Critical Media Literacy Unit Test-Latinx History

What is critical media literacy?

• Understanding and analyzing media messages and their impact on society
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• Believing everything in the media without question
• Ignoring media messages and their impact on society

What does credible mean?

• Reliable, believable, and trustworthy

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• Doubtful and suspicious
• Unreliable and untrustworthy

What are credible sources?

• Reliable and trustworthy sources of information
• Opinions and personal blogs
• Random and unverified sources of information
• Unreliable and untrustworthy sources of information

What are the 5 factors to consider when evaluating a source for credibility?

• Depth, Objectivity, Currency, Authority, Purpose

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• Tranquility, Objectivity, Absorbability, Conductivity

• Creativity, Criticality, Ability, Adaptability, Stability

T or F: Credibility is based on context.

Ex.) A farmworker, despite not being in position of status or power, is a credible source when it comes to information about agricultural labor conditions vs. an owner of an agricultural company.

What does context mean?

• The color of an object
• The taste of a food
• The size of a building
• The circumstances or setting in which an event occurs.

What are dominant narratives?

• Unpopular and ignored stories within a society or culture
• Fictional stories created by individuals
• Widely accepted and promoted stories within a society or culture that serve those in power.

• Stories that are only relevant to a small group of people

What are counter stories?

• Alternative perspectives and experiences that challenge dominant narratives and pave way for social justice.

• Fictional stories created for entertainment purposes
• Historical accounts that support dominant narratives
• Personal anecdotes that have no relevance to the topic

What is social justice?

• Social justice is the idea of equity. Individuals get what they need and systemic barriers are removed to create a fair society with no privilege.

• Social justice is the idea that individuals should have equal rights and opportunities

• Social justice is the concept of only the wealthy having access to opportunities and privileges
• Social justice is the promotion of inequality and unfairness in society

Summarize the connection between critical media literacy, counter stories, and social justice (10 PTS.):