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SLO 2019-20
English 10A
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Media | radio, television, newspapers, the Internet, and magazines, considered as a group |
| Literacy | the ability to read and write |
| Mass Media | newspapers, television, radio, etc. that communicate news and information to large numbers of people |
| Medium | a way of communicating information and ideas, especially to a lot of people, for example, newspapers or television |
| Coverage | used about the amount of attention that television, radio, and newspapers give to something or the way in which something is reported |
| Literate | a person who can read and write |
| Ethical | conforming to accepted standards of social behavior |
| Audience | the defined group targeted by a specific advertisement to buy (or want to buy) the product being advertised |
| Motive | the reason for doing something, especially on that is hidden or not obvious; closely related to the purpose |
| Component | one of the individual parts making up a larger entity |
| Partnership | a cooperative relationship between people or groups |
| Propaganda | information that is spread to promote some cause |
| Interpret | make sense of; assign a meaning to |
| Point of View | a mental position from which things are perceived |
| Read | look at and say out loud something written or printed |
| Why | the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores' |
| Source | someone who gives reporter information; a supplier of information |
| Article | a story based on the facts. |
| Caption | a sentence or phrase under a picture to identify or describe the picture |
| Bias | when an editor or reporter expresses a personal point of view in a news article or in a series of articles |