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The Object Is Objectivity

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Students search for and read articles about the initial United States strike on Afghanistan from non-U.S. news sources, then describe the journalists' perspectives and reflect on how difficult it might be to maintain an objective wartime perspective.

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september 11th, terrorism, the taliban

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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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1 hr
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Project-Based Learning
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