Mini Unit Overview:

Essential Questions & Enduring Understandings /
Skills and Knowledge Objectives:

• Increases in the quantity of information available through electronic means have heightened the need to check sources for possible distortion, exaggeration, or misrepresentation.

• Digital tools make it possible to analyze and interpret data, including text, images, and sound. These tools allow for broad concepts and data to be more effectively communicated.

• The mode of information can convey a message to consumers or an audience.

• Sources of information are evaluated for accuracy and relevance when considering the use of information.

• There are ethical and unethical uses of information and media