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43 Learning to View

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Start-Up Activity

Ask students to name shows they have recently watched on TV. Were they real-life or pretend? Pretend shows like sitcoms and cartoons tell make-believe stories. These shows are meant to entertain us. Real-life shows like news programs show real people, places, things, and events. These shows are meant to inform us.

Choose a documentary for your students to view so that they can practice the tips from this chapter.

Think About It

“All television is educational television. The question is: what is it teaching?”

—Nicholas Johnson

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Watching to Learn

Introduce the topic of a documentary that you will show to your students in class. Have students write down three questions they have about the topic. Then start the program. As students watch, have them jot down answers to their three questions.

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Level:
Grade 2
21st Century Skills:
Visual Literacy
English Language Arts:
Visual Literacy

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Watching to Learn (Continued)

After watching the documentary, have students discuss the show with a partner. Then have students write a paragraph about what they learned from the program.

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Learning About TV Programs

Explain the difference between the two main types of TV programs: real and made-up. Have students study the cluster on page 222 to understand the difference. Ask students to give specific examples of real and made-up television programs.

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Learning About Commercials

Make sure students understand that commercials are meant to convince viewers to buy something. Advertisers do so with flashy colors and catchy rhymes. Students need to be extra careful when viewing commercials. Have volunteers read about the three tactics that commercials use to get viewers to buy things:

  • Famous people
  • Groups of people
  • Problem solving

Ask students to watch for such tactics as they watch commercials.

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Level:
Grade 2
21st Century Skills:
Visual Literacy
English Language Arts:
Visual Literacy