Mastering the media

Aims

In this learning path learners:

• Consider which media they and their fellow learners use and how this might influence them.
• Explore the concept of stereotypes and consider the relationship between stereotypes and prejudices.
• Explore the concept of stereotypes in relation to advertising.
• Use active reading and listening skills to challenge their preconceptions about groups of people represented in adverts.
• Learn which techniques are used in propaganda.

Structure

This learning path consists of three lessons each with a number of assigments.

Lesson 1: Learners analyse their own media usage and compare their media consumption with other learners.

Lesson 2: Learners explore how stereotypes are used in the media and how they affect how we see the world and the people around us.

Lesson 3: Learners consider historical and contemporary examples to explore the mechanisms used in propaganda and consider how they themselves might be influenced.

Educator guide

This includes tips and extra information per lesson.
You can download the educators’ guide on this page.

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