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9th grade · English Language Arts · Unit 11 of 12

Media Analysis

Rhetoric, framing and synthetic media

What your child practices

Students analyze the purposes and techniques of media messages (rhetorical appeals, framing, propaganda, native advertising, deepfakes) and how beliefs and algorithms shape interpretation.

Washington State Learning Standards learning standard: ELA.9-10.RML.2; ELA.9-10.RML.3 · how reactions to and interpretations of media are affected, and the purposes and techniques of media messages

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

    What is the effect of using a close-up of a speaker's face in a debate broadcast?

    • it emphasizes emotion and makes viewers feel closer
    • it adds a citation
    • it gives statistics
    • it hides the speaker

  2. Question 2

    Why might a documentary use dramatic music during an interview?

    • because it is required
    • to show the date
    • to shape how viewers feel about the speaker
    • to fill silence only

  3. Question 3

    Which is an example of logos in an editorial?

    • a famous name
    • a dramatic photo
    • data comparing test scores before and after a policy
    • an emotional quote

  4. Question 4

    What is a filter bubble?

    • a personalized feed that shows mainly what you already agree with
    • a spam folder
    • a privacy setting
    • a photo filter

  5. Question 5

    What is the effect of an ominous soundtrack in a news segment about a new technology?

    • it encourages viewers to feel worried about it
    • it has no effect
    • it makes the facts clearer
    • it shows the source

  6. Question 6

    What is the difference between misinformation and disinformation?

    • misinformation is false by mistake; disinformation is false on purpose
    • misinformation is always true
    • disinformation is a type of citation
    • they are the same

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