Questions you can ask your students about media messages!
- Who created/paid for the message?
- What is its purpose?
- What creative techniques are used to attract my attention?
- Who is pictured? How are they pictured? What media components are used to shoot the scene.
- Who is not pictured?
- Who is speaking? With what authority and tone do they speak?
- Who is no speaking?
- How might different people understand the message differently?
- Is there bias or stereotypes in the message?
- Why is this message being sent? Who benefits?
- What or whose point of view is presented in this film?
These are great questions for students to ask themselves as consumers of media. There was legislation to place restrictions on ads between cartoon shows because they were preying on children--for example cereals claiming to be a complete breakfast and those 'gotta have' toys. There is even a whole science around product placement of brand names in movies--so the viewer beware! Great content overall on this blog, Kelly!
ReplyDeleteI think it is so important to address these questions when teaching students about the media. The truth of the matter is that the media is so warped, and nothing is ever as it appears. Students can get influenced by the media, so it is important to have them critically analyze what is being brought to them.
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I like the "not" and "no" questions. They are hard to answer though. R-J
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