Assignment Media Literacy (High School Unit 5): The Language of Politics

Grade
9-12
Lesson Duration

From the Media Education Lab

Analyze policial communication strategies and evaluate the impact of mass media on the political campaign process.

5.1 – Distortion Tactics

5.2 – Shrinking Sound Bites

5.3 – Analyzing the Language of Political Ads

5.4 – Exploring Candidate Mythologies

5.5 – Every Voter Should Know

Activity – Create a Political Campaign Ad: Students select a character from history or literature to be a political candidate, and create a 30-second political TV ad for that person.

Go to: http://mediaeducationlab.com/sites/default/files/H_5.pdf

tag: fake news

 

 

 

 

Source

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