Grade 7
My Media Use: A Personal Challenge
What is your strategy for finding media balance?
Most of us use a lot of digital media in our daily lives -- even when we don't realize it! Having a balance between online and offline time is important, but healthy media balance might look different for everyone. Help students create a personalized plan for healthy media use.
Learning Objectives:
Key Vocabulary:
media balance
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guideline
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inventory
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Key Standards Supported
L.7.1, L.7.3, L.7.6, SL.7.1, SL.7.1a, SL.7.1b, SL.7.1c, SL.7.1d, SL.7.2, SL.7.6, W.7.10, W.7.2, W.7.2f, W.7.4, W.7.5, W.7.9
1a, 1c, 1e, 2b, 2c, 2e, 3d, 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e
I.A.1, I.A.2, II.A.2, III.A.1, III.A.2, III.A.3, IV.A.1, IV.A.2, IV.A.3, V.A.2, V.A.3, VI.A.1, VI.A.2, I.B.1, I.B.3, II.B.1, II.B.2, III.B.1, III.B.2, IV.B.3, V.B.1, I.C.1, I.C.4, II.C.1, II.C.2, III.C.1, III.C.2, V.C.1, V.C.3, I.D.1, I.D.2, I.D.3, I.D.4, II.D.1, II.D.3, III.D.1, III.D.2, IV.D.1, V.D.1, V.D.2, VI.D.1, VI.D.3, II.B.3
1a, 1c, 1d, 2a, 2b, 2c, 3b, 4d, 5b, 5c, 6a, 6d, 7b, 7d
Lesson Plan
55 mins.
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Warm Up: Taking Stock
5 mins.Analyze: My Media Use
20 mins.Evaluate: Creating Healthy Media Balance
15 mins.Wrap Up: My Media Strategy
15 mins.Additional Resources
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Lesson last updated: February 2023