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This Media Mix-Ups Through History: Analyzing Historical Sources lesson plan also includes:
- Media Mix-Ups Through History: Analyzing Historical Sources (.html)
- Media Mix-Ups Through History: Analyzing Historical Sources (.docx)
- Worksheet - Media Mix-Ups Through History (.pdf)
- Worksheet - Media Mix-Ups Through History (.docx)
- Teacher Resource - Examples for Evaluating Online News (.pdf)
- Teacher Resource - Examples for Evaluating Online News (.docx)
- E.S.C.A.P.E. Junk News Poster (.pdf)
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Scholars use the E.S.C.A.P.E. (Evidence Source, Context, Audience, Purpose, Execution) strategy to analyze a historical source to determine why mistakes happen in news stories. They then apply the same strategies to contemporary flawed news stories.
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Instructional Ideas
- Download, enlarge and display the E.S.C.A.P.E. poster on a themed focus wall
- Review the six ways to analyze artifacts listed on the poster
- Save the links that you've selected to classroom devices for easy access
Classroom Considerations
- Requires copies of the Media Mix-Ups Through History worksheet
- Caution: Preview the real and fake news links before loading them on classroom devices to ensure that the content is appropriate for your classroom
Pros
- Includes a set of questions to guide analysis of sources
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