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Truth or Money Lesson PlanTruth or Money Lesson Plan
Publisher
Media Smarts
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Grade
6th - 9th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Duration
2 days
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Project-Based Learning
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Year
2013
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Truth or Money

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Two compelling texts about tobacco companies' influence over editorial content in print media introduce readers to the concept of advertising censorship. After study and discussion, class members compose a mock "final column" by a magazine journalist whose editors won't allow him to write any more articles about the health hazards of smoking at the request of tobacco advertisers.

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Concepts

Media Literacy, public health, censorship, media analysis, tobacco

Additional Tags

censorship, media, public health, health information, media awareness network, tobacco industry, limit access, health impacts, english language arts

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  • Real-world application helps to make the concept more meaningful for learners

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