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Grade 6: Media Literacy
Grade 6: Media Literacy
Demonstrate an understanding of a variety of media texts; identify some media forms and explain how the conventions and techniques associated with them are used to create meaning; create a variety of media texts for different purposes and audiences, using appropriate forms, conventions, and techniques; reflect on and identify their strengths as media interpreters and creators, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful in understanding and creating media texts.
Demonstrate an understanding of a variety of media texts; identify some media forms and explain how the conventions and techniques associated with them are used to create meaning; create a variety of media texts for different purposes and audiences, using appropriate forms, conventions, and techniques; reflect on and identify their strengths as media interpreters and creators, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful in understanding and creating media texts.
Where Is Here? Pay Attention Over Here!
Where Is Here? Pay Attention Over Here!
Before beginning this activity complete the activities in Geometry & Spatial Sense, Writing and Life Systems.
Before beginning this activity complete the activities in Geometry & Spatial Sense, Writing and Life Systems.
You have succeeded in reaching one alien but why not more?
Select a type of media you want to use to attract aliens to your location. To accompany the media you create be sure to justify the reasons for choices you made with regards to:
You have succeeded in reaching one alien but why not more?
Select a type of media you want to use to attract aliens to your location. To accompany the media you create be sure to justify the reasons for choices you made with regards to:
Medium: commercial, t-shirt, advertisement in paper, google ad, etc.
Purpose: Why do you want aliens to join you?
What will attract these aliens to this location? Hint: Focus on the research you completed in the Life Systems activity
How is this directed only to aliens and not EVERYONE/THING else?
Once you have finalized your production reconnect with your primary alien contact (partner) and share your product with them. See if they have any suggestions to help increase the chance of attracting more aliens. Adapt your work to include these suggestions.
Once you have finalized your production reconnect with your primary alien contact (partner) and share your product with them. See if they have any suggestions to help increase the chance of attracting more aliens. Adapt your work to include these suggestions.
Curriculum Links:
see Writing
see Life Systems
Photo by: Sabrina Zito-Insalaco
Why Care About Self-Care?
Why Care About Self-Care?
In our previous activity, we explored how our needs to survive are similar to needs of a plant! Next, we are going to create an informative poster for our peers on why self-care is important!
Your poster can be digital, hand drawn, or a cut & paste! Make sure your poster has the following:
A title
A picture (hand drawn, graphic from the internet, a picture you took)
Informative text
Be creative and have fun!
Curriculum Link:
See Healthy Living - How Am I Like A Plant?
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