
Instructional Objectives
- Students will be able to identify the genres of media.
- Students will be able to identify other terms related to the media.
Student Web Activity Answers
print media | This includes newspapers, magazines, billboards, and books | film media | This consists of movies and video | Media literacy | The ability to interpret, analyze, and evaluate media messages | Broadcast media | This consists of radio and television, in which sounds or both sounds and moving images are transmitted | Internet | This contains a variety of Web sites that contain some combination of printed words, still and moving images, and sounds | Director | Coordinates the group members and supervises filming | composition | The arrangement of elements | Deconstruct | To take apart and analyze how its parts contribute to the overall message | Media messages | These are constructed to inform, entertain, or persuade | Special effects | Artwork, miniature models, computer enhancement, and background music are all examples of this |
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