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- 7th - 12th
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Students examine case studies and answer ethical questions to identify values conflicts. After reading case studies, students work in groups to investigate the ethical issues involved, the conflicts that emerged, and the rights that have been violated. Students work together to create a solution to the problem. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the essential standards of journalism the media should follow. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students investigate the meaning of "Freedom of the Press" and gain a historical perspective of the evolution of the media from the colonial era to the present. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students analyze the Dilsey chapter to gain an understanding of "The Sound and the Fury's" far-reaching place within a socially changing South. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students research and analyze polling data in journalism. They discuss reasons that polling data is included in media coverage of presidential elections. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discuss the role of the media in public opinion. They use the internet to research when the media has had an impact on war. They write an essay about their research and any conclusions they have made. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students compare and contrast the television viewing habits of teenaged Germans to those of their counterparts in the United States. They examine cross-cultural influences, media distortion, and the benefits of cultural diversity. Students keep a lot of German characters appearing in television programs. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students, assessing a sense of world events, issues, and the media's influence on student's attitudes and perceptions about developing nations and issues, participate in a current events scavenger hunt. Emphasis is placed on the Millennium Development Goals and Canada's involvement with other countries. Students write their reflections on each day's activities in their journals. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students investigate the meaning and impact of "yellow journalism." They determine how it affects people and how it played out in the USS Maine incident during the Spanish American War by reading articles and watching a PowerPoint presentation. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the events surrounding the sinking of the USS Maine. They conduct research using a variety of resources and infer about the cause and outcome of the tragedy. Students then engage in class discussion about the history of the time. Full Review »

