Media Literacy: Consumer Awareness Lesson - Smartphone Addiction

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Total Pages: 25 pages
Answer Key: Included
Teaching Duration: 90 minutes
File Size: 5 MB
File Type: Zip

Are your students glued to their phones? Help them understand why! This engaging and thought-provoking media literacy lesson explores the causes and consequences of smartphone addiction. Designed for middle school Digital Citizenship, Language, or Health classes, this resource encourages critical thinking about media consumption, consumer awareness, and the impact of technology on daily life.

Help Your Students:

• Develop media literacy skills by analyzing smartphone addiction
• Understand the psychological and social effects of excessive phone use
• Explore consumer awareness and persuasive tech design strategies
• Encourage self-reflection on personal media habits

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What’s Included?

✅ 1 Media Literacy Lesson
✅ Detailed Lesson Plan – Easy-to-follow instructions for seamless implementation
✅ Graphic Organizers – Help students structure their thoughts and analysis
✅ Journal Entries – Encourage reflection and deeper understanding
✅ Extend Your Learning Choice Board – Differentiated activities for student engagement
✅ Comprehension Questions + Answer Key – Reinforce key concepts
✅ Quiz + Answer Key – Interactive learning assessment
✅ Assessment Rubrics – Simplify grading and student feedback
✅ Formats: PDF & Google Slides™ – Flexible for in-person or digital learning

Lesson Overview

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

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Why Teachers Love This Resource:

Are your students glued to their phones? This lesson grabs their attention with a topic they instantly relate to – and keeps them thinking with real-world relevance and critical reflection.

• High Student Engagement: Smartphone addiction is a topic students care about, making it easy to hook them into meaningful discussion.
• Real-Life Application: Students connect media literacy to their everyday behaviours and begin to reflect on the influence of persuasive technology.
• Cross-Curricular Value:  This lesson works beautifully in Digital Citizenship, Health, or Language classes.
• No-Prep, Easy to Implement: Use this ready-to-go format, complete with a detailed lesson plan, graphic organizers, journal prompts, and assessment options.

Teacher Feedback

1. “This resource is a great connection between media literacy and technology safety (in health education). It sparked awesome classroom discussions!”
2. “This was perfect for my class!!”
3. “Very engaging for my 7 and 8s. Thank you!”

Resource Notes: Regular reliable internet access is required for this resource.