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Daily News Lesson April 07 2023

Top lesson: Tennessee House expels 2 Democrats over gun protest + News wrap 4/07/23 + Student Video
A look at American democracy today
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Lesson Plan April 03 2023

Be MediaWise lesson 5: How to determine the credibility of a source on social media

Learn how to find credible sources to verify or refute claims students see on social media
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Lesson Plan March 29 2023

Media literacy lesson: What to do when "trusted sources" share misinformation

Learn why breaking news can drive misinformation cycles even through credible sources
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Daily News Lesson March 21 2023

Top Lesson: Bank collapse — where were the regulators? + News wrap 3/21/23 + Student video
Discuss why the current banking crisis of 2023 happened
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Lesson Plan March 14 2023

Media literacy lesson: The deceitful practice of quoting someone out of context

Learn how quotes have been manipulated to spread conspiracies about the 9/11 attacks and read upstream to find the original sources to explain how “contextomy” changed the meaning of quotes about a historical event.
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Lesson Plan March 08 2023

Media literacy lesson: How to throw cold water on internet conspiracy theories

Find out why the frozen continent of Antarctica is a hot topic for conspiracy theories
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Daily News Lesson March 08 2023

Top Lesson: Fox News' Tucker Carlson spreads misinformation about Jan. 6th + News wrap 3/8/23 + Student video
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Daily News Lesson March 07 2023

Top Lesson: Brooks & Capehart on state of Republican Party + News wrap 3/7/23 + Student video
NEWS WRAP: CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky discusses what we've learned after three years of COVID
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Daily News Lesson March 01 2023

Top stories: Supreme Court considers student loan forgiveness + News wrap 3/1/23 + Student video
Learn about arguments in front of the Supreme Court about the Biden administration's plan for forgiving student loans
MediaWise political bias lesson
Lesson Plan February 23 2023

Media literacy lesson: How to identify show-off "performative" posts on social media

Students will learn to recognize information with media bias shared on social media to evoke strong emotions and avoid participating in “slacktivism”
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