Definition
Critical Thinking
True or Fake
Media Language
CHANCE TO SCORE
100

the ability to create and analyze media messages (two words)

media literacy

100

Your schoolmate has shared fake news on his Instagram account. What can you do to raise his media literacy awareness? 

think before you share something, show him how to analyse resources on the internet, fact check, find another sources and compare information, etc. 

100

Is this quote true or fake? (5 seconds)

fake

100

This is an adverstisement from 1950s. Identify 2 strategies that media uses for manipulation:

fake survey, using a doctor as a reliable person who recommends smoking, etc. 

100

name two basic 21st skills related to media

media literacy, digital literacy

200

false and preposterous message created to trick people to believe that something fake is genuine (one word)

hoax

200

What is the reason why influencers promote certain products, e.g. weight loss products, make up, etc.? 

sponsorship, money, media and lifestyle promotion, endorsement, misleading information about their life, etc.   

200

Read the headline: Cat given emergency VODKA shot to save its life after it drank brake fluid. Use internet and try to find out if the news is true or false. (3 minutes)

200

Imagine that you have to create your own fake advertisement. Think about 3 strategies that you would use to make people buy your product.

manipulation, fake pictures, vocabulary - academic language, fake statistics, warranty/conditions - small letters, etc. 

200

Which company uses Santa Claus in its advertisments?

Coca Cola

300

the ability to effectively analyze information and form a judgment (two words)

critical thinking

300

Is this message true or fake? Explain why (at least two reasons). 

fake - phishing message, the email adress is different from the name of the bank, the link is not the bank, as well. A bank never asks for personal information. 

300

Is this news true or fake? Give at least three reasons why and what would you do to check the information. (3 minutes)

fake - the name of the news, can fact-check, etc. 

300

Look at the picture. Can you tell me how does the company try to manipulate young people to buy their products? What is the manupulation technique called?

greenwashing - they try to convince people that they can produce cheap clothes that are environmentally sustainable.

300

describe UNESCO emblem

the white greek style temple on blue field with UNESCO letters

400

the set of rules for behaivour on the internet (one word)

Netiqette

400

What are the potential negative consequences of your digital footprints? (Give 3 examples)

the exposure of personal information, reputation damage, harassement, cyberbullying, bullying, stalking, data breaches, etc. 

400

Is this news true or fake? Support your answer with at least three reasons.

true - reliable news, the information can be compared with another sources, etc.

400

Look at the the magazine cover and compare how Kate, Megan and Harry are presented. Can you detect a media strategy they use to convey a message?


manipulation - Kate, Megan - bad, Harry - victim.

400

three founders of Apple company

Steve Jobbs, Ronald Wayne, Steve Wozniak

500

a website with a tricky headline that makes people want to know more (one word)

clickbait

500

Imagine that you came up with a joke and you post it on Instagram. Two weeks later someone uses your joke and does not give you a credit. What are the three things you can do?

send person a direct message, share evidence that you have created the content before that person, report to Instagram, educate your audience, consider copyright, etc. 

500

Identify red flag expression(s).

the title, lose weight the easy way

500

Watch a video and tell what message does the first part of the video convey and what is the message of the second part of the video?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtDMyGjYlMg&t=72s

a stereotype and debunking of the stereotype

500

use a synonymous word for credible (e.g. credible news)

trustworthy/reliable news