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Engaging students
with their world
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Visual Arts
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Media Arts
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Discover ME 2020
Media Education’s curriculum-linked
programs and competitions for WA schools
INTRODUCTION
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Supporting the
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Newspapers (and television news) are a one-stop shop for exploring a
Created for teachers Media Arts
Visual Arts
WA Curriculum range of concepts in English across many year levels, including:
• understanding and producing informative, persuasive and media texts;
• fact and opinion;
by teachers Media Education highlights how teachers can use the
newspaper and other forms of media to support the
WA Curriculum with a focus on relevant local content for
•
•
objective, subjective and evaluative language;
modelling clear and concise writing;
Media Education is the schools’ component of Seven West Media WA – home • text types – including articles, advertisements, advertorials, classifieds;
WA students.
of The West Australian, The Sunday Times, Community Newspapers, Channel • purpose of texts;
In 2020, we will be offering schools a number of programs • focus on audience;
Seven Perth and Telethon. Run by teachers for teachers, Media Education
that can be used in learning areas such as English, HASS • text structures;
creates curriculum-linked classroom resources and activities to help students
and Media Arts. • visual literacy, including text layout and use of images;
become informed global citizens.
• comprehension skills – literal and inferred meaning;
Our focus is on linking news media content with high quality resources and initiatives which support
the WA Curriculum and the development of media-literate students and teachers through: • critical literacy skills;
• points of view;
• student and teacher resources,
• springboard for writing; and
• media-related competitions,
• interviewing skills.
• practical ideas for the classroom,
• community-focused initiatives, and
• special offers for teachers.
Newspapers are a valuable source of information about current and
Newspapers — aren’t they a bit historical events. They are an ideal vehicle for teaching HASS skills,
Becoming media savvy in the classroom
old fashioned? providing a springboard to exploring questioning and researching,
analysing, evaluating, communicating and reflecting. Furthermore, some
More than ever, young people are bombarded with information, and it
can be difficult to discern the real from the fake, or the important from Hands-on learning tools for the information age… Media Education programs directly support HASS content, including Civics
the trivial. Over the past 10 years news media has changed dramatically and Citizenship, for example:
from traditional print to digital – and social media has changed the At Media Education, we are advocates for newspapers being the
perfect vehicle for exploring a range of topics and ideas, especially • rules, laws and voting;
world. As students become ever more connected to devices, the use of
with younger students. • commemorations such as ANZAC day;
newspapers in class can:
Newspapers are inexpensive, fun and engaging. Most importantly • role of government;
• offer a credible and creative avenue for developing critical and media • Australia as a democracy;
newspapers are tactile – they can be drawn on, highlighted, cut up
literacy skills;
or glued. • elections in Australia;
• help students to differentiate between fact and opinion; • law enforcement, courts and the consequences of law breaking;
Newspapers are like a ‘living textbook’ – the layout and order is
• enable exploration of multiple points of view; predictable, even if the content isn’t. Each page turned is like a new • resources and resource use in Australia;
• enable a more timely analysis of current events and the ability to revelation – the content of the day has been curated and stories can • advertising – consumers and businesses;
be followed as they evolve over the course of a few days.
engage with the big issues of the day; Using the newspaper bridges the gap between • the three levels of government;
On the other hand, the internet can be akin to a library with all the
• help students to understand that ‘fake news’ is real in our world; and
books thrown on the floor – it can be difficult for students to know
classroom learning and real-world living. • rights and responsibilities of Australian citizens;
• bridge the gap between the classroom and the real world. It offers examples of conflict and resolution, • locating and collecting information from sources; and
how and where to search for the best results, filter the relevant from
• identifying points of view and distinguishing between fact and opinion.
the irrelevant information, and a certain amount of prior knowledge and fosters reading and critical thinking skills.
is required to conduct a worthwhile investigation.
Why use news? TEACHERS – BE THE Even if Media Arts is not an Arts focus area for your school, teachers can
enhance their students’ learning in other curriculum areas using concepts
Politics, business, sport, the arts, justice, opinion . . . newspapers are
a rolling resource of important information. News never sleeps and, FIRST TO KNOW! from the Media Arts curriculum, with a focus on Making and Responding.
• exploration of how images, text, sound, can convey meaning
because no two pages or editions are ever the same, newspapers can Every term Media Education develops a range for an audience;
be an effective, engaging and valuable research tool in the classroom. of experiences and resources for teachers and • experimenting with media codes and conventions (technical, audio,
Research suggests using newspapers in the classroom can: students in WA schools. written and symbolic);
Follow us on Facebook or join our mailing list • media and critical literacy;
• help with student engagement in learning generally;
to find out about our special offers for schools, • stereotypes; and
• boost literacy; competitions, classroom activities and more. • protocols, regulations and ethics, eg. media rights, public viewing,
• encourage higher order thinking in students; sharing of media.
Visit our website for further information.
• help students become more engaged as citizens of society; and
• boost confidence in social discussions.
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PROGRAMS
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develop a story, edit their work and publish
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citizens of global issues considering multiple perspectives before years 3-4
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In these programs, the newspaper becomes a ‘living textbook’ for students generating their own ideas and opinions.
who can investigate, highlight, cut and paste from the newspaper to Comprehensive teacher notes with links to WA Curriculum are also For only $25 you get:
complete the activities in their own workbook. Each double-page spread provided with each program. Each order includes a class set of 35 copies of
in the student workbooks relates to that day’s news. No photocopying is The West Australian for 10 days, and flexible delivery options are available
• 35 student workbooks
required! – order every day for two school weeks, two delivery days for five weeks, • delivery of 35 copies of The West Australian for 10 days
The activities are designed to enable students to become critical or one day per week for the term. And it’s economical – the total cost for
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INFORMATIVE LITERACY THROUGH PERSUASIVE TEXTS
TEXTS WITH A NEWS, AND ‘NEWS IN THE MEDIA Every day stories of
PURPOSE LITERACY’ Every day we are bombarded governments, politicians,
Through the context of ‘current with images and information law enforcers, law makers
Through the real life events’, this resource guides ‘selling’ products and messages and law breakers appear in
context of ‘news creation’, students in the exploration of – from what to buy and how the news.
this resource gives informative and persuasive to look, to what to watch and Help your students
students a glimpse into texts in the media. what to do. become informed and
how the newspaper is engaged citizens
Help your students Now more than ever, young
produced each day and who understand
become informed people are the target
draws parallels to the the importance of
and engaged citizens audience, so it is essential for
students’ own writing process Australia’s systems of
and understand the them to be ‘ad aware’.
in the classroom. law and government,
importance of people, Help your students to recognise and decode ads and
Give your students a platform for their own writing as they events and issues in the how they operate and
tactics, and develop their critical and media literacy skills how they affect the
investigate how reporters source news ideas, develop a story, news. with the ‘Advertising – the art of persuasion’ pack. lives of citizens.
edit their work and publish it through The West Australian.
■ Explore what a newspaper is and how it is structured. ■ Explore local and global events and issues. ■ Investigate and analyse various forms of advertising. ■ Explore events and issues in politics and law.
■ Explore the news cycle, types of news stories and ■ Investigate and analyse informative and persuasive ■ E
xamine persuasive language, purpose, audience and ■ Investigate current examples of government in action,
why some articles are given more prominence in texts in the media. layout in the context of advertising across a variety of politicians and political parties.
the newspaper. media forms including print, broadcast and digital.
■ Examine the language of media texts. Explore the tricks behind selling products and
■
■ Explore the links between politics and law across different
■ Explore news elements such as lead paragraphs and messages, enabling students to become more
levels of government, including how and why laws are
how the 5Ws and H are used to structure news articles. ■ Explore the news cycle, types of news stories and created and enforced.
editorial decisions. discerning and critical consumers.
■ Examine the process of interviewing subjects and what a Enable students to use their skills to create ads for real
■ ■ Examine current court cases to underline key concepts of
news angle is. ■ Examine elements such as facts, opinions, omission, civics and citizenship.
bias and sensationalism to develop critical and media companies by entering Media Education’s Design an
■ Investigate the steps involved in developing news stories literacy skills. Ad competition. ■ Develop critical and media literacy skills by examining
from an idea to an article in the printed newspaper. how the media reports on politics and law.
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most videotaped
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beaches,” said Jack’s
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us spot fake news and misleading
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City were attacked by Al-Qaeda
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point of view. photos from it, but the chemical attacks and people
US Government and bleeding children, become a big part of last week. It is the first face-to-face
Versions of events that come shown on TV until 1975. In 1999, the fleeing their homes has
terrorists. Nearly 3000 people
died in four attacks in the US.
but we must hold the
to dominate popular culture are awarded Mr Zapruder’s family international bulletins. They use Instagram,
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meeting for the two world leaders
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sense of how people felt about
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Picture: AP People have
long been national identity. Events that are worst call by far”. But the meeting on Friday was his child, he knew he
important to people in WA are much more friendly, with Mr Trump saying he loved
intrigued by
royalty. not always the same valued by had to fight for his
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country.
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Francisco or Ulaanbaatar.
The media plays an important
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Celebrities, or famous people, have
always held a 1. 1942-43: Japanese bombing of
Darwin. There
France has a new President
WHAT MAKES THE NEWS
westkids.com.au
of events. But the kind of 19, 1942. In
fascination for the general public. Even
from the
Christ to coverage an event receives at were two separate attacks on February
total, the Japanese flew 64 raids on
Darwin and 33 Emmanuel Macron is the youngest comrades landed on a
days of the likes of Cleopatra to Jesus the time does not necessarily including
Some themes come up over and
over again, William Shakespeare to the British
Royal family,
with privilege, reflect the way it is remembered raids on other targets in northern Australia,
Broome, which suffered Australia’s
second-worst air leader of France since Napoleon. Mr black sandy beach in
news. Big there is something about someone in the present day. Times
whether it’s local, national or world Macron, 39, won the French the north of Papua New
A true classic of Australian literature, a monster problem! Can Sally and her friends
to know more. raid during World War II.
status or power that makes us want change. The same event can be
topics include: Reality TV changed the way people
became
are movie
famous over the past 15 years. No longer attention
understood very differently
2. 1967: Disappearance of Australian
Prime presidential election at the weekend, Guinea. They cut their
within a different historical a routine dip in
• Politics
between stars, princesses and presidents the
most
context. In fact, the events that Minister Harold Holt. It started as defeating Marine Le Pen in a bitter
Elections, governments and relations Victoria, on
countries are about politics. Making
headlines this or headline-grabbing people. These
days it is the
Kim Kardashian we remember as a nation often the surf at Cheviot Beach, near Portsea,
December 17 and ended in tragedy.
The body was election campaign. Mr Macron leads a party called way through dense
election as US publicity-hungry celebrities, such as reveal more about the present dead —
year, businessman Donald Trump’s
president and Britain’s vote to leave
the European and her extensive family, who allow
cameras into
the tabloids than the past. never found and he was officially pronounced
presumably by accidental drowning
— two days later. En Marche! which means “Onwards”. He won with jungle and waded
• Natural disasters
and famines can their every waking moment and feed
Union in a process called Brexit.
At home, the Labor Party won the
WA State Floods, earthquakes, cyclones, fires
wipe out communities. Just last month,
Cyclone with their love lives (and often trivial
dramas) that
Harold Holt swimming at Cheviot. Darwin. A severe about 65 per cent of the vote and has won the right through foul-smelling
dominate gossip land. 3. 1974: Cyclone Tracy wipes out
election in March. and businesses in killed 66 people, to govern for five years. Ms Le Pen had wanted to swamps, sloshing
Community Geography
Debbie washed away homes, roads Since the extraordinary evolution of tropical cyclone on December 24-25
The Melbourne Cup is the city’s
Queensland and northern NSW. social media, celebrity gossip has wiping out more than 70 per cent of remove France from the European Union if she won
• Terrorism In Africa, more than 20 million people
are facing
become a 24/7 global business of
MAY
called the race that
9, 2017 buildings and causing $837 million
damage. Most of
through mud that
his simply written autobiography is an save their town from being crushed by a
for stops a nation.
Terrorists use violence, fear and intimidation starvation as a result of famine in Yemen,
Somalia,
the population was evacuated. but Mr Macron says he will commit France to being
Nations has intrusion. Ross McRae The horse race is
political ends.
Indonesia-based Jemaah Islamiyah
(Islamic South Sudan and Nigeria. The United
disaster since discussed in Minister part of a united Europe. Mr Macron claimed to have sucked the boots from
the Bali described it as the worst humanitarian • Sport newspaper, radio 4. 1975: Dismissal of Australian Prime 1980: Lindy and Azaria.
Congregation) was responsible for House of
Bombings at two busy nightclubs in
2002, killing the aftermath of World War II in 1945. Whether it’s AFL, soccer, cricket and TV before Gough Whitlam. The Labor-controlled
Chamberlain. been the victim of a Russian hacking attack just their feet.
or athletics, sport makes and afterwards. Representatives and the Opposition-controlled 5. 1980: Disappearance of Azaria
202 people, including 88 Australians. she was taken before the final vote.
An extreme right-wing activist killed
six people at • Science
How did the universe start? Is there
life on other headlines and, sometimes, For many people Senate were in a deadlock over the
Appropriation
faced running out
Azaria was only 10 weeks old when
on a family Hoshi pulled
this year. dominates the news. Top sport is an Bills, which meant the government from her bassinet and killed by a dingo
a mosque in Quebec, Canada, in January, Hadron John Kerr — the Territory. Her
Canadian Prime Minster Justin Trudeau
called the planets? Leading the search is the Large
Collider at CERN, the European Organisation
for players, like Argentinian soccer important part of of money. The Governor-General, Sir
— used his special
camping trip to Uluru in the Northern
found blood-sucking leeches
star Lionel Messi and Olympic
their news diet. Queen’s representative in Australia mother, Lindy Chamberlain, was initially jail Mountain biker blazes a trail
attack an act of terrorism. Nuclear Research.
and studies athlete Usain Bolt, have
Picture: Quinn powers under the Constitution to sack
Mr Whitlam
guilty of murder and spent three years
in
from his legs. Wild sago
It’s the biggest machine in the world
of the universe — international celebrity status. Millions
Rooney/Getty
and appoint a caretaker prime minister,
Malcolm
before finally being cleared in 2012
of any A Perth cyclist has ridden the Munda
• Refugees how particles — the building blocks of dollars are at stake in the Melbourne Fraser, who got the Appropriation Bills
through
involvement in her daughter’s death.
Biddi trail in record time. The Munda thorns ripped at his
inspiration. This edition has been specially giant poo ball?
at any time
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