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Analyzing and Evaluating Media Lesson
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The goal for this unit is to have students analyze a variety of sources on a current events subject of their interest, identify the different perspectives, and defend their own position.This is one lesson from a larger unit on Evaluating Media. This unit will also cover identifying credible sources, analyzing fake news and the role of propaganda, identifying the different ways news is communicated in different communities. This unit will take place in the beginning of the school year to help instill evaluative and critical thinking research skills as we discuss and explore our big ideas throughout the school year. The end goal is to have students create a digital resource for their topic that we can share out as an educational tool for others. We’ll be creating a padlet that links to all of their presentations (students will have their choice in medium, as long as it is digital) that we will share with our school community and ideally can connect and share with other schools and students. There is also a possibility of using PenPalSchools to share out final resources, but that would depend on getting approval from the district to utilize that website.

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History
Social Science
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Homework/Assignment
Author:
Chelsea Leonard
Date Added:
06/28/2021
Artists, Information Literacy & Climate Change
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This unit explores the various ways information and ideas about climate change are presented through a variety of media. This includes the evaluation of social media posts, research into climate change issues, and an exploration of contemporary art and artists. This was designed and taught in an honors 9th grade English Language Arts Classroom by Dr. Tavia Quaid in response to student interest in climate change and to reinforce key information literacy skills.

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Environmental Science
Environmental Studies
Measurement and Data
Reading Informational Text
Visual Arts
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Assessment
Diagram/Illustration
Homework/Assignment
Lesson Plan
Reading
Author:
Shana Ferguson
Date Added:
04/21/2021
Biased News Report Assignment
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This is an essay/assignment designed for a college-level (100/200) media course focused on fake/biased news reporting. 

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Communication
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Homework/Assignment
Author:
Tara Franks
Date Added:
11/09/2020
Deepfakes: Exploring Media Manipulation
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Students examine what deepfakes are and consider the deeper civic and ethical implications of deepfake technology. In an age of easy image manipulation, this lesson fosters critical thinking skills that empower students to question how we can mitigate the impact of doctored media content. This lesson plan includes a slide deck and brainstorm sheet for classroom use.

Subject:
Career and Technical Education
English Language Arts
Film and Music Production
General Law
History
Law
Political Science
Social Science
Speaking and Listening
World History
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Activity/Lab
Lesson
Lesson Plan
Date Added:
08/05/2019
Dis/Information
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In a world of 24-hour news cycles, social media, and deep fakes it is difficult to discern what is true, what is opinion, and what is out-right false. The ability and habit of fact-checking information is increasingly important in light of recent global health crises and upcoming elections. This course will cover strategies for identifying misleading media, fact-checking news, and engaging in critical discussions about the information that we consume and share. This course is designed to dicussion-based and focused on personal reflection and practice. This course was created for the Honors Program at NC State University

Subject:
Communication
Information Science
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Homework/Assignment
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Author:
Hannah Rainey
Shaun Bennett
Lara Fountaine
Date Added:
03/17/2021
Fact or Fiction: Detecting Fake News on the World Wide Web
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Fake News on the WebThis unit showcases lessons about Fake News, how students can learn to recongnize legitimate news stories from the fake stuff, and why recognizing the truth on the internet is so important.

Subject:
Information Science
Journalism
Reading Informational Text
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Unit of Study
Author:
Karen Schlekeway
Date Added:
06/09/2020
Fact or Fiction? Evaluating Media in a “Post-Truth” World
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In 2016, Oxford Dictionaries chose "post-truth" as the word of the year. As literacy has shifted from published hardcopy to an online landscape, it is more important than ever to engage and empower students in navigating the complicated battleground of fake news verses responsible, fact-based news. In this multi-day lesson, students will 1) examine terms associated with “fake news” and evaluate sources for their reliability and authenticity, and 2) develop a set of norms for responsible use of online news sources that spans academic and personal interaction with media.Cover image: "Fake news" by pixel2013 from Pixabay.com

Subject:
Electronic Technology
Information Science
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Lesson Plan
Author:
Alyssa King
MSDE Admin
Date Added:
08/01/2018
Fake News: Bias in the Media
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The media plays an important role in how you interpret current events. The news media can use particular wording to sway public opinion. This seminar will help you build necessary skills to analyze and understand the media you consume to help you make informed decisions.StandardsCC.8.5.9-10.F: Compare the point of view of two or more authors for how they treat the same or similar topics, including which details they include and emphasize in their respective accounts.CC.8.5.9-10.I Compare and contrast treatments of the same topic in several primary and secondary sources.CC.1.2.11-12.D Evaluate how an author’s point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.CC.1.2.11-12.F Evaluate how words and phrases shape meaning and tone in texts.

Subject:
Reading Informational Text
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Author:
Tracy Rains
Date Added:
01/02/2018
How does the media impact our view of the role of government during times of national crisis
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How does the media influence peoples’ opinion of the government during a national crisis? Students will read several articles on a current (or historical) national crisis and write an argumentative essay analyzing how the media influences the opinion of the people toward the government during a national crisis using relevant evidence from both current and historical resources.

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English Language Arts
History
Reading Informational Text
U.S. History
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Assessment
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Author:
Dawn Wood
Date Added:
06/29/2020
Introduction to Visual Media Literacy
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This social media literacy unit introduces students to foundational skills in analyzing images and social media posts. It also reenforces critical thinking questions that can be applied to various forms of media. This unit was taught to 9th grade students but is easily adaptible to a range of secondary classrooms. It was also taught in conjunction with another unit focused on social media platforms and content.

