1. Media How does it REALLY influence you???

2. Media Definition Media is a word that covers all the ways we receive print and non-print information. Another word for media is medium.

3. Medium What is a “medium?” 1.A picture 2.A painting 3.An ad 4.A cartoon 5.A drawing 6.A billboard 7.Anything that does not have written words. It’s MEDIA!!! And that takes in all different forms.

4. Medium- Examples

5. All Media has a PURPOSE! Your job in the next few slides is to identify the purpose.

6. Medium - Purpose 1.To inform 2.To describe 3.To entertain 4.To persuade

7. What is the PURPOSE???? To inform, describe, entertain, or persuade What is the purpose of this ad? TO INFORM!!!

8. What is the PURPOSE???? To inform, describe, entertain, or persuade What is the purpose of this ad? TO PERSUADE!!

9. What is the PURPOSE???? To inform, describe, entertain, or persuade What is the purpose of this ad? To describe!!

10. What is the PURPOSE???? To inform, describe, entertain, or persuade What is the purpose of this ad? To Entertain!!

11. What is the PURPOSE???? To inform, describe, entertain, or persuade What is the purpose of this ad? To Describe

12. What is the PURPOSE???? To inform, describe, entertain, or persuade To Persuade

13. What is the PURPOSE???? To inform, describe, entertain, or persuade To Inform!!!

14. What is the PURPOSE???? To inform, describe, entertain, or persuade To Inform

15. Audience Who is your audience? People of course! But what types of people? Ages Gender Beliefs Interests Concerns Emotions/Feelings

16. Identify the Audience

21. Conflict

22. You can usually identify a CONFLICT in media as well. Your job in the next few slides is to identify the conflict in the media.

23. Conflict There are different kinds of Conflict… Person vs. Person Person vs. Environment Person vs. Self Person vs. Technology

24. Conflict What type of conflict is this? Person vs. Person Person vs. Environment Person vs. Self Person vs. Technology Person vs. Self

25. Conflict What type of conflict is this? Person vs. Person Person vs. Environment Person vs. Self Person vs. Technology Person vs. Person

26. Conflict What type of conflict is this? Person vs. Person Person vs. Environment Person vs. Self Person vs. Technology Person vs. Technology

27. Conflict What type of conflict is this? Person vs. Person Person vs. Environment Person vs. Self Person vs. Technology Person vs. Environment

28. Conflict What type of conflict is this? Person vs. Person Person vs. Environment Person vs. Self Person vs. Technology Person vs. Environment

29. Conflict What type of conflict is this? Person vs. Person Person vs. Environment Person vs. Self Person vs. Technology Person vs. Person

30. Inference Inference means to guess about something. What do you THINK they are trying to say without saying words?

31. What can you infer from this medium?

32. Visual Aids What are visual aids? Visual aids are media that are used to illustrate the main idea or to set a mood. You can use visual aids to enhance your reports.

33. How to Use a Visual Aid If you are giving a presentation about the giant panda, what visual aids could you use to enhance your report? Map showing there habitat Bar graph comparing the giant panda’s population to another animal. A photo of a giant panda