Fifth

Common Sense Learning Objectives

Students will be able to...

• Reflect on how balanced they are in their daily lives.
• Consider what "media balance" means, and how it applies to them.
• Create a personalized plan for healthy and balanced media use.

Common Sense Materials

Common Sense Media Lesson Plan

Common Sense Media Material

Common Sense Learning Objectives

Students will be able to...

• Define "the curiosity gap."
• Explain how clickbait uses the curiosity gap to get your attention.
• Use strategies for avoiding clickbait.

Common Sense Materials

Common Sense Media Lesson Plan

Common Sense Media Material

Common Sense Learning Objectives

Students will be able to...

• Define "gender stereotype" and describe how they can be present online.
• Describe how gender stereotypes can lead to unfairness or bias.
• Create an avatar and a poem that show how gender stereotypes impact who they are.

Common Sense Materials

Common Sense Media Lesson Plan

Common Sense Media Material

Common Sense Learning Objectives

Students will be able to...

• Compare and contrast different kinds of online-only friendships.
• Describe the benefits and risks of online-only friendships.
• Describe how to respond to an online-only friend if the friend asks something that makes them uncomfortable.

Common Sense Materials

Common Sense Media Lesson Plan

Common Sense Media Material

Common Sense Learning Objectives

Students will be able to...

• Recognize similarities and differences between in-person bullying, cyberbullying, and being mean.
• Empathize with the targets of cyberbullying.
• Identify strategies for dealing with cyberbullying and ways they can be an upstander for those being bullied.

Common Sense Materials

Common Sense Media Lesson Plan

Common Sense Media Material

Common Sense Learning Objectives

Students will be able to...

• Understand the purposes of different parts on an online news page.
• Identify the parts and structure of an online news article.
• Learn about things to watch out for when reading online news pages, such as sponsored content and advertisements.

Common Sense Materials

Common Sense Media Lesson Plan

Common Sense Media Material