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Real or Make-Believe?
Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) · 2nd Class · Myself and the Wider World: Media Education · 3o Periodo

Real or Make-Believe?

We will learn how to tell the difference between things that are real and things that are pretend in stories, videos, and games.

NCCA Curriculum SpecificationsNCCA Primary SPHE Curriculum 1st and 2nd Class: Myself and the wider world (Media education);Begin to distinguish between fact and fiction in story or visual media.

About This Topic

We will learn how to tell the difference between things that are real and things that are pretend in stories, videos, and games.

Key Questions

  1. How can you tell if a story on television is real or make-believe?
  2. Why do people create pretend stories for movies and games?
  3. What clues help us know if a picture is showing something real?

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