Encourage your class to become aware of the violence that is present in children's television programs and how this violence can influence children. Do this by holding the planned class discussion in this lesson plan and providing opportunities for learners to think about their views on violent media content. In order to complete the process of becoming aware, pupils create their own media codes (based on Canadian codes) and review favorite shows of younger children. Handouts included.

Concepts

Media Literacy, television, violence, media analysis

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Additional Tags

Informational Text, media, emotional violence, physical violence, television violence, guided discussion, media codes, english language arts

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Pros

• Helps to cultivate a critical awareness of how violence is portrayed that pupils can apply to more than just television

Cons

• None