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This News Literacy Model Curriculum in Social Studies unit plan also includes:
- Know Your News - Lesson 1 (6-8)
- The Fourth Amendment, Technology, and the Right to Privacy - Lesson 2 (6-8)
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Scholars investigate news literacy in the twenty-first century. They use technology, legal decisions, writings, and digital privacy to analyze the topic. Using what they learned, a group assignment looks into both the challenges and benefits of the news reporting in the digital age.
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Instructional Ideas
- Invite a journalist into the classroom for a firsthand question-and-answer session
- Create your own newspaper using today's technology and knowledge of news literacy
Classroom Considerations
- The unit is designed for multiple days; place all materials in a central location
- Pace lessons using the allotted time frame
- Resource is 85 pages long, which is a lot of material for teachers to sift through
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- Resource provides a teacher rubric for easier grading
- Lesson includes vocabulary list and definitions
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Common Core
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