Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Watching the Clock: An activity to build media-savvy students

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars analyze time constraints on broadcast news. They apply data collecting and data display skills. They identify the difference between news progams and the evening news.
Activity
CNN

Cnn: All Politics: Candidates

For Students 9th - 10th
Although the advertisement reads that the "free" two and a half minutes given to each candidate in the 1996 Presidential election will be soundbite free, in actuality the two and a half minute speeches are lengthy sound bites.