Media Critic Honor (Adventurers)

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Requirements

  1. Explain what a media critic does. Give four examples.

    Answer: A media critic is someone who pays close attention to what we watch, read and listen to (TV, movies, music, books, radio) and thinks about whether it is good, true and helps us become better. Four examples: 1) Watching a TV show and saying whether it has good messages; 2) Reading a story and noticing whether it teaches the right things; 3) Listening to a song and seeing whether the lyrics are good; 4) Looking at a movie or cartoon and saying whether it is good for the family. — The media critic helps choose good content by using Christian thinking and values.

  2. List and explain at least three Christian principles that help you form good reading habits and choose what to watch and listen to.

    Answer: 1) Think about what is good and true: the Bible (Philippians 4:8) says to fill your mind with good, true and beautiful things, so I choose content like that. 2) Take care of your heart: what I see and hear goes into me, so I choose what brings me closer to God and makes me kinder. 3) Use your time well: time is a gift from God, so I prefer things that teach and do good, and not things that only do harm or waste time. — These principles help the child choose good media instead of just following what everyone else watches.

  3. Write a report on the TV programs watched or the radio programs or CDs listened to in your home over two weeks. Analyze and classify whether they are Christ-centered or secular programs.

    Answer: How to do it with an adult: 1) Get a little notebook and, for 14 days, write down the name of every TV show, radio program or song you watched or listened to. 2) Next to it, write the day and how long it lasted. 3) Together with an adult, mark each one: 'Christ-centered' (it talks about God, good and true things) or 'secular' (an ordinary everyday topic, not about God). 4) At the end, write a short text telling what you noticed. — Writing it down for two weeks helps the child truly see what comes into their home.

  4. Do one of the following activities together with an adult, making a critical comment at the end:
    • Watch television;
    • Read a story;
    • Listen to a recording.

    Answer: How to do it with an adult: 1) Choose ONE thing: watch a TV show, read a story or listen to a recording (music or audio). 2) Do it calmly next to an adult. 3) At the end, talk it over and give your comment: What did I like best? Was there anything good or bad? Does this help me be better? 4) Say in your own words what you thought. — Doing it together with an adult teaches the child to comment kindly and to think about what they saw or heard.

  5. Analyze, as a "media critic," the value of each of the previous items, according to the guidance of Philippians 4:8.

    Answer: How to do it with an adult: 1) Remember the verse Philippians 4:8, which teaches us to think about what is true, just, pure, lovely and good. 2) For each thing you saw, read or heard, ask with an adult: Is this true? Is it beautiful? Is it lovely? Does it do good? 3) Give it a score or say whether it is worth it ('it is good for me' or 'it does not help me'). 4) Tell why, using the verse to help you. — Philippians 4:8 becomes a ruler the child can use to measure whether the media is truly good.

  6. Together with an adult, use a TV guide and a list of Christian books to choose what you will read or watch in the coming week.

    Answer: How to do it with an adult: 1) Get a TV guide (the schedule) and a list of Christian books. 2) Together with an adult, look at the options and talk about which ones are good. 3) Choose 1 show to watch and 1 book or story to read in the coming week. 4) Write down your choice and, afterward, tell whether you liked it. — Planning ahead helps the child choose good media on purpose, and not on autopilot.

  7. Listen to the beginning of a short story told or read by your teacher, and you must complete the story or create your own ending for it.

    Answer: How to do it: 1) Listen carefully to the beginning of the story your teacher tells or reads. 2) Think: What could happen now? How does it end well? 3) Create the ending in your own words, and you can leave a good message at the end. 4) Tell or write your ending for the class. — Creating the ending uses the imagination and teaches you to put good messages into stories.