Lesson 1: Trust in the Media
Duration of Days: 1
Lesson Objective
Students will be able to analyze the factors that influence public trust in news media, evaluate the impact of media bias and misinformation on civic knowledge, and assess how media credibility affects participation in a democratic society.
How does the credibility of news sources influence public opinion and civic engagement, and what strategies can citizens use to evaluate media reliability?
CG.Civ.5.c. Evaluate the role of the media in addressing social and political problems or influencing
elections (e.g., fourth estate, media bias, concentration of media ownership).
Students must analyze different news sources, identifying bias, reliability, and accuracy.
They evaluate the effect of media on public opinion and civic behavior, going beyond simple recall.
The task requires reasoning, synthesis of information, and application to real-world civic issues.
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completed worksheet and class discussion
https://docs.google.com/document/d/14Zb1ROYQDeWzIUtAs4nG7aTDo0vrJG-RfmSMAhTA-Ts/edit?tab=t.0