Grade 6 English: Media Literacy and Digital Communication

Free Grade 6 English unit on Media Literacy and Digital Communication: 10 lessons in order. Includes practice questions and answer keys.

10 lessons in this unit

Understand that media messages are constructed, with a creator, purpose, techniques and a point of view, and analyse them.

Identify the target audience of media texts and explain how language, images and platform are chosen for them.

Identify persuasive techniques used in advertising and campaigns and explain how they influence audiences.

Distinguish facts from opinions in media, spot opinion presented as fact, and check claims against sources.

Evaluate online information using the checks: author, purpose, evidence, date, web address and other sources.

Recognise misinformation and disinformation, misleading images and statistics, and take steps to avoid spreading them.

Communicate responsibly online: use respectful language, protect privacy, think before posting and respond to cyberbullying.

Create and analyse multimedia messages that combine text, images, sound and video, and choose elements to fit audience and purpose.

Use information, images and creative work ethically: respect copyright, give credit and seek permission when needed.

Plan and produce a short digital communication project that informs or persuades a real audience, applying media-literacy and ethics skills.