Bring Internet research and social issues to your language arts class in this activity. After investigating the topic "Media Violence and How It Affects Teenagers" on the Internet, middle schoolers work in groups to compile their information into survey questions, noting recurring facts or themes that might be relevant. 

Concepts

adolescence, surveying, surveys, media coverage

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Additional Tags

media violence, surveys, teenagers, media information, english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the lesson to explore biases or different presentations of information.