YEAR 8 · EXTRAS

Media Lab

Watch, listen and use clues to check what a message means.

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Open an activity. Read the source, try the checks and keep a draft if you want to return later.

01 · Watch: observation and interpretationOpen activity

Watch the clip, or work from the written practice scene below. Separate what you can see from what you think it means.

Written practice scene: A person carries an umbrella. The path has puddles. The sky is grey. The person walks into a building.

Which statement is an observation from the written scene?

Choose an answer to check it.

My working draft

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Two things I directly observedOne possible explanationWhat I would need to check before calling that explanation a fact

02 · Listen: build a sound sceneOpen activity

Choose play to hear the story starter, or use this written alternative for the same activity.

Written alternative: Waves brush the side of a waka. A paddle dips into the water. Someone points towards land. A bird calls above the shore.

Which sound would best support the setting in the written alternative?

Choose an answer to check it.

My working draft

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Three sounds I would useHow the sounds suggest a settingWhat sound alone cannot tell the listener

03 · Check the messageOpen activity

Fictional practice post: “The school garden has doubled in size!” The attached photo has no date. A garden plan shows 20 m² in March and 24 m² in September. The writer wants people to join the gardening club.

What does the dated plan support?

Choose an answer to check it.

What should you check before sharing the post?

Choose an answer to check it.

My working draft

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A corrected headlineEvidence for the correctionWhat remains uncertain