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Lesson Plan October 17 2022

Be MediaWise lesson 9: Identifying news sites that aren't actually legit

Learn how some media sources have been built to deceive, and how to spot them
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Daily News Lesson October 13 2022

Alex Jones ordered to pay Sandy Hook families nearly $1 billion — and other news for October 13, 2022
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Lesson Plan June 29 2022

Lesson plan: What's in the frame? How media literacy helps students watch and dissect the news

Learn how editorial choices about what goes in the camera frame influence our understanding of news and media
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Lesson Plan April 08 2022

Lesson plan: Build a 'media literacy survival kit'

In this media literacy lesson, students design media literacy survival kits to help combat misinformation and conspiracy theories online
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Lesson Plan April 06 2022

Lesson plan: How to fight truth decay through media literacy

In this media literacy lesson, students learn tools for verifying information online and spotting propaganda and conspiracy theories
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Daily News Lesson March 30 2022

Putin's top spokesman: 'Don't push us into the corner' — and other news for March 30, 2022
Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions
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Daily News Lesson January 28 2022

Activity: The economy grew faster in 2021 than year any since 1984 -- and what a progressive's take on that might mean
ADDITIONAL STORIES: Cardona wants COVID money spent on tutoring, update on vaccine mandate for federal workers, Russia says no plans to invade Ukraine
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Lesson Plan December 11 2021

Lesson plan: Decoding media bias

Examine current news stories and how they’re covered by the news media
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Lesson Plan November 16 2020

What is the difference between mis- and disinformation?

Learn to define and distinguish misinformation and disinformation
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Daily Video March 17 2020

PBS NewsHour: Two-minute news wrap activity for students
Watch this PBS NewsHour two-minute news wrap from March 16th and answer the accompanying focus question.
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