Learning to use media in the classroom provides teachers with a wealth of added teaching resources.
Click here to see sample pages. Using the Media: Fact, Fiction, and Opinion presents middle school students with clues to discriminating among fact, fiction, and opinion in media messages. Drawn from newspaper articles, short stories, humorous essays, and other sources, the readings challenge students. Activities are designed for pairs or small groups of students and games promote cooperative learning. The engaging activities sharpen the students' critical thinking skills as they decide whether statements made in the context of various readings found in the media are factual or merely opinions.
Format: Soft Cover, 64 pages, 8.5 x 11 inches
Publisher: Frank Schaffer Publications
Recommended Grades: 6th-8th
Concept-mastering activities after each clue description include:
- Review - Students review concepts presented in the clue description
- Play a Game - Students interact with the concepts of the clue
- Apply Your Learning - Students apply the concepts of the clue to fictional situations and/or their experiences
- Write - Students complete a writing assignment based on the concepts of the clue
After students master individual clues, they are challenged to master the use of all the clues in conjunction with one another by identifying statements of fact, fiction, and opinion in classic works of literature and reporting.
Frank Schaffer Publications designed the activities in this book to cover essential skills found in standardized tests. Every activity is aligned to state and national standards and designed to improve performance. Through cooperative efforts with Align to Achieve, an independent, non-profit organization, the instructional contents of this book have been correlated to meet or exceed standards for each state as well as national standards. Click here to see a complete list of items available from Frank Schaffer Publications. |
