Media Literacy
📋 What it is
Media literacy means thinking critically about what you watch — who made it, why, and whether it’s giving the full picture.
🗣️ Coach says
Not everything on screen is the full truth. Media literacy is asking smart questions: Who made this? Why? What are they leaving out? A media-literate viewer enjoys stories AND thinks about them — you’re in charge, not the screen.
🧠 Memory hook
Ask: who made it, why, what’s left out? Enjoy AND think.
😂 Giggle
What's a stop-motion animator's favorite dance?
The frame-enco!
😲 Whoa!
A video can be edited to make the exact same event look positive OR negative — which is why asking “who made this and why?” matters so much.
✅ Quick check: What questions does a “media-literate” viewer ask about what they watch?
Say your answer out loud first — then reveal.
Who made this? Why? What are they trying to make me feel or believe, and what might they be leaving out?
Media literacy is critical thinking applied to a screen-filled world.
🧪 Try it! (2 minutes)
Watch one short video and ask: who made it, and what do they want you to feel?