Bias in the Media -- Video Essay

Video Essay

Objectives

  1. Define empathy and the 5 senses. 
  2. Identify biases based on your personal connections to the topic.  
  3. Record information on Post-it Notes.
  4. Develop Venn Diagrams that compares and contrast the two pieces of media.
  5. Create and record a video essay that analyzes two pieces of media.

Vocabulary

Quizlet on vocab that relates to the unit on digital citizenship, race, including sensory terms, primary and secondary sources, guidelines for discussion procedures while discussing sensitive topics.

  • Bias
  • Collaboration
  • Digital Citizenship
  • Discrimination
  • Injustice
  • Invisibility
  • Mistreatment
  • Marginalization
  • Prejudice
  • Veracity

Presentation

Listen and/or view primary and secondary media-literacy resources chosen by teacher and librarian that show bias and are relevant to the theme.

Questions posed: 

    • What is the message of the author in this text or media?
    • How does the author discuss themes of race, power and privilege?
    • What is missing from this message?
    • How might different people interpret this message differently?

Use Post-It notes to document and organize thoughts during the presentation. Move to your group and share your “notes”. Groups will photograph their Post-its and organize into categories, being sure to emphasize sensory words. 

After the activity, students will share their reflections via Google Classroom, Apple Classroom, SeeSaw, etc. using Post-it app. Librarian will post group reflections on the smartboard. 

Student Participation Procedures

  1. Document your thoughts, highlighting what senses and emotions were evoked while they viewed various media on the theme.
  2. Small groups share, compare and organize their reactions. 

Student Practice Procedures

  1. Conduct research and organize their thoughts on the Venn Diagram Graphic Organizer. 
  2. Outline their content for their 3-minute video essay on the back of the Venn Diagram Graphic Organizer.
  3. Rehearse their video essay and create it.

Homework: Comment on 2 other video essays.