Timber Creek High School – Contemporary Media

Apr 2026 · 2nd Semester

In this course, students will learn to identify the history and evolution of media used for mass communication, specifically how media influences tastes, behavior, purchasing, and voting decisions. Students who are media literate understand television, radio, film, and other visual images and auditory messages. They will learn to recognize the types and functions of mass media, such as television, radio, Internet, podcast, YouTube, newspaper, periodicals, blogs, social networking, emailing, texting, search engines, and music. They will identify and analyze regulations that govern media and interpret the influence of that media. They will also analyze, create, and evaluate visual and auditory messages, including developing skills for organizing, writing, and designing media messages for specific purposes and effects. This course can fulfill the 21st century skill requirement for students in broadcast journalism, yearbook, or newspaper pathways only.