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8th grade · English Language Arts · Unit 11 of 12

Media Influence

Appeals, feeds and echo chambers

What your child practices

Children explain the purposes of media messages and the techniques behind them (appeals to emotion, logic and credibility, editing, subtext, sponsorship) and how feeds and echo chambers affect people's reactions.

Oregon State Standards learning standard: ELA.8.SL.2; ELA.8.RI.7 · the motives behind media messages and the techniques they use

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Which technique appeals mainly to logic?

    • showing a sunset
    • using a famous singer
    • giving statistics from a named study
    • playing upbeat music

  2. Question 2

    Why might people from different generations react differently to the same ad?

    • younger people never watch ads
    • older people cannot see ads
    • different experiences and values shape reactions
    • ads only work on one age

  3. Question 3

    Which technique uses credibility?

    • a catchy jingle
    • a giveaway contest
    • a firefighter explaining smoke alarm safety
    • a cartoon dancing

  4. Question 4

    “Our app has 4 stars!” leaves out that only 10 people rated it. What is the problem?

    • 4 stars is a lie
    • the app is free
    • apps cannot be rated
    • the rating is based on very few people

  5. Question 5

    What is an echo chamber?

    • a radio station
    • a quiet room
    • a space where people mostly hear views that match their own
    • a news studio

  6. Question 6

    Which question best helps analyze how a message was constructed?

    • How long is it?
    • Is it my favorite?
    • What techniques were used, and why?
    • Who is watching it?

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