Formulating Questions that Foster Critical Media Literacy

Jennifer Bleazby believes that the study of Media should focus not only on the production of media texts, but also on equipping students with the skills to engage with theory and undertake complex text analysis. Here, she explains how composing the right questions can ensure your students have a grasp of the theory that underpins the practice. Additional keywords: teaching media, senior secondary, higher-order questions, lower-order questions, exam questions, Media exam, curriculum, thinking tasks, allocating marks, media production, media analysis, pedagogy.