Media Analysis

Grade 445 min

Learning Objective

I can analyze different types of media to identify their purpose and audience.

Lesson Flow

Watch Video

5 min

Noam Chomsky: The five filters of the mass media machine | The Listening Post

Al Jazeera English

Practice

14 min

7 questions • Short answer

Exit Ticket

5 min

Choose a news article or advertisement you have seen recently. Describe its purpose and identify the intended audience. Explain how you determined this. Analyze a social media post that you have encountered. What is the purpose of the post, and who do you think the audience is? Provide reasons for your analysis based on the content and style of the post.

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