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Media Literacy: TV - What You Don't See! Lesson Plan

Media Literacy: TV - What You Don't See! Lesson Plan

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Media Literacy: TV - What You Don't See!

Students examine how to evaluate what they are watching on television. They discuss hip hop music videos, compare/contrast them to other types of music videos, write a letter or press release about promoting positive teen stories, and evaluate the news.

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evaluating television content, images on television, Media Literacy

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7th - 12th

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Social Studies & History

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