This lesson contains 12 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.
Lesson duration is: 120 min
Items in this lesson
ATL: Research - Media literacy skills
Slide 1 - Slide
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La tarea
The context:
You recently went on a trip to a Latin American country with your friends. As part of the Global Citizenship programme, you want to share the following information and experiences:
location of the country visited (South America, Central America, etc)
the capital of the country
population of the country
geographical features
main products
languages spoken
activities you did there
other information (typical food, currency, etc...)
Slide 2 - Slide
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La tarea
In order to develop and demonstrate the ATL skill, you will research the aforementioned information on a Spanish-speaking country using a variety of media and present it to the class in a format of your choice according to the target audience. You will complete the task in groups of 3 as follows:
Brainstorm where to find information, target audiences & text types
Research information based on Step 1
Put the research together in a format with the audience in mind
Present to class (Part 1 in English, Part 2 in Spanish)
Class evaluation using Google Form
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Remind students to:
make a note of who researches what, and also what media they use in their research
put their research together in a format with audience and purpose in mind
demonstrate their ATL skill during the presentation to class (so include media used, how it connects to target audience and purpose etc.)
evaluate their peers' work appropriately
Step 1. Where can you find information needed for the task?
Slide 4 - Mind map
Examples:
podcasts, blogs, tourist/travel websites, government websites, songs, posters, advertising etc.
Step 1. Who might your target audience be? Think of the task's context & purpose!
Slide 5 - Mind map
Examples:
all students
teachers
Spanish students
Primary students
Secondary students
Step 1. Which format do you think would be the most suitable for your target audience and purpose?
Slide 6 - Open question
Examples:
poster
video
podcast
presentation
2. Research
Now conduct your research in your group, using the various media we identified in the previous task.
Remember to reference your work, and make a note of who researches what! (you'll need this for the presentation)
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3. Put it together and what have you got?
You're now going to put your research together in a format of your choice for a target audience of your choice...
Remember your purpose and chosen audience will affect your choice of format... Will you share your Global Citizenship experiences via a poster in the classroom, or on the digital screens? Via a vlog, or a presentation?
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Remind students of how purpose, target audience and text type are all linked. One affects the others and vice versa.
Remind them to make is visual!
4&5: Presentation & evaluation
Presenters: You're now going to present your chosen format and target audience to the class:
1) Explain in English your chosen format, target audience, and media used in research
2) Present your research in Spanish
Listeners: You're going evaluate each group's ATL skill using the Google Form on the following slide...