Lesson 5: Media and Civic Discourse
Duration of Days: 1
Lesson Objective
Students will analyze the role of media in shaping public opinion and develop media literacy skills.
How does media influence our understanding of civic issues, and how can we become critical consumers of information?
Media literacy, bias, propaganda, misinformation, echo chambers.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.8, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.3, National Council for the Social Studies: C3.D2.Civ.2.9-12
Critical reading, analyzing arguments, identifying bias.
Description: Media and political cartoon analysis, discussion of social media's impact.
Purpose: Promote media literacy in a digital age.
DOK Level: 3 (Analyzing), 4 (Evaluating).
Current news coverage, social media trends, political advertising.
That all news sources are equally reliable, that social media is a neutral platform.
Analysis of media clips with varying levels of complexity.
Debates on the impact of social media.
Media literacy checklists and guides.
- Analysis of news articles and social media posts.
- Class participation in media analysis discussions.