Subject:
Communication
Composition and Rhetoric
Electronic Technology
Graphic Arts
Marketing
Reading Informational Text
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Assessment
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Reading
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Author:
Shana Ferguson
Date Added:
12/30/2020
Let's Get Social: Analyzing Social Media Platforms
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This unit engages students in a variety of activities that analyze and reflect on the role of social media in our everyday lives. This includes options for collaborative group work, reading nonfiction articles, a design challenge and presentations to communicate ideas. The unit also includes a formal writing assessment option that aligns with the Common Core State Writing Standards. Activities can be adapted or combined in a variety of ways to support student reflection and analysis. These lessons were piloted in 9th grade English classes but are suitable or a range of secondary students. 

Subject:
Communication
Composition and Rhetoric
Reading Informational Text
Speaking and Listening
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Assessment
Homework/Assignment
Lesson
Unit of Study
Author:
Shana Ferguson
Date Added:
02/08/2021
Media Literacy Challenge: Writing Your Own Argument
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This lesson will challenge learners to critically read and evaluate news articles presenting different positions on a single issue that the learner takes interest in. The learner will then be challenged to formulate their own opinion by refining their own argument on the issue. The target audience of learners for this lesson constitute the Career and College Readiness Standards Grade Level E (9-12) in their reading and writing abilities. Learners will hone practical skills by engaging in this lesson, such as how to critically engage with news and media, being able to succinctly summarize larger pieces of information, and using information to write a structured argument based on their own opinions. These skills will have practical applications for everyday life, reading and writing the GED, and when applying for jobs that require information processing.

Subject:
Education
English Language Arts
Social Science
Material Type:
Homework/Assignment
Reading
Date Added:
06/14/2016
Propaganda & Animal Farm
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This unit is designed to accompany the study of George Orwell's Animal Farm. Resources encourage students to recognize a variety of propaganda techniques and to connect those techniques to media that they can find in their everyday lives. Resources also help students to understand the historical uses of propaganda by governments and political parties to influence public opinion. Resources can be used independently of the novel.

Subject:
Communication
Composition and Rhetoric
Graphic Arts
Graphic Design
Literature
Political Science
World History
Material Type:
Homework/Assignment
Lecture Notes
Lesson
Author:
Shana Ferguson
Date Added:
05/29/2021
Reading Media: Analyzing Logos, Ads, & Film in the ELA classroom
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This media literacy unit was designed and piloted with junior English classes at the start of the school year. Activities can easily be adapted to suit secondary students at various levels. Within the unit, students analyze corporate logos, corporate advertising, movie trailers and stereotypes found in media related to Native American culture. Within the unit, students also learn how to consider the ways in which media appeals to ethos, pathose and logos and how to identify the tone of a piece of media. 

Subject:
Communication
Graphic Arts
Marketing
Reading Informational Text
Speaking and Listening
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Homework/Assignment
Lesson
Lesson Plan
Reading
Unit of Study
Author:
Shana Ferguson
Date Added:
03/30/2021
Verifying Social Media Posts
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 Verifying social media posts is quickly becoming a necessary endeavor in everyday life, let alone in the world of education. Social media has moved beyond a digital world which connects with friends and family and has become a quick and easy way to access news, information, and human interest stories from around the world. As this state of media has become the "new normal," especially for our younger generations, we, educators, find ourselves charged with a new task of teaching our students how to interact with and safely consume digital information.The following three modules are designed to be used as stand-alone activities or combined as one unit, in which the lessons can be taught in any order. "Who Said What?!" is a module focusing on author verification. "A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words'' is a module devoted to image verification. "Getting the Facts Straight" is a module designed to dive into information verification. Lastly, there are assessment suggestions to be utilized after completing all three modules.

Subject:
Cultural Geography
Journalism
Political Science
Reading Informational Text
Sociology
U.S. History
World History
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Author:
Sandra Stroup
Amanda Schneider
Megan Shinn
Date Added:
11/04/2020
The War of the Worlds, Fake News, and Media Literacy Primary Source Unit
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The following unit offers multiple entry points into developing an understanding of media literacy. The unit framework and primary sources can be integrated into classrooms of grades 4-12. Each lesson has student objectives that can be accomplished within 40 minute periods over the course of several weeks. A midpoint writing assessment, whole class capstone debate, and final independentwriting assessment are included. Support materials are integrated into the lessons, and the primary source document pages can be found at the end of the unit guide.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Education
Elementary Education
English Language Arts
History
Information Science
Statistics and Probability
Material Type:
Unit of Study
Author:
The Rockefeller Archive Center
Date Added:
01/06/2020
The War of the Worlds, Fake News, and Media Literacy Primary Source Unit
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The following unit offers multiple entry points into developing an understanding of media literacy. The unit framework and primary sources can be integrated into classrooms of grades 4-12. Each lesson has student objectives that can be accomplished within 40 minute periods over the course of several weeks. A midpoint writing assessment, whole class capstone debate, and final independent writing assessment are included. Support materials are integrated into the lessons, and the primary source document pages can be found at the end of the unit guide.

Subject:
Applied Science
Arts and Humanities
Business and Communication
Communication
Composition and Rhetoric
Education
Elementary Education
English Language Arts
History
Information Science
Journalism
Language, Grammar and Vocabulary
Literature
Mathematics
Reading Foundation Skills
Reading Informational Text
Speaking and Listening
Statistics and Probability
U.S. History
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Activity/Lab
Case Study
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Lesson
Lesson Plan
Primary Source
Reading
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Unit of Study
Date Added:
11/05/2019