Media Literacy and Critical Thinking · Summer Term
The Impact of Social Media
Exploring the unique rhetorical strategies and challenges of communication on social media platforms, including echo chambers and misinformation.
Key Questions
- Analyze how social media algorithms can create echo chambers and reinforce existing beliefs.
- Explain the mechanisms through which misinformation spreads on social platforms.
- Predict the long-term societal effects of constant digital connectivity and curated online identities.
National Curriculum Attainment Targets
KS3: English - Reading: Non-fictionKS3: English - Spoken English
Year: Year 9
Subject: English
Unit: Media Literacy and Critical Thinking
Period: Summer Term
Suggested Methodologies
Ready to teach this topic?
Generate a complete, classroom-ready active learning mission in seconds.
Planning templates for English
More in Media Literacy and Critical Thinking
Understanding Media Bias
Identifying different types of media bias (e.g., selection, placement, spin) and their impact on audience perception.
2 methodologies
Analyzing Advertising Techniques
Deconstructing persuasive techniques used in advertising, from emotional appeals to logical fallacies.
2 methodologies
Visual Literacy: Images and Infographics
Developing skills to critically interpret visual media, including photographs, political cartoons, and infographics, for their persuasive messages.
2 methodologies