Course+Objectives

Generally, units will consist of //deconstruction//, //construction// and //reflection// phases.
 * **Deconstruction Phase:** Identify, Anlalyze, Synthesize, and Evaluate Media through whole class, small group and self-directed instruction using deconstruction guiding questions
 * **Construction Phase**: Synthesize existing media and/or create new media using the construction guiding questions. Individual and project-based work.
 * **Reflection:** Whole class, small group or individual reflection upon the deconstruction and construction phases.

//Common Text Idea//: While units below will use multiple genres and various texts throughout each, consider using one well-chosen common text to which all units may apply. Apply lesson from each unit to this common text, either A) at the end of each unit or B) at the end of the year.

**UNIT OBJECTIVES**
Students will be able to identify common media terminology and the five core questions of media literacy. · Students will be able to identify and evaluate the intentional and unintentional construction of identity: both self and others. · All media tell stories. Students will analyze the author’s intentional construction of narrative to achieve desired effect. · Students will evaluate the subjectivity, bias and, sometimes, distortion inherent in the retelling of history in media texts. · Students will analyze how societal conflicts are represented and shaped in media texts. · Students will evaluate the role commerce plays in shaping a culture’s attitudes, behaviors and expectations.
 * 1. Intro to Language of Media:**
 * 2. Staging Portrait:**
 * 3. Telling Stories**
 * 4. Making History**
 * 5. Dividing Lines**
 * 6. Packaging Culture**