ChatGpt-Media Literacy Lesson Plan Assignment for 5th Grade (20 minutes)- Blog Post

 Hello everyone, 

Welcome once more to Anabel's Archives.  I have been told to create a Lesson Plan using AI as a tool in a media literacy assignment.  I have to say that I was pretty nervous about this assignment. I felt as if I was cheating or not being creative in creating my own assignment.  I must say that it was a process in deciding what AI tool to use and how to create such an assignment.  

I opted to use ChatGPT and provided plenty of specific information to the AI to mold the lesson plan not just for students, but also for the grade level and the length of the assignment.  Below you may find the prompt that was provided to me when creating it.  

I noticed a lot of errors from ChatGPT and wanted to break down the assignment even further. When it suggested introducing Media Literacy by "showing two different headlines," such as "a newspaper headline and social media post," I wanted to make sure to provide students with an example of media literacy before even teaching the assignment.  

I would have liked to introduce the Media Literacy Lesson by reading a book or providing an example of people who believe all of media literacy as it is.  For example, there is a book called When Marion Copied: Learning About Plagiarism by Brook Berg.  I would love to introduce students to this book first, because it demonstrates a character navigating the internet to find information, and it would help students understand that most access to information has shifted from books to the internet.  It would also allow them to comprehend why media literacy and finding credible sources are important. Then the following lesson plan, I would use Google Slides to introduce what Media Literacy is and provide examples of differences in Media Literacy. I would possibly have them answer using a game such as Kahoot and have them select whether the headline is a social media post or a credible source headline.  It would provide students with competitive knowledge.  I think this would be a better option to introduce Media Literacy to 5th graders in a 20-minute time span.  

The reasoning behind this is that I know that as a future school librarian, I will not have enough time to teach a unit and also have them check out books. And somehow hope that they learned all of this within 2 weeks. ChatGPT's lesson plan, although good, is going too fast for me and also not as in-depth.  I will take its suggestions, such as identifying the differences between headlines and social media posts but will also straightforwardly introduce Media Literacy to students. 

Overall, I enjoy the accessibility that AI tools such as ChatGPT is able to provide in a timely manner; however, I think it is still important to break apart the lesson plan further in order for students to understand and comprehend.  I think it takes a balance of both creativity/knowledge from myself and using AI tools to help shape or modify my lesson plans. AI tools are still new to me, and I feel more at ease when not using them. I hope to one day feel more comfortable navigating these tools.  It will definitely be a process for me. 

Lesson Source: ChatGPT 

📓 Lesson Plan Journal — School Library

Lesson Title

Introduction to Media Literacy: Think Before You Believe

Grade Level

5th Grade

Subject

School Library / Media Literacy

Time

20 minutes

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Lesson Focus

Introductory concept of media literacy — helping students understand what media is and introducing one core questioning strategy.

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Learning Objective

Students will be able to define media and media literacy and identify one question they should ask before believing media messages.

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Materials Used

• 2–3 sample media examples (headline, ad, or social post image)

• Whiteboard or display screen

• Exit slip or verbal exit question

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Instructional Steps

Hook (5 minutes)
I began by showing students two media examples — one dramatic headline and one advertisement/social post. I asked students whether they would believe each one right away and invited a few volunteers to explain their thinking. This introduced the idea that not all media messages are automatically true.

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Direct Instruction — What Is Media? (5 minutes)
I asked students where they see messages every day and listed their responses (videos, games, ads, books, websites, news). I explained that media is any message we see, hear, or read.

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Direct Instruction — What Is Media Literacy? (5 minutes)
I introduced a simple definition: media literacy means thinking and asking questions before believing or sharing information. I wrote on the board:
Think + Question + Check
I then introduced one key media literacy question:
“Who made this?”
Students repeated the question aloud.

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Guided Practice (3 minutes)
I showed one additional media example and asked students to answer together: Who made this? Is it trying to inform us or sell something? Students shared quick verbal responses.

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Closure / Exit Check (2 minutes)
As students prepared to leave, I asked them to respond verbally to the question:
“What is one question you should ask about media?”
Expected response: Who made this?

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Assessment Method

• Verbal responses during discussion

• Participation in questioning activity

• Exit response accuracy