Eleventh graders trace how media evolved — from the printing press to radio, film, television, the internet, and now social media and AI. Each leap made information faster and more widespread, and each brought new powers and new risks.
Students will be able to…
How did we get from handwritten scrolls to AI-generated video? Media has evolved through major eras. What are they?
Project this and tap each. Have students trace the evolution of media through history.
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How did we get from scrolls to AI video? Media evolved through eras — what are they?
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Aligned to the Common Core ELA Standards (informational literacy) & NAMLE media-literacy competencies.
Integrate media across formats.
Analyze historical documents & media.
Understand media history.
Analyze developments over time.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students name two media eras and explain how each changed the spread of information. A printable evolution sheet is in the ELA library.
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A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.