News Accuracy and Credibility
Audience: Middle School/High School. This collection of activities and lessons can help you lead students in a thoughtful analysis of how to question news reports for accuracy, credibility and sourcing.
You may use lessons in any order.
In addition to the resources below, view this 7 minute video demonstration of a classroom constructivist media decoding lesson from the kit Media Construction of Martin Luther King Jr. Paste this URL in your browser: https://bit.ly/2SxSkUY
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2008 Is Obama a Muslim? Sources & Credibility
Hydrofracking, Media, and Credibility
"Celebration" or "Protest"?
"Celebration" or "Protest" Lesson Plan
"Celebration" or "Protest" Teacher Guide
"Celebration" or "Protest"? Student Reading
"Celebration" or "Protest"? Assessment
"Celebration" or "Protest"? Assessment Answers
CBS Nightly Report Video Clip
Deutche Welle Video Clip
Tips for Online Media Decoding
Supplemental Resources
Discourse or Disinformation?
Cochabamba, Water for Sale
BP Oil and Gulf Fisheries
BP Oil and Gulf Fisheries Lesson Plan
BP Oil and Gulf Fisheries Teacher Guide
BP Oil and Gulf Fisheries Student Worksheet
Business is Tough in Louisiana Due to Oil Spill Video Clip
'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' With Oil Spill Images
CFN Visits the Gulf Video clip
Seafood Safety in the Gulf of Mexico Video Clip
Gulf Coast Economic Tourism Recovery Video Clip
Tips for Online Media Decoding