Racism. No Way - Anti-racism education for Australian schools

Media literacy

Lesson overview

Learning Area:English and HSIE 

Learning intention

To be able to analyse media for bias, stereotypes, and race representations.

Success criteria

  • Recognise bias and stereotypes in media texts.
  • Explain race representation in media.
  • Describe how language, images, and editing influence representations.
  • Using evidence, provide a judgment on the fairness of the representation.

Introduction

This resource could be used to help students in stage 4 and 5 develop their critical thinking skills when engaging with the media. Through understanding definitions, engaging in discussions and using the PRUCOMA acronym to analyse articles, students will be able to critically analyse the role of the media in perpetuating stereotypes, bias and racism.