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11,681 Communications and the media Lesson Plans
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The English Language Arts 11 and 12 curriculum provides students with the opportunity to study literary and informational (including technical) communications and the mass media and thereby experience the power of language. Students are presented with a Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students draw reasoned conclusions from information found in various written, spoken, or visual communications and defend their conclusions rationally. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students read a New York Times article in order to examine the roles of film and the Academy Awards in American Culture. They identify attributes of award winning films and evaluate one of this year's contenders for Best Picture. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify various forms of media used in a political campaign and compare the different formats as vehicles for distributing political messages. They analyze the effectiveness of candidate's uses of different media. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 12th
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Students follow a class of young artists from around the US as they progress through a semester at The Oxbow School in Napa Valley, an intensive arts program for high school students interested in pursuing school or careers in the visual arts. Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students research the careers and lives of Canadian First Nations Athletes Tom Longboat and Steve Collins. They consider media bias, racism and the historical context of these athlete's accomplishments. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students interview people from two or three generations to explore how technology has changed the daily life and work experiences of people over time. This change focuses on communication and transportation. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students explore the media's reporting of world events and issues. After identifying countries reported in newspapers, students locate the country on a map. Using the internet and other sources, groups of students search for as many countries in the news as possible. They write a brief summary of each article. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students examine the concepts of freedom of the press and free speech in countries around the world and analyze how useful and trustworthy media outlets are to their citizens. They compose essays examining the purposes of the media in their assigned countries; suggest how these media outlets might better serve the countries' citizens. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine and analyze visual media and its messages critically. They determine whether specific media messages inform, entertain, or persuade and what factors influence the media. Using primary sources, they participate in peer discussions and debates about what type of media best portrays a real life historic event. Full Review »

