Critical Literacy

Critical Literacy

• What makes this video convincing?
  The video includes the new ribbon at the bottom, they have an interviewer, her “Parents”, pictures of a brain, people protesting, the “ONN” logo, News Reporter. These are all used in the real news channels that we watch now so that is why it makes the video so convincing.

• Who Published this video? This video was published by Onion News Network also known as "ONN" They are well known for publishing fake stories onto the media. Their videos include convincing stories with over-used stereotypes. Their videos also include edits that real news channels actually use like doctors coming in to back up or show proof about the situation, the logo, and many other things you'd see on a normal news channel.

• How are teenagers portrayed in this clip? Here they are portrayed as braindead, lazy, and inactive. They are shown that they are impotent to use their communication skills. She is shown to be addicted to the phone and only communicates through eye rolls, sighs and groans.

• Why has the director cast them in this way?
  I believe that the director have cast them this way to make fun of the stereotype of teenagers being "lazy" and anti-social because of their phones.

• In whose interest is this text?
  I think the target audience was more for the parents and show them "what their children will grow up to be like if they have phones" But can also show awareness to the teenagers if they don't have power to put down their phone.

• What social realities does the video portray?
  The stereotypical teenager, Protests, Pictures of the teen when they were younger, Medical data, Doctors report, News reporter.