How We Express Ourselves
Grade 6
Central Idea: The media can create, alter and manipulate images, perceptions, needs and wants.
Lines of Inquiry:
1. Different types of media used in advertising
2. The purpose of advertising, and how it has an impact on us
3. Techniques or devices advertisers use to persuade the consumer
4. Methods of persuasion made effective through language
5. The role of visual arts and images in the media
Teacher Questions:
1. Should we trust the media?
2. How are we persuaded by advertising?
3. Is the media real or fake?
Lines of Inquiry:
1. Different types of media used in advertising
2. The purpose of advertising, and how it has an impact on us
3. Techniques or devices advertisers use to persuade the consumer
4. Methods of persuasion made effective through language
5. The role of visual arts and images in the media
Teacher Questions:
1. Should we trust the media?
2. How are we persuaded by advertising?
3. Is the media real or fake?
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