1 English SOL Institute Elementary Media Literacy Strand (Grades 4 & 5) English SOL Institute Elementary Media Literacy Strand (Grades 4 & 5) Laura Jo Darcy, King George County Reading Specialist Sharon James, King George Elementary ITRT

2 Media 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 5 th grade are italicized.

3 Media Literacy (Grades 4 & 5) Key Points in Media Literacy Several attributes examined: authorship, format, audience, content, and purpose (audience and purpose only at grade 4) Several attributes examined: authorship, format, audience, content, and purpose (audience and purpose only at grade 4) Students not just consumers but producers of media (beginning at grade 5) Students not just consumers but producers of media (beginning at grade 5)

4 Media Literacy (Grades 4 & 5) Key Points in Media Literacy Several attributes examined: authorship, format, audience, content, and purpose (audience and purpose only at grade 4) Several attributes examined: authorship, format, audience, content, and purpose (audience and purpose only at grade 4) Students not just consumers but producers of media (beginning at grade 5) Students not just consumers but producers of media (beginning at grade 5)

5 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.

6 Student Media Preferences

7 Media Expertise Survey

Media Expertise Results 8

9 Things to consider for deconstructing Author: Who? Audience: Who? Content: What? Format: How? Purpose: Why?

10 Print & 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)

11 Content: What is the message?

12 Content: What is the message?

Format: How is the message communicated? 13

Purpose: Why did the author create the message? 14

15 Print & Visual Media Messages y.si.edu/militaryhisto ry/printable/section. asp?id=5 Our next lesson component asked students to complete a scavenger hunt as they examined website content.

WORDLE: Previewing Content 16

WORDLE Sample 17

Smithsonian Website Scavenger Hunt 18

Smithsonian Website Scavenger Hunt 19

Smithsonian Website Scavenger Hunt 20

Smithsonian Website ____________ 21

Creating Media Messages Students were asked to plan a media message of their own using content from their research. 22 Author: 5 th grade King George Elementary School (KGES) students Audience: Other 5 th grade KGES students; internet audience Format: Readers’ theater podcast Content: Lives of young people during the Civil War and young people today Purpose: To inform listeners about lives of young people during the Civil War

Planning Steps Develop an understanding of readers’ theater and podcastsDevelop an understanding of readers’ theater and podcasts Brainstorm possible charactersBrainstorm possible characters Complete graphic organizer with ideas for contentComplete graphic organizer with ideas for content Write scripts for podcastsWrite scripts for podcasts Practice reading with fluency and expression for effective communicationPractice reading with fluency and expression for effective communication Develop an understanding of readers’ theater and podcastsDevelop an understanding of readers’ theater and podcasts Brainstorm possible charactersBrainstorm possible characters Complete graphic organizer with ideas for contentComplete graphic organizer with ideas for content Write scripts for podcastsWrite scripts for podcasts Practice reading with fluency and expression for effective communicationPractice reading with fluency and expression for effective communication 23

Contact Information Laura Jo Darcy Sharon James Laura Jo Darcy Sharon James 24

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