Analyzing Media

Analyzing Media

Lesson 5 - Grade 8

Poll

Choose one image that describes how your morning is going so far

​Agenda

• ​Objectives and Week Overview

• ​Types of Media

• ​Practicing Analyzing Media

​Objectives

• ​Analyze how messages from the media influence our health behaviors

• ​Describe the interrelationships of emotional, intellectual, physical, and social health in adolescent relationships.

​Health Triangle Review

• ​Physical health- taking care of your body parts; exercise, nutrition, annual appointments, hygiene, sleep

• ​Emotional health- emotional feelings; expressing emotions, managing feelings

• ​Social- interacting with others; communication, relationships, boundaries

• ​Mental/Intellectual- thoughts about self and life; mental health, education, critical thinking

Poll

Which parts of health and wellness do you think are MOST impacted by media and social media?

• Social

• Physical

• Emotional

• Mental/Intellectual

Social and Emotional Wellness

​Today's lesson will mostly focus on the social and emotional impact of media, specifically looking at relationships found in our media

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​We will look closely at:

• ​trust - reliability in a person

• ​respect - deep admiration of person and their abilities

• ​support - showing you believe in someone

• ​equality - fairness

• ​independence - free of other's control

• ​open communication - being able express feelings freely

Poll

Which quality do you think is most important in any relationship?

• ​trust/respect

• ​open communication

• ​support

• equality

• ​independence

​ Media

"The main means of mass communication"

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​Examples:

• ​Podcasts

• ​Shows/Movies

• ​Social medias

• ​Magazines/books/newspaper articles

• ​Billboards/advertisements/commercials

• ​Radio/podcasts

• ​Music

• ​Photography

Multiple Choice

What is not a form of mass media?

• Journalism or Newspapers

• Podcasts

• Shows and Movies

• Personal Conversations

Poll

Out of these four medias, which one is most consumed by you?

• Shows/Movies

• Music/Radio

• Social Media

• Books/articles/

  magazines

Open Ended

Referring to your answer in the previous poll (shows/movies, music/radio, social media, books/articles/magazines), choose a recent message that has been received from that media, and explain the positive or negative affect your response.

(Messages include behaviors, new information, relationship norms, mindsets, etc.)

Multiple Choice

Analyzing media means..

• to understand

• to look at closely for understanding

• to listen to a song

• to read a tweet

Open Ended

Why is it important to analyze media in your life?

​Now we will focus on relationship messages from the media

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Choose a relationship from a media (show, movie, book)

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​Analyze the relationship and cite specific examples to back up your analysis

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​Reflect on overall relationship