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Resilient Australia - Natural Disasters and News Media
Lesson17 of 18 in this unit
PrimaryYear 6EnglishEnvironmentalDisaster resilienceEconomicDesign ThinkingIndustry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Lesson Summary
Students will explore the purpose and intention of the news. They will then analyse and evaluate various news items to identify sensationalist elements in the reporting, and work on creating a more helpful, informative, and supportive newspaper front page.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- understand the impact the news media from the 2020 bushfires had on Australian citizens
- understand that news items simultaneously present and withhold information.
Success criteria
Students can:
- offer ideas on how they think the media on the 2020 bushfires affected people through it's reporting of events, and the words and imagery used
- analyse and evaluate news items to gauge what information is offered and what is withheld
- create examples of more balanced, helpful media.
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