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You Are the Product Lesson PlanYou Are the Product Lesson Plan
Publisher
Teaching Tolerance
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Duration
1 hr
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Collaborative Learning
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You Are the Product

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This You Are the Product lesson plan also includes:
  • The Economics of Going Viral
  • 3-2-1- Data Chart
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  • Vocabulary
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What does it mean for a product or service to go viral? Scholars explore the topic by reading an article about the economics of social media. After reading, they complete a 3-2-1 data chart with information they learned from the text and then discuss their findings in small groups. 

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

Social Media, Media Literacy, Digital Citizenship, informational texts

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Support English learners by providing visuals to accompany lesson vocabulary
  • Have small groups discuss how fake news and social media can be dangerous

Classroom Considerations

  • Print worksheet and handout in advance

Pros

  • Provides external links to further explore the topic
  • Includes lesson objectives, an essential question, and a vocabulary list 

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.9-10.1 RI.9-10.2 RI.9-10.3 RI.9-10.4 RI.11-12.1 RI.11-12.2 RI.11-12.3 RI.11-12.4

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