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FILE PHOTO: Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather in Washington
Daily News Lesson June 16 2022

Day 3 of Jan. 6 committee hearing examines how Trump pressured Pence to overturn 2020 election
Day three of the Jan. 6 hearings focused on the public and private efforts of former President Trump to pressure former Vice President Pence to overturn the election results
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Lesson Plan June 08 2022

Be MediaWise lesson 1: How Images Help Spread Misinformation

Learn how to sort through misinformation online in this lesson produced by Student Reporting Labs and the Poynter Institute
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Lesson Plan June 06 2022

Lesson plan: D-Day stories from WWII veterans

Learn about D-Day with your students using this PBS NewsHour lesson plan
FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk talks at the Automotive World News Congress at the Renaissance Center in Detroit
Daily News Lesson April 25 2022

Elon Musk buys Twitter — and other news for April 26, 2022
Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions
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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
FILE PHOTO: Illustration picture of Tiktok with U.S. and Chinese flags
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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Lesson Plan April 05 2022

Lesson plan: An experiment in misinformation

Discuss how conspiracy theories get started in this experiment in misinformation
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends a news conference in Moscow
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
U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearing on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination to the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington
Daily News Lesson March 23 2022

Activity: Dissecting the questions Senators are asking nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson
Discuss what happened on the second day of Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court confirmation hearing
Dusk falls over the U.S. Capitol in Washington
Daily News Lesson February 10 2022

Feb. 10, 2022: Students choose the news from these 7 stories
Help build media literacy in your students with these news lessons
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