What Is Media?
Explore the many different types of media around us, from books and TV shows to websites and video games.
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Explore the many different types of media around us, from books and TV shows to websites and video games.
Key Questions
- Identify five different types of media you see or use every day.
- Explain the purpose of a television commercial.
- Compare how a story is told in a book versus how it is told in a movie.
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