This News Literacy Model Curriculum in Social Studies unit plan also includes:
- Know Your News - Lesson 1 (6-8)
- The Fourth Amendment, Technology, and the Right to Privacy - Lesson 2 (6-8)
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Scholars investigate news literacy in the twenty-first century. They use technology, legal decisions, writings, and digital privacy to analyze the topic. Using what they learned, a group assignment looks into both the challenges and benefits of the news reporting in the digital age.
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Instructional Ideas
- Invite a journalist into the classroom for a firsthand question-and-answer session
- Create your own newspaper using today's technology and knowledge of news literacy
Classroom Considerations
- The unit is designed for multiple days; place all materials in a central location
- Pace lessons using the allotted time frame
- Resource is 85 pages long, which is a lot of material for teachers to sift through
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- Resource provides a teacher rubric for easier grading
- Lesson includes vocabulary list and definitions
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Common Core
RI.6.1
RI.6.2
RI.6.3
RI.6.4
RI.6.6
W.6.1.a
W.6.8
W.6.9.a
SL.6.1.a
SL.6.2
RI.7.1
RI.7.2
RI.7.3
RI.7.4
RI.7.6
W.7.1.a
W.7.8
W.7.9.a
SL.7.1.a
SL.7.2
RI.8.1
RI.8.2
RI.8.4
RI.8.6
W.8.1.a
W.8.8
W.8.9.a
SL.8.1.a
SL.8.2
RI.9-10.1
RI.9-10.2
RI.9-10.3
RI.9-10.4
RI.9-10.6
RI.9-10.7
RI.9-10.8
W.9-10.1.a
W.9-10.2.a
W.9-10.4
W.9-10.7
SL.9-10.1.a
SL.9-10.2
SL.9-10.3
RI.11-12.1
RI.11-12.2
RI.11-12.3
RI.11-12.4
RI.11-12.6
RI.11-12.7
RI.11-12.9
W.11-12.1.a
W.11-12.2.a
W.11-12.4
W.11-12.7
SL.11-12.1.a
SL.11-12.2
SL.11-12.3
RH.6-8.1
RH.6-8.2
RH.6-8.3
RH.6-8.4
RH.6-8.6
RH.6-8.8
RH.6-8.9
RH.9-10.1
RH.9-10.2
RH.9-10.4
RH.9-10.5
RH.9-10.6
RH.9-10.9
RH.11-12.1
RH.11-12.2
RH.11-12.4
RH.11-12.5
RH.11-12.6
RH.11-12.7
RH.11-12.8
RH.11-12.9
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