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Curated OER

Then and Now: Tolerance as a Casualty of War

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Young scholars compare terrorist attacks on the US. In this lesson on tolerance and war, students use various resources and links to examine the concept of toleration during war. Young scholars will focus on the attacks of Pear Harbor in...
Activity
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Professional Writer's Models: Grade 9: Compare Media Coverage

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A professional model of an essay which compares the coverage of different media. Titled "Reverberations," this essay written by two journalists deals with the different news coverages of the September 11th attacks on America. Requires...
Primary
American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Spiro Theodore Agnew: "Television News Coverage"

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of Spiro Agnew's speech "Television News Coverage" expressing his disappointment in the news media's behavior after a Presidental speech on Vietnam; it was delivered at a Republican Midwest regional meeting on...
Article
American Psychological Association

Apa: How Much News Coverage Is Ok for Children?

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This article from the American Psychological Association provides tips about how to limit news exposure after tragic events.
Handout
CNN

Cnn: Watergate: Time Coverage 1974

For Students 9th - 10th
A review of TIME Magazine's coverage of the events in the Watergate scandal leading up to Nixon's resignation during 1974.
Article
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Archiving Early America: Newspaper Coverage of French and Indian War

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource contains an article written by David A. Copeland on how five American newspapers covered the French and Indian War in the colonial period. See copies of three old newspaper issues.
Website
BBC

Bbc News: The Iraq Dossier: Full Bbc Coverage

For Students 9th - 10th
The BBC provides a dossier which lays out detailed allegations of Saddam Hussein's development of weapons of mass destruction. Other content includes analysis of the document and the international reaction. (25 September 2002)
Website
New York Times

New York Times: Politics

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This New York Times section is devoted to the coverage of American politics. Topics include current election coverage.
Website
PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Vote 2004

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete coverage of the 2004 Election including information on the candidates, news reports, video, interactive resources, and important issues.
Website
CNN

Cnn: Business

For Students 9th - 10th
CNN & MONEY magazine combine business news, stock quotes & financial market coverage with personal finance advice, tools & investing tips.
eBook
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ap Macroeconomics: Preface

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a preface to the TEA AP Macroeconomics Textbook online, an OpenStax resource. It provides an overview of the text, instructional materials available, the coverage and scope of the text, and the organization of the text.
Website
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: The Re:constructions Project

For Students 9th - 10th
re:constructions is an online resource and study guide, designed to spark discussions and reflections about the media's role in covering the events of 11 September 2001 and their aftermath. Through discussions with students, staff, and...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Envisioning Climate Change Using a Global Climate Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students run the climate modeling software, Educational Global Climate Modeling Suite (EdGCM), to visualize how temperature and snow coverage might change over the next century.
Website
Other

Broadway.com: Broadway Buzz

For Students 9th - 10th
Broadway Buzz provides editorial coverage of all aspects of the theater, including the latest news, interviews with actors and playwrights, opening-night reviews, and top theater headlines.
Article
Other

Daily Source: Current Problems in the Media

For Students 9th - 10th
Points out problems that exist in mass media, including inaccuracies, sensationalism, errors in reporting, superficial coverage of issues, poor reporting compared to nonprofit media, and more.
Website
US House of Representatives

History, Art, and Archives: Us House of Representatives: Media Curiosities

For Students 7th - 9th
With our 24-hour news cycle, we are used to media following politician's every move. For the first women in Congress, the media coverage was just as extensive for the early 1900's. They were a novelty and American's wanted to know their...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Writing About Issues in the Media

For Teachers 12th Standards
In this lesson plan students analyze media coverage of current issues and present their findings in a formal research paper and class presentation.
Professional Doc
Childnet

Childnet: Online Safety: To Stream or Not to Stream?

For Students 9th - 10th
Live-streaming is transmitting or receiving live video or audio coverage of an event or person. It is a very popular way for people to broadcast themselves on apps and sites such as Instagram, Facebook, Periscope, Twitch and YouTube....
Handout
PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Presidential Election Coverage: Vote 2008: Candidates

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS Online NewsHour provides current election news on the 2008 presidential race with biographical information on Democratic candidate Barack Obama, Republican candidate John McCain, and Third Party candidates Bob Barr and Ralph Nadar....
Website
ESPN Internet Ventures

Espn: Nfl Coverage

For Students 9th - 10th
ESPN delivers information on the draft, stats, teams, players, and transactions.
Primary
PBS

Pbs News Hour: Health Care Coverage Debate

For Students 9th - 10th
News story and discussion from February, 2006 covering President George W. Bush's Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and their effectiveness. Audio, Video and transcript of report is available.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Covering the Campaign Trail: Progress or Chaos? (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Examine the methods used today for covering political campaigns. Includes comparing and contrasting the technologies used today with those of the past and evaluating the effectiveness of current methods of coverage.
Graphic
Curated OER

Watergate: Time Coverage 1974

For Students 9th - 10th
A review of TIME Magazine's coverage of the events in the Watergate scandal leading up to Nixon's resignation during 1974.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Presidential Election Coverage: Vote 2008: Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th
PBS Online NewsHour provides lesson plans to help students become informed about the 2008 presidential election.

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