Common Sense Media: Media - What is the Purpose?
Common Sense Media: Media - What is the Purpose?
Who creates the media we see, and why do they make it?
Students discover that people create media for three main reasons: to teach, entertain, or sell something. By sorting different examples and creating their own media, students learn to ask: Who made this, and why did they make it?
Objectives
- Identify the three main reasons why people create media: to teach, entertain, or sell
- Sort different media examples by their purpose
- Create media for a specific purpose
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Common Sense Media: Media - What is the Purpose?
Who creates the media we see, and why do they make it?
Students discover that people create media for three main reasons: to teach, entertain, or sell something. By sorting different examples and creating their own media, students learn to ask: Who made this, and why did they make it?
Objectives
- Identify the three main reasons why people create media: to teach, entertain, or sell
- Sort different media examples by their purpose
- Create media for a specific purpose
Common Sense Media
K-6
1st Grade
What are you looking for?
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Common Sense Media
Website URL
Type of Resource
Lesson Plan