Media Literacy Bundle 2 - Consumer Awareness Lessons

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Total Pages: 200 pages
Answer Key: Included with rubric
Teaching Duration: Other
File Size: 52 MB
File Type: Zip

Take your media literacy unit to the next level with this engaging 11-lesson Media Literacy Bundle 2 designed to help students develop a deeper understanding of consumer awareness, digital literacy, and persuasive marketing techniques. Perfect for Grade 7 and easily Grade 8, this resource aligns with Ontario curriculum expectations and gets students thinking critically about the media they consume daily.

Through real-world topics like shrinking products, smartphone privacy, fake products, and environmental impacts, students will analyze how companies use marketing claims and strategies to influence consumer decisions. With both printable and digital formats included, this resource is flexible for any classroom setting.

Perfect For:

• Middle school ELA classrooms
• Sub plans
• Media literacy or consumer awareness units
• Cross-curricular connections with Health, Language, and Social Studies
• Online learning or in-person instruction
• Building students' digital literacy and media awareness

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What’s Included:

• 11 engaging media literacy lesson plans
• Graphic organizers to support student learning
• Journal entry prompts for reflection and assessment
• Choice boards to extend learning opportunities
• Answer keys for all activities and quizzes
• Assessment rubric for streamlined grading
• PDF & Google Slides™ formats for digital or paper use

Lesson Outline:

1. Introduction to Consumer Awareness
2. Video Comprehension Questions + Answer Key
3. Journal Entry Assessment
4. Quiz + Answer Key
5. Extend Your Learning Assignment

Lesson Topics:

1. Composting Myths
2. DNA Testing
3. Fake Products
4. Food Prices in Northern Canada
5. Plastic Waste
6. Product Returns
7. Shrinking Products
8. Smartphone Addiction
9. Smartphone App Privacy
10. Expensive Shoes
11. Dog DNA Tests
    

Skills & Standards Covered:

• Analyzing advertising strategies and consumer messaging
• Understanding media purpose, bias, and influence
• Recognizing privacy issues and ethical consumer choices
• Building digital literacy and critical thinking skills
• Fully aligned with Ontario Grade 7 Media Literacy curriculum

Why Teachers Love It:

• Low-prep and easy to implement
• Covers key curriculum expectations
• Relatable topics that spark rich class discussions
• Supports critical thinking and responsible media use
• Includes everything from assessments to rubrics
• Flexible for both in-class and online learning

Teacher Feedback

1. “I purchased the first bundle and my students loved it.  They wanted more, so when this bundle came out I had to get [it].  The students are very engaged and topics are relatable.”
2. “Your media literacy lessons are always, current, informative, and engaging. The students love them.”
3. “I bought the second bundle because the first bundle was such a success. Your topics appeal to the pupils, great class discussions because of this unit.”

This resource is ideal for any media literacy, consumer awareness, or cross-curricular unit that aims to build real-world understanding and 21st-century skills in your students.