Media Literacy vocabulary quiz 1

True or false: Media can persuade you to do something?

• True

• False

Who is this message most likely written for?

• Teachers
• Dogs
• Doctors
• Children

What is the purpose of Media Literacy?

• To read more books.
• To persuade, inform and entertain your target audience with different media.
• To watch more videos on the internet.
• Watch TV interviews.

A statement that is true and can be verified or proven

• analyze

• fact

• opinion

• bias

prejudice in favor of or against one side, usually in a way considered to be unfair; slanting the facts to reflect an opinion

• analyze

• fact

• opinion

• bias

a statement that tells how someone feels about things

• analyze

• fact

• opinion

• bias

ways in which messages are presented or spread; examples are... TV, radio, printed works, internet, billboards, posters, bumper stickers

• stereotypes

• media

• target audience

• perspective

the oversimplified idea of a particular type of person, group, or thing

• stereotypes

• media

• target audience

• perspective

a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; perspective

• stereotypes

• media

• target audience

• point of view

the spread of information or ideas with the purpose of influencing feelings or actions; bandwagon, repetition, plain folks, snob appeal, celebrity endorsement, emotional words

• author's purpose

• main message

• propaganda

• Media Literacy