Teaching TV: Learning With Television

In the « Teaching TV: Learning with Television » lesson from Elizabeth Verrall’s five-part unit for elementary classrooms, students are introduced to television as an informative source and its presentation from specific perspectives. The lesson aims to cultivate students’ ability to derive information from media, identify and use information from various sources, including television, recognize informative TV programs, and differentiate between factual content and fantasy elements. By achieving these objectives, the lesson enhances students’ media literacy skills, encouraging critical thinking, source evaluation, and discernment of content viewpoints, all in line with the curriculum’s educational goals.