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Discuss the following questions in small groups.
Do you ever ask yourselves any of these questions when reading media messages? Why (not)?
Image developed by MEUS within the project MCRE - Media literacy critical viewing and CREative vision as effective learning approach for people with fewer opportunities
Find 2 or 3 definitions of the concept of 'critical thinking'.
Then work in pairs to discuss the similarities and differences between the definitions and try to create the best explanation for the concept.
How do you think critical thinking can help us in the following aspects of our lives? Discuss your ideas in small groups. You can use the chart below to help you in your analysis.
media and information
politics and public debates
consumer culture
social relations
education and personal development
Watch the video below and make notes of the 5 critical thinking strategies mentioned.
Which of them do you think you would like to practice as soon as possible? How would you do that?
READING / EVALUATING IN CONTEXT
Take a look at your preferred source of information / news feed. Choose a media item and read it and then try to answer the following questions.
What am I seeing?
What is the topic of this content?
What is the purpose of this content?
Who is behind the source?
What beliefs / assumptions of the creators are reflected in this content?
Who/what is shown in a positive / negative light?
Who / what is not shown at all? What perspectives are missing?
Why am I seeing this?
Why did this content appear in my news feed?
Is this from a source related to recent searches or topics that I have been following in my news feed?
Is this from a source I can trust?
How does the content make me feel?
What was my affective response to the content?
Did the headline or image appeal to me? Why?
What effect might the media creators have hoped to achieve?
What will I do next?
Will I share / skip / search for more information on this topic / event?
What consequences might this have on people if it were widely shared?
Adapted from Center for Media Literacy (CML), Media Education Lab, or UNESCO’s Media and Information Literacy guidelines.
Discuss your findings with a partner.
Which of the questions were the easiest / the most difficult to answer? Why?
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