Analyzing Media Literacy Sheet

MIML (Media in my Life)

1. Propaganda
What is the commercial/advertisement trying to get you to buy?
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How did they try to convince you to buy it?
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What words did they use to try to convince people to buy it?
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2. Biases
Who is the commercial trying to convince to buy their product? (i.e. girls, boys,
parents, wealthy people, unwealthy people)
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What is your evidence that they are trying to convince them to buy?
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3. Behavior
What kind of behavior does the video display? (use the list of behaviors to
help you)
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What is your evidence that is the behavior that the video is showing?
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4. Conclusion
Based on what we have learned about media literacy and what we have
learned from different commercials/ advertisements:
Do you think advertisements influence the way people behave or act? Why or
why not?
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What did you learn about media literacy from this project?
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