GET REAL! Toolkit • Digital Media Literacy
Media Literacy Worksheet
How media literate are you? Use the media literacy core concepts and key questions to deconstruct a
message about body image from any media you use: TV show, movie, video, magazine article, advice
column, celebrity interview, advertisement, infomercial, video game, music, blogs, text, tweet, profile
photo, selfie or social networking sites.
KEY QUESTIONS
Who constructed the message?
What are the creative techniques,
interactive features, or software
used to create the message?
Do people really look that way?
What is the purpose of the message?
Does the purpose affect how the message
is communicated?
What are the embedded values, points of
view and/or lifestyles represented in the
message? What is left out of the message?
How might people interpret the same
message in different ways? Why?
How might the message make someone
feel about themselves?
How might the message make someone
feel about other people – friends,
classmates, family members, someone
they see at the store or online, etc.?
What does the message mean to you?
Does it reinforce or conflict with your
beliefs about positive or negative body
image? Does it make you want to change
something about yourself?
What can you do to promote healthy and
more diverse body images in media?
Adapted from the media literacy framework developed by the Center for Media Literacy at medialit.org
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