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English Core · 2026 · 5 marks
CBSE 2026 · Region 4 · Set 1 · Q5
You are Kavita/Karan Tripathi, an educationist, residing at 46, Rajnandi Lane, Panipur. You strongly feel that students of today should be made aware…
You are Kavita/Karan Tripathi, an educationist, residing at $\displaystyle 46$, Rajnandi Lane, Panipur. You strongly feel that students of today should be made aware of media literacy and it should be imparted through the school curriculum. Write a letter to the editor of a national daily, stressing on the significance of introducing media literacy in schools and its benefits. You may use the following cues along with your own ideas to draft the letter.
• What is media literacy?
• What are the ways that it can be integrated in the school curriculum?
• benefits of media literacy
• helps build critical thinking skills
• enhances effective communication skills
Board’s value points
What CBSE’s own marking scheme for this paper expects an answer to cover.
Media Literacy: ability to access/decode/evaluate/create and use media information thoughtfully
Ways to integrate:
use news articles, ads, social media posts for analysis
include analysis of films, videos and digital content across subjects
discuss how media shapes opinions and biases
encourage critical questions related to media-who-what- why-for whom
teach digital safety, ethics and responsible behaviour
Benefits of media literacy:
helps build critical thinking skills
promotes creativity with awareness
protects students from misinformation
encourages responsible media use
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