Your Niece Takes Part in a Media Literacy Unit at Her

Multiple Choice

Your niece takes part in a media literacy unit at her junior high school. If her teachers follow the literacy model described in your book, she is likely to do all of the following EXCEPT:

A) Learn to distinguish between informative and persuasive messages.
B) Break down media messages into specific components such as main points, implied messages, and goals.
C) Watch media messages for several hours until she is desensitized to them.
D) Experiment by creating alternative media messages.