ELA-Bias-APT-AR

Author's Bias-Propaganda Techniques - Analyze Propaganda Techniques - Nonprint - Audiovisual Resources
> This segment presents a student-made cereal commercial and analyzes the commercial's advertising techniques. > A follow-up activity asks students to create a commercial about a food or clothing item they enjoy. > Producers use various techniques to make their shows appealing to viewers. For instance, they may include expert > hosts to explain the action, or edit the show to be more interesting. > Television and film are full of images meant to convey a viewpoint, through which media professionals attempt to appeal > to people's interests and desires. Images of attractive people can be used as tools to sell clothing, beauty products, > and athletic wear.
 * 3-5**
 * //Advertising// (Discovering Language Arts:Viewing) Discovery Channel School ([|ETV Streamline])(4:23)
 * 6-8**
 * //Made to Appeal// (Discovering Language Arts:Viewing) Discovery Channel School ([|ETV Streamline]) (5:18)
 * //Advertising Images,// (Discovering Language Arts:Viewing) Discovery Channel School ([|ETV Streamline])(4:24)

> In this program, students will experience first-hand the elements used by political candidates in debate. > Primary source footage from some of the great debates of the late 20th century is featured. > When 9,000-year-old skeletal remains were found in Washington State, it stirred a debate between Native American > tribes and the forensic scientists studying the fossils. See how an author's bias, propaganda, inaccurate reporting, > and omissions can alter or skew a news story. > How do images of racial and ethnic stereotypes affect how we view the world and other people? > Learn how to collect your thoughts about a subject and write reflectively.
 * E1-E4**
 * //Techniques of Persuasion (Commission on Presidential Debates)// ([|ETV Streamline])(12:44)
 * //Biased Remains// (Discovering Language Arts-Nonfiction) Discovery Channel School ([|ETV Streamline]) (7:49)
 * //A Hollywood Reflection// (Discovering Language Arts-Writing) Discovery Channel School ([|ETV Streamline]) (6:22